El Paso County Homeless Veterans Stand Down Adds Legal Aid

Colorado Springs Pueblo, CO, October 16, 2026 —

The 28th annual El Paso County Homeless Veterans Stand Down is scheduled to take place at Weidner Field, where veterans will be offered winter gear, housing services and healthcare. This year’s event will also include legal aid from Colorado Legal Services, according to the information provided about the event.

The legal assistance is intended to help veterans address several types of issues: challenges involving VA discharge status, legal barriers to employment and evictions. Details about how the legal aid will be delivered, including whether veterans need to make appointments, were not provided.

The addition expands the listed services beyond material and healthcare support to include assistance with legal matters that may affect veterans’ status, employment or housing. The event’s existing offerings include winter gear, housing and healthcare; no further details about those services were provided.

The event’s date, hours and expected attendance were not included in the information available. It also did not specify whether the legal services will be available to all veterans attending or describe any eligibility requirements. No details were provided about other participating organizations or the event’s organizers.

The Stand Down is identified as the 28th annual event and will be held at Weidner Field. The announcement describes Colorado Legal Services as the source of the added legal aid, but does not provide further information about the scope or duration of that assistance.

Story summarized from the original created by Mary Shinn on gazette.com, see more information here.

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