How a Father and Son Are Rebuilding Veterans' Lives

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How does military-to-civilian transition create risks for veterans?

Unknown 0:00
When you get out of the military, they house you, they feed you, they clothe you. So you have structure. And especially if you come out of high school and go straight into the military, you spend a significant amount of your time in the military. When you get out, it's quite the transition. A lot of our service members, unfortunately don't have the tools or don't have the gap that is bridged appropriately for them to be a thriving citizen. And we want to bridge that gap.
Lucy Staffieri 0:23
TJ Glover is a dedicated compassionate, and purpose-driven Army veteran, advocate, and the co-founder of True Vet Solutions and Helping Hands for Heroes, alongside with his father, Tracy Glover, helping veterans secure disability benefits and prevent homelessness.
Unknown 0:37
My father was trying to recruit me into the military. He's a recruiter, so I'm initially resistant to it, especially when I was being successful on my own, working in sales. Once that collapsed because of the economy. Then I was like, all right, all right, dad, you know, I'm gonna take a look at this. I'm gonna give it a shot. You know, my method didn't work when that collapsed. And now I'm all ears. And then I went full in and it's been the best decision I ever made.
Ray Gutierrez 1:03
These are giant humans, men, women, and everything in between. How do you tell these giant, gentle giants that help is okay and reaching out is okay and that you don't always have to be on alert?
Unknown 1:16
Yeah, I think it all starts with...
Rui Gutierrez 1:18
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Who are TJ Glover and the organizations True Vet Solutions and Helping Hands for Heroes?

Rui Gutierrez 1:33
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Rui Gutierrez 1:47
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Ray Gutierrez 1:54
welcome back to the part two the continuation of the living your legacy podcast uh again for inside success i'm ray gutierrez uh quite literally operation ceo we the operative word is operation i plucked him from his interview session with jason studio one and here's the living legacy tj himself uh the son of a tracy glover Boom, here it is. Dude, how was your interview so far with Jason? What are we gonna learn about you in your Operation CU episode?
Unknown 2:25
Well, first of all, you're too kind. I appreciate that introduction.

How did TJ’s personal journey lead him to join the military and later serve veterans?

Unknown 2:28
And yeah, Jason was great. First time having those interview questions. I believe you're gonna learn a lot about my background, how I got to... and responsibilities to help out the homeless and at-risk veterans, starting in Jacksonville, and also how me and my father was able to create this opportunity for veterans to make sure that they have the resources out there and we're part of being the solution, which is why we're called True Vet Solutions.
Ray Gutierrez 2:59
So I've got here True Vet Solutions and Helping Hands for Heroes.
Unknown 3:02
Yes, yes. So True Vet Solutions, True Vet Solutions helps veterans with their VA disability claims and Help Enhance for Heroes is the nonprofit that helps the homeless and at-risk veterans. Right on.
Ray Gutierrez 3:13
Yeah. Oh, gosh. At-home, at-risk veterans, it's prevalent. It's everywhere. I live in the Bay Area and a lot of folks that were living out on the street, veterans suffering from mental health. There's second, third, fourth, fifth chances, especially for veterans. They did the work. They did the work for us. They put their life on the line and we can't give up on them.
Unknown 3:31
Yeah, I couldn't agree more. I think when it comes to when you get out of the military, the military, they house you, they feed you, they clothe you. So you have structure. And especially if you come out of high school and go straight into the military, you spend a significant amount of your time in the military. When you get out, it's quite the transition. A lot of our service members, unfortunately, don't... don't have the tools or don't have the, the, the gap that is bridged, uh, appropriately for them to be a thriving citizen. And, uh, we want to bridge that gap as soon as they are going through the process of leaving, but also if they've hit, um, if hit some struggles to where now they are unhoused and they're also, um,

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