75-year-old immigrant lives off nearly nothing, still pursues GED to help others

The situation is less dire now, thanks to Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, which stepped in to fight for Chovil when a social security snafu wrongly reduced his monthly payment and left him struggling.

Feature (Tennessee)

Jessica Bliss
Tennessean, The
February 16, 2017
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Tags: Immigration Process

Organizations mentioned/involved: Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands


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He worked for months on his own to correct the error, with countless communications sent back and forth between the agency and himself. But, in the end, he needed someone to fight for him.

Now, he works toward his degree with a stronger motivation than before — to pay forward the goodwill afforded to him in a time of great need.