“I want to make sure the organizations know that we’re all in this — one team, one fight,” Jessy Lakin stated.
WASILLA, Alaska - Whether it’s comradery, outdoor recreation, video gaming, yoga, health services or help navigating the Veterans Affairs benefits system — there are many organizations across the state of Alaska that offer support services for veterans. However, many leaders of these entities, such as Jessy Lakin with“Veteran support organizations are the lifeline for a veteran after they get out of their time in service,” Lakin said.
“I want to make sure the organizations know that we’re all in this — one team, one fight,” Lakin stated. “We all have the same end goal is stopping veteran suicide and so we all need to work together.” , said she was even unaware of some of the veteran service organizations she met during the partnership meeting.
“If we’re not a member of those organizations, sometimes you just don’t know,” Bowen said. “So we have to do even more due diligence to reach them. So it really takes a huge community to ensure that our veterans know about these other things that are out there for them.”
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