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Cook County Clerk's - Veterans Assistance Commission coordinates proper burials for indigent veterans.
Services
Veterans
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Worker Military Assistance Program (UMAP) provides financial assistance outside of the scope of main financial assistance resources to post 911 veterans and their families.
Services
Veterans
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
US Department Of Veterans Affairs - Chicago Regional Office assists parents and guardians with public and charter school enrollment and admissions.
Services
Public School Placement Services
Veterans
Private School Placement Services
The National Center of Excellence for Veterans and their Families at Rush offers in-person and virtual outpatient care at the Road Home Program which consists of weekly therapy sessions. Treatment focuses on immediate symptom reduction, long-term mental health recovery, and permanent lifestyle changes for veterans, service members, and their families. The length of treatment varies, but veterans, service members, and families leave with the tools and skills needed to move forward and build healthy, productive relationships and lives.
Services
Active Military
Families of Veterans
Families of Active Military Personnel
Community Mental Health Agencies
Veterans
Cook County Clerks's Office- Veterans Assistance Commission offers a variety of emergency financial assistance for eligible veterans.
Services
Veterans
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
The Chicago Lighthouse's Veterans' Employment Empowerment Project is designed to assess job readiness and provide on-the-job training to Veterans seeking employment in customer service roles. With recruitment support from community partners such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, Goodwill Industries, National Able Network, Jesse Brown Medical Center, and Hines VA Hospital, we are able to provide permanent employment and ongoing support to promote career advancement.
Disabled Patriot Fund provides assistance for local U.S. veterans and their families adversely affected by their military service.
Services
Veterans
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Volunteers of America Illinois reaches out to veterans wherever they are in their journey towards healing and stability and offer a full continuum of supportive services and interventions that are individually tailored to meet the unique needs of each veteran.
Services
Veterans
Case/Care Management
Featherfist employs case managers who are former service members themselves to better understand the challenges faced and services required to successfully re-enter mainstream society for veterans. Assistance with services relating to housing, mental health, substance use treatment, educational training, and vocational placement may be offered.
Services
Transitional Case/Care Management
Veterans
Code Platoon provides a 14-week job training program to support employment for veterans and military spouses to start a career as a full-stack software developer.
The National Center of Excellence for Veterans and their Families at Rush offers an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for veterans and service members struggling still with the invisible wounds of PTSD, MST and related conditions.
Services
Veterans
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Military Sexual Trauma Victims
Active Military
Community Mental Health Agencies
The National Center of Excellence for Veterans and their Families at Rush offers in-person and virtual outpatient care at the Road Home Program which consists of weekly therapy sessions. Treatment focuses on immediate symptom reduction, long-term mental health recovery, and permanent lifestyle changes for veterans, service members, and their families. The length of treatment varies, but veterans, service members, and families leave with the tools and skills needed to move forward and build healthy, productive relationships and lives.
Services
Active Military
Families of Veterans
Families of Active Military Personnel
Community Mental Health Agencies
Veterans
Free legal clinics for assistance on public benefits, including VA benefits, discharge upgrades and character of discharge reviews, and VA debt. For other civil legal aid issues, they offer advice and referrals during the appointment and screen for extended representation by Legal Aid Chicago staff.The clinics are hosted at:Jesse Brown VA Medical Center: 820 S. Damen Avenue Chicago, IL 60612VA's Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC): 1141 South California Avenue Chicago, IL 60612
Services
General Legal Aid
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veterans
Code Platoon helps veterans and military spouses find a software engineer career.
Cook County - State's Attorney - Victim Witness Assistance provides a support group for individuals and families who have been affected by homicide. Victim Witness Assistance also provides referrals for other support groups throughout Cook County. Days and hours of support groups vary, please call for more information on accessing this group.
Services
Veterans
Suicide Loss Survivors Support Groups
YWCA Elgin is now a proud provider of Tiny Boots, free childcare for Veteran! The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs has partnered with the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago and the Federal VA to provide quality, childcare at No Cost while veterans attends scheduled medical or counseling appointments; or job interview.
Services
Child Care Centers
Veterans
The National Center of Excellence for Veterans and their Families at Rush offers an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for veterans and service members struggling still with the invisible wounds of PTSD, MST and related conditions.
Services
Veterans
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Military Sexual Trauma Victims
Active Military
Community Mental Health Agencies