WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:04.400 Something you should go sign out for. Something you should know, brought to 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:08.199 you by GENESISGOLDIRA dot com. That is also something you should know that you 3 00:00:08.400 --> 00:00:12.400 can put your retirement plan on. The gold standard. Genesis Gold Group is 4 00:00:12.400 --> 00:00:16.359 the only IRA back by physical gold and Silver. Learn more right now and 5 00:00:16.519 --> 00:00:21.760 get a free Gold and Silver guide at Genesis gooldra dot com. I am 6 00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:25.839 so excited to visit right now with Melissa from East River Legal Services. Now 7 00:00:25.879 --> 00:00:29.920 I've heard the name before, but I don't even pretend to know exactly what 8 00:00:29.960 --> 00:00:32.960 you guys do. The good news is we've got Melissa to explain that. 9 00:00:33.079 --> 00:00:35.799 But before I even introduce Melissa, I want to let you know that you 10 00:00:35.840 --> 00:00:39.880 can see her and their crew tomorrow at the Human Race. And that is 11 00:00:40.039 --> 00:00:44.320 one of the fun events that happens through our friends at Health Connect of South 12 00:00:44.399 --> 00:00:48.320 Dakota. And when you sign up to run or walk in the Human Race, 13 00:00:48.479 --> 00:00:51.520 your money goes to a nonprofit. One of those nonprofits is the one 14 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:54.320 we're going to talk about. So Melissa, tell me a little more about 15 00:00:54.359 --> 00:00:59.439 what you guys do at East River Legal Services. So we provide free civil 16 00:00:59.520 --> 00:01:03.359 legal versus to people in the thirty three Eastern counties in South Dakota. So 17 00:01:03.680 --> 00:01:11.159 that means helping people with protection orders or evictions, bankruptcies and all kinds of 18 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:15.599 civil legal issues. And I'm looking at the logo, it looks like it's 19 00:01:15.599 --> 00:01:19.439 basically from the river all the way east to like the Minnesota border. Correct. 20 00:01:19.560 --> 00:01:23.760 We just don't have on the eastern side of the state the upper two 21 00:01:23.840 --> 00:01:29.359 Court counties in the corner because those are Native American land and we actually do 22 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:32.840 not get grant funding to do that. Oh okay, Well, mainly this 23 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:34.959 the whole area that we cover. If you're listening on the radio in the 24 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:38.159 Sioux Falls area, they definitely cover this area. And what is it that's 25 00:01:38.239 --> 00:01:42.000 usually something happening in somebody's life when they're reaching out saying, Melissa, I 26 00:01:42.040 --> 00:01:46.280 need your help help me out here, lady. Well, they're usually not 27 00:01:46.359 --> 00:01:49.640 reaching out to me. They're reaching out to an intake person. But usually, 28 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:55.239 you know, when they're in a domestic violence situation, maybe they're going 29 00:01:55.280 --> 00:02:00.560 through custody or divorce. We also deal with a lot of people who are 30 00:02:00.599 --> 00:02:06.239 trying to get public benefits, so social security disability, as well as people 31 00:02:06.319 --> 00:02:10.159 facing eviction and homelessness. We actually have a street outreach para legal in our 32 00:02:10.199 --> 00:02:15.560 office who work specifically with homeless people. So the thing that's nice, You 33 00:02:15.560 --> 00:02:19.840 guys provide amazing services. They're absolutely needed and a lot of the time these 34 00:02:19.879 --> 00:02:23.560 are probably services people didn't even realize they could get from you. Is that 35 00:02:23.719 --> 00:02:28.000 pretty accurate? That is accurate. And then in addition to that, we 36 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:31.800 also have advocates that help people when we have cases, who maybe help connect 37 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:37.039 people with resources in the community. So that's kind of how we got involved 38 00:02:37.080 --> 00:02:42.360 with Health connect. But they connect people with all kinds of housing resources, 39 00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:46.800 public benefits, counseling services, all kinds of things like that that maybe are 40 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:51.960 tied to their court issue as well. And the human race is coming up 41 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:55.000 tomorrow. I cannot believe tomorrow is June. How did that happen? I 42 00:02:55.039 --> 00:02:59.960 mean, I have no luck. I don't quite understand, but I double 43 00:03:00.120 --> 00:03:02.759 checked and it still is. Yes, tomorrow is June, Sir Thoma Park 44 00:03:02.879 --> 00:03:07.400 nine am, Will you actually be at this event tomorrow? I will be 45 00:03:07.520 --> 00:03:10.360 there. Well, you got to say hello, I'm going to be there 46 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:14.039 as well. I'll be the guy with the microphone and the music making some 47 00:03:14.080 --> 00:03:16.360 noise, having some fun. Sounds good. I will definitely look for you, 48 00:03:16.599 --> 00:03:22.599 and East River Legal Service is one of the nonprofit organizations that's involved in 49 00:03:22.639 --> 00:03:25.400 this. Also Center of Hope, eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market, Faith 50 00:03:25.400 --> 00:03:30.800 Temple, Food Giveaway, Midwest Street Medicine, Minihaha County County Family Violence Council, 51 00:03:31.159 --> 00:03:35.800 Owen's Outfitters, Project Cars, Saint Francis House, and the Foster Network. 52 00:03:35.800 --> 00:03:38.120 I mean, all of these amazing organizations that you can choose, and 53 00:03:38.199 --> 00:03:42.840 I'll bet if we ask Melissa, she'd say, I kind of hope if 54 00:03:42.840 --> 00:03:45.840 you're going to be there, that you'll choose East River Legal Service. It's 55 00:03:45.840 --> 00:03:47.159 because when they choose you, you guys get some of those funds, right. 56 00:03:47.319 --> 00:03:53.520 Absolutely, all of the organizations are wonderful and deserve support. But I 57 00:03:53.560 --> 00:03:55.520 hope you'll consider us. I hope so too. It sounds like you do 58 00:03:55.599 --> 00:03:59.360 some amazing things, and I look forward to chatting with you tomorrow a little 59 00:03:59.400 --> 00:04:01.639 bit more about and again, thank you for being a part of the event, 60 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:04.000 and thank you for taking the time to chat with me. Wonderful. 61 00:04:04.039 --> 00:04:08.080 Thank you so much. We appreciate it. And if you get a chance 62 00:04:08.120 --> 00:04:10.280 tomorrow, folks, come out and join us. I've been a part of 63 00:04:10.280 --> 00:04:13.400 the human race since the very beginning. It's a great event and one of 64 00:04:13.400 --> 00:04:15.000 my favorite things, just the name. Here's the thing that's funny. I 65 00:04:15.040 --> 00:04:18.199 was wearing a shirt that says the Human Race and I had a guy who 66 00:04:18.199 --> 00:04:20.720 point at the shirt and laugh. He goes, that is hilarious. I'm 67 00:04:20.759 --> 00:04:24.360 like, what's up? He goes, is that a real thing? I'm 68 00:04:24.360 --> 00:04:26.839 like, no, that really is a thing. But he just thought it 69 00:04:26.879 --> 00:04:30.360 was a joke shirt, you know, because the name the Human Race kind 70 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:31.519 of sounds like it could be a joke. But it is a real thing, 71 00:04:31.759 --> 00:04:34.600 right, Yep. Absolutely, and it's a fun thing. And again 72 00:04:34.639 --> 00:04:36.680 it is coming up tomorrow. If you get a chance, come out and 73 00:04:36.759 --> 00:04:41.759 join us. It is at Sirtoma Park tomorrow morning, nine am. All 74 00:04:41.759 --> 00:04:44.680 of the details can be found. I've got a link to all the information 75 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:50.439 at Facebook dot com slash Sunny Radio and Facebook dot com slash sous Falls News. 76 00:04:50.480 --> 00:04:55.480 Something you Should Know. Something you Should Know is brought to you by 77 00:04:55.600 --> 00:05:00.000 Genesis Gold Ira dot com. 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