G.I. Go Fund steps up to help veterans

For veterans in a bind, civilian group moves to the front line with help
Monday, August 24, 2009
Tomas Dinges
STAR-LEDGER STAFF
Scott E. Allen was at a tough place in his life when he found the guys at the G.I. Go Fund.

The Marine staff sergeant was unable to get a job and about to be kicked out of an abandoned house in Sun City, Calif., that his family was occupying.

A 13-year career left Allen, 39, with a ruptured Achilles tendon and nerve pain from two discs in his lower back.

In June, disheartened and almost penniless, Allen signed on to Twitter in search of help.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, an avid Twitter user, responded and sent Allen's information to the nonprofit G.I. Go Fund, located in the basement of Newark City Hall.
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For veterans in a bind