Coffee with a Veteran opens up resources to Lafayette County Veterans

Jason Futch reporter2@riverbendnews.org CareerSource North Florida hosted its Coffee with a Veteran event at Mayo Subs on Friday, Dec. 12. The event’s goal was to provide Lafayette County Veterans with optimal resources should they need assistance. Shalonda Francis, a Veteran Service Officer with CareerSource North Florida, said the resources provided at the event help Veterans with housing assistance, Veterans Affairs assistance, and even paying bills. “We have resources to assist them, and that’s our main goal,” Francis said. “When we invite the resources here, we’re able to partner with them in order to get to know them better.” Veteran service officers with the F