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Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent, mortgage interests payments, utilities, burial expense and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Services

Food Vouchers
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Provides benefits to veterans and their dependents for education and job training. Programs include: - Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents Educational Opportunity Grant (Age 10-18) - Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents Scholarship - State Approving Agency GI Bill - Illinois Veterans' Grant - Illinois National Guard Grant - University of Illinois Children of Veterans Scholarship - Veteran Coordinators at Public Universities and Colleges in Illinois - VA Work Study Locations - Get Academic Credit for Military Training
Provides services to low-income veterans and their families who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Supportive services include: - Housing stabilization - Temporary financial assistance (including rent, security deposit, utilities and car repairs; based on eligibility) - Intensive, short-term case management - Assistance with VA and mainstream benefits
Provides assistance to veterans: - Financial assistance, including rent, food, and basic utility vouchers. - DVA Claim assistance. - Advocacy for veterans applying for local, state, and federal programs. - Free transportation from the office to Hines VA Hospital.

Services

Military Records
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Information and Referral

Assists veterans and their families in obtaining the local, state, and federal benefits that they are entitled to receive. This may include assistance in obtaining military records, compensation and pension benefits, education and retraining grants, health insurance, and veteran burial benefits.

Also serves as an agency of last resort for temporary financial assistance for rent, utilities (electric/heating fuel), prescription drugs, and other basic needs.

Services

Veteran Benefits Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Offers a drop-in center providing referrals to resources for veterans and their families. Services include: - Case management - In-house referrals and referrals to community partners - Veterans benefits counseling including help securing SSI and SSDI - Job search assistance - Access to internet/computer services - Resume building - Support groups
Provides assistance to Lake County veterans and their families, including: - Processing any/all claims with Veterans Affairs (VA) - Emergency financial assistance - Survivor spousal benefits - Burial benefits
Palatine Township's Veteran Service Officer is available to assist veterans and their family members in applying for benefits. Assistance is available by appointment only.
Provides assistance applying for federal and state benefits to veterans and their families. Also provides resources related to: - Housing - Employment preparation - Compensation and pension - Mental Health services - Burial and survivor
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (United States VA) assists veterans in finding out what benefits they are eligible for, and how to apply. Veterans may contact the benefits hotline at (800) 827-1000 or visit a local VA center to get help with:Enrolling in VA health care and connecting with primary care providersFinding where to file a disability claim and the necessary steps to takeConnecting with a Veteran Service Officer and local Veterans Service Organizations
Veteran Service Officers (VSOs), are fellow veterans and experts on federal, state, and local veteran resources. VSOs provide free assistance to veterans and their dependents and survivors. They help veterans apply for federal and state benefits as well as provide resources related to the following: - Compensation and pension. - Health care. - Education and training. - Employment. - Burial and survivor. - Housing. - Permits. - Transportation. - Military records.
Helps veterans maneuver through the Department of Veterans Affairs in regards to: - Healthcare. - Disability Claims. - Pension Claims. - Education. Also helps surviving family members with their dealings with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Financial assistance is provided to Military Veterans who served in the Armed Forces of the United States. This assistance is designed to help veterans and their families, who are in need of shelter. All assistance is paid by voucher to the vendor.

Assists veterans and their families in obtaining the local, state, and federal benefits that they are entitled to receive. This may include assistance in obtaining military records, compensation and pension benefits, education and retraining grants, health insurance, and veteran burial benefits.

Provides transportation for eligible veterans to the Veterans Administration (VA) for medical appointments.

Services

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Services

Legal Representation
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Patient Rights Assistance
Debt Management
General Legal Aid
Discrimination Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
School System Advocacy
Adoption Legal Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Tax Information
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Protective/Restraining Orders
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Consumer Law
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Information Services
Provides assistance to veterans with utilities, rent, mortgage interest, funeral, burial expenses, and grave markers. Can also assist Veterans with applying for compensation and pension programs.

Services

Veteran Benefits Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Food Vouchers
Veteran Burial Benefits
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Rent Payment Assistance

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or utility payments, burial and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Services

Veteran Benefits Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Veteran/Military Health Insurance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Services

Legal Representation
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Patient Rights Assistance
Debt Management
General Legal Aid
Discrimination Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
School System Advocacy
Adoption Legal Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Tax Information
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Protective/Restraining Orders
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Consumer Law
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Information Services

County level services include the following: provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs; personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents; must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty (wartime service for some benefits); and must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Cass County.

State level services do not require wartime service and include the following: completes applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, nominal fee for fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.

Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, Grave Markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.

Services

Veteran/Military Health Insurance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Home Purchase/Mortgage Refinance Loans
Veteran Burial Benefits

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities and food may be available for Veterans and their dependents. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.


Provides rides to medical appointments to the VA Hospital in either Knoxville or Des Moines. Call at least 5 days ahead with the date of appointment and the time and location.

***Please note our transportation is not handicap accessible***

Services

Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Rent Payment Assistance
Retirement Benefits
Medical Expense Assistance

County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year.

State level services do not require wartime service. Assist in completing applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund; fee exempt fishing and hunting permits; applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes; waivers of tuition.

Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.

Services

Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran/Military Health Insurance

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Services

Mortgage Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Advocates for and monitors the delivery of high quality and appropriate healthcare benefits and services. Assists in identifying and securing veterans benefits and other benefits for spinal cord injured and diseased veterans and others as appropriate. Promotes medical research to cure spinal cord dysfunction and other related problems. Educates society on the attitudinal, physical and legal barriers which confront persons with disabilities and influences the removal of those barriers. Provides information to and opportunities for health promotion, recreation, employment, sports, services and camaraderie for spinal cord injured and diseased veterans and others as appropriate. Provides for cooperation with and seek the support of other groups and individuals who share PVA's objectives.

NATIONAL OFFICE: Paralyzed Veterans of America - National Office 1875 Eye Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, D.C. 20006.

Services

Veteran Support Groups
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Assists Veterans and their dependents residing in Pocahontas County in obtaining county, state and federal benefits to which they may be entitled.

Services

Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Services

Legal Representation
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Patient Rights Assistance
Debt Management
General Legal Aid
Discrimination Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
School System Advocacy
Adoption Legal Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Tax Information
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Protective/Restraining Orders
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Consumer Law
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Information Services

Provides financial and support services to Veteran Families who are homeless or imminently at-risk of being homeless.

Aims to stabilize these families in housing, while providing on-going support as needed to sustain independent living.

Services may include, rental and utility deposits, limited rental and utility assistance, limited moving costs and emergency supplies, case management services, transportation assistance, information and referrals to community resources, assistance in obtaining VA benefits, assistance in obtaining and securing other public benefits, and assistance in securing permanent housing.

Services

Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Veteran Benefits Assistance