Mission
To provide support, help, resources and emergency assistance to active duty military personnel, military veterans and their families.
We offer various types of assistance in order to assist a veteran in becoming self-sufficient and back on their feet again. We do not send cash or checks.
Specific types of assistance offered
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Groceries and nonfood essentials.
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Pet support (food, supplies, basic vet care if necessary, license etc.)
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Emergency Housing (due to homelessness, disability or inclement weather)
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Permanent Housing (in the form of paying or helping to pay the security deposit on a rental property)
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Miscellaneous Assistance
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Utility bills, reasonable auto repairs, prescription assistance
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Actual bills, such as utilities, MUST be payable online as a guest without the veteran's log in.
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Emergency childcare in the event of emergency or unexpected circumstance
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We DO NOT assist with taxes, vehicle payments, mortgage, credit card bills, child support or legal fees/fines.
Terms
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The veteran MUST apply themselves with their own contact information.
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We will not accept applications from spouses.
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You MUST provide a DD214 form 4 with your discharge status showing on it, available from ebenefits.
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No other documents or version will be accepted .
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All types of discharges are eligible with the exception of Dishonorable and Bad Conduct Discharges
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If you have a disability rating from the VA, you MUST upload the verification letter, available from ebenefits.
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If applying for family assistance veteran must provide screenshot of dependents through the VA, also obtainable via eBenefits.
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They must be veteran's children naturally, through marriage or legal adoption/fostering. Relatives are not eligible.
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All items shall be in the form of gift cards or payment directly to the vendors. You MUST upload the complete bill you are requesting assistance with. It must show your name, account number and, for utilities assistance, your complete address.
We will not give cash, donate to GoFundMe or other fundraisers or share GoFundMe links.
We will respond to all applications as soon as possible, however, because we are a 100% volunteer organization there may be a slight delay. Ideally approval/disapproval of applications and execution of decision will normally be within 72 hours. If we have to call or ask for more information this will take longer, which is why it is so important to provide us with the correct documentation when you apply.
