OCTOBER 8, 2008

Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today announced that the Mobile Branch Office will be in Detroit to serve homeless veterans Oct. 22 and 23.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23 in the Community Arts Building at the Michigan State Fairgrounds, 1120 W. State Fair Ave. The visit is in conjunction with a "stand-down" event organized by Southeast Michigan Veterans Stand Down Inc.

"I commend the stand-down organizers for their efforts to help metro-area homeless veterans," Land said. "America's veterans were there when their country needed them, and so it's an honor to offer assistance now that they need it."

At the stand-down, the mobile office primarily will assist people in obtaining identification cards that are needed to access additional state and federal resources. The office participated in the stand-down in 2006 and 2007.

Services provided by other agencies at the stand-down include medical care, benefits counseling and how to enroll in housing programs.

The mobile facility is a full-service Secretary of State branch office and is accessible to people with disabilities. It is hauled statewide on a 24-foot trailer that has logged more than 125,000 miles since it first hit the road 10 years ago.

RELATED LINKS
> To Michigan.gov/sos
> To Mobile Branch Office Schedule