Resources for Veterans in Need | Patriot Connections

Homes for Our Troops

www.hfotusa.org [2]
Basic Qualifying Criteria:
* Injured in the theatre of combat operations, post 9/11/01.
* Retired or in the process of medical retirement from military service
* Received letter of eligibility for the VA Specially Adapted Housing
(SAH) grant program [3] (Please click on the link for more information
about the VA SAH grant.)
* The HFOT home must be your primary residence. You will accept the
responsibility of home ownership and have the resources to maintain a
home. (Ongoing maintenance and upkeep, property taxes, home insurance,
utilities, etc.)

Military OneSource
www.militaryonesource.com [4] (800)342-9647
Military OneSource (MOS) supplements existing family programs by
providing a website and a worldwide, 24 hour, seven-day-a-week
information and referral telephone service to ALL active, Guard and
Reserve Soldiers, deployed civilians and their families. MOS services
are provided at no-cost.This site is designed to help military families
deal with life’s issues. Call 1-800-342-9647 for confidential,
compassionate support. Military OneSource can provide information on
topics such as parenting and child care, education, relocation,
financial and legal matters, emotional issues, well-being, grief and
loss, addiction, and deployment and reunion issues. Need to file a state
or federal tax return? You can do both online through Military
OneSource. Also, you can ask for free educational materials in many
subject areas. Booklets, CDs, or articles will be sent free of charge if
you want information on such things as buying your first car,
relationship issues, or many other topics.

Military OneSource is a confidential Department of Defense-funded
program providing comprehensive information on every aspect of military
life at no cost to active duty, Guard and Reserve Component members, and
their families. Information includes, but is not limited to, deployment,
reunion, relationship, grief, spouse employment and education, parenting
and childhood, and much more.

Military OneSource has policy and programmatic information, helpful
resources, products, articles and tips on numerous topics related to
military life. Confidential services are available 24 hours a day by
telephone and online. In addition to the website support, Military
OneSource offers confidential call center and online support for
consultations on a number of issues such as spouse education and career
opportunities, issues specific to families with a member with special
needs, health coaching, financial support, and resources.

Military OneSource also offers confidential non-medical counseling
services online, via telephone, or face to face. Eligible individuals
may receive confidential non-medical counseling addressing issues
requiring short-term attention, including everyday stressors, deployment
and reintegration concerns, parenting, grief and loss, and marital
problems as well as assistance with financial management, taxes, career
services, health and wellness, and much more. This personalized support
is available 24/7 no matter where you live or serve.

Emergency Financial Assistance: Operation First Response

www.operationfirstresponse.org [5] (888)289-0280

Operation First Response, Inc., supports our nation’s Wounded Heroes
and their families with personal and financial needs. Services are
provided from the onset of injury, throughout their recovery period and
along their journey from military life into the civilian world.
Financial aid varies as each case is based on individual needs ranging
from rent, utilities, vehicle payments, groceries, clothing, and travel
expenses.

Operation Homefront CN 4 star rating 96% CW A rating 80%

www.operationhomefront.net [6] CA Office (855)282-0960 HQ (210)659-7756

Operation Homefront assists military families during difficult financial
times by providing food assistance, auto and home repair, vision care,
travel and transportation, moving assistance, essential home items, and
financial assistance.

Salute, Inc. (Direct Assistance)

www.saluteinc.org [7] (847) 359-8811

http://www.saluteinc.org/get-assistance/ [8]

Financial Assistance Program

We know deployment to active duty, injury and/or the transition back to
civilian life can cause military personnel, veterans and their families
a great deal of emotional and financial stress. SALUTE, INC. helps
affected families by providing financial aid for rent/mortgage payments,
auto expenses, phone, utility bills, and other everyday living expenses.

Requirements

* Must be 50% or more Service Connected
* Must be post 9/11 conflict
* Veterans must provide a DD214
* Must provide military points of contact and give written consent to
VA Case Manager allowing permission to discuss your case
* Must send completed application before any assistance is offered
* Allow 3-4 weeks for processing

Semper Fi Fund CN 4 star rating 97% CN A+ rating 93-95%

www.semperfifund.org/assistance [9] 760-725-3680

The Semper Fi Fund, and its program America’s Fund [10], provide
immediate financial assistance and lifetime support to post 9/11
wounded, critically ill and injured members of all branches of the U.S.
Armed Forces, and their families, ensuring that they have the resources
they need during their recovery and transition back to their
communities.

Most wheelchair bound service members and those with catastrophic
injuries require adaptive housing. Handicap modifications are costly,
but necessary. Bathroom modifications usually cost around $25,000, while
kitchen adaptations are even more expensive. Even minor renovations such
as doorways and handicap ramps can cost $7,000 and $10,000 respectively.
To ease the financial strain caused by house payments, the Semper Fi
Fund (SFF) will provide funding toward the cost of their home, depending
upon the need. The SFF also grants assistance to those who have fallen
behind on their housing payment due to injury, recovery and
rehabilitation costs. The Semper Fi Fund also assists with accessibility
items and provides direct peer mentoring opportunities. Our goal is to
help wounded service members remain in their homes without the added
financial burden of these extra costs.

USA Cares CN 3 star rating 84%

http://www.usacares.org/ [11] 800-773-0387

USA Cares exists to help bear the burdens of service by providing
post-9/11 military families with financial and advocacy support in their
time of need. Assistance is focused on three main areas:

Removing the financial barriers that prevent veterans from receiving
treatment for Post

Traumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury.

Removing the financial barriers that prevent veterans from securing
employment

Providing emergency financial assistance to veterans and active duty
service members who

sustain a significant reduction in pay because of their service or
recent injury.

Homeless or at risk: National Call Center for Homeless Veterans (Dept. of Veterans Affairs)

http://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/NationalCallCenter.asp [12] (877)424-3838
(877) 4AIDVETS

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) has founded a National Call
Center for Homeless Veterans hotline to ensure that homeless Veterans or
Veterans at-risk for homelessness have free, 24/7 access to trained
counselors. The hotline is intended to assist homeless Veterans and
their families, VA Medical Centers, federal, state and local partners,
community agencies, service providers and others in the community.

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans

www.nchv.org [13] (202)546-1969

If you are a homeless veteran or a veteran at risk of becoming homeless,
these pages provide information that you can use to seek help. They
include addresses, phone numbers and websites to find out about
services, programs and other help that is available.

The New England Center for Homeless Veterans Boston, MA CN 3 star rating
89%

www.nechv.org [14] (617)371-1800

The New England Center for Homeless Veterans is dedicated to ending
homelessness for our Nation’s Veterans.

Located at 17 Court Street, the downtown Boston facility contains 59
affordable apartments, a distinct and separate 17 bed female Veterans
transitional dormitory, and over 300 transitional and emergency beds.

Over 350 Veterans reside at NECHV each night.

Each year, NECHV serves over 130,000 resident meals.

1,000 Veterans complete NECHV vocational training programs each year.

More than 400 Veterans find permanent homes through NECHV each year.

Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) – VA

**click on link to access information about local agencies providing
this program**
http://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp [15] (877)424-3838 (877)4AIDVET

The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program is a new VA
program that awards grants to private non-profit organizations and
consumer cooperatives who will provide supportive services to very
low-income Veterans and their families residing in or transitioning to
permanent housing. The grantees will provide a range of supportive
services designed to promote housing stability.

Veteran’s Affairs

www.va.gov/homeless [16] Veteran Crises Line (800)273-8255 Press 1

VA is committed to ending Veteran homelessness by the end of 2015. No
one who has served our country should ever go without a safe, stable
place to call home.

The entire department has put its energy and resources into ending
Veteran homelessness. VA’s programs provide individualized,
comprehensive care to Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming
homeless.

Permanent Housing:

Military Warriors Support Foundation-Homes 4 Wounded Heroes (any
conflict-combat or combat training related)

http://www.militarywarriors.org/openhomes [17] 210-615-8973

Military Warriors Support Foundation awards mortgage-free homes to
wounded heroes injured during combat in service to our country. The
homes are for families who have severe and/or unique circumstances due
to their injuries received while serving our country. In addition to the
home, the families will receive 3 years of family and financial
mentoring.

Who Can Apply:

1. Must be a wounded veteran (Purple Heart recipient given priority) or
unmarried Gold Star Spouse from any American conflict. Wounds must be a
result of combat or combat training during any American conflict.

2. Must be honorably retired or separated from the military. (Those with
compelling situations, whom are less than 90 days from retirement or
separation may be considered)

3. Must not currently have a mortgage

Operation Homefront-Homes on the Homefront CN 4 star rating 96% CW A
rating 80%

www.operationhomefront.net [6] (210)659-7756

After helping to secure the freedoms all Americans enjoy, we want to
help our warriors and their families realize their own American dreams.
That is now possible through our Homes on the Homefront program. We
continue to receive donated homes to award to deserving military
families around the country through amazing partners like Chase, Wells
Fargo, Bank of America and Meritage Homes.
Please note: Our program caters to all Honorably Discharged Veterans,
regardless of the era you served, injury or lack of injury.

Purple Heart Homes

(A Veteran does not need to be a Purple Heart Recipient to be eligible
for assistance from this organization.)
www.purplehearthomesusa.org [18] 855-PURPLE-9 or 704-838-4044
VHOP | Veteran Homeownership Program: For Purple Heart Homes Qualified
Veterans who are prepared to accept the responsibility of
homeownership.* The program’s purpose is to provide Purple Heart Homes
Veterans with newly renovated and/or modified homes that have been
donated from various sources specifically for the VHOP program. Veterans
who meet the requirements and expectations of the Program will have the
opportunity to obtain a mortgage and own one of these homes at NO MORE
than 50% of the final appraised value.

Purple Heart Homes is currently accepting properties in the following
states- NC, AL, FL, KS, VA

VAIP | Veterans Aging in Place: For Service Connected Disabled Veterans
who currently own a home that no longer meets their physical needs,
Purple Heart Homes partners with local volunteers in the community with
the intent of restoring dignity and ‘quality of life’ by creating a
safe, barrier free living environment. Renovations are provided at no
cost to the Veteran. Services are currently provided to Veterans living
east of the Mississippi or in areas where a Purple Heart Homes Chapter
has been formed.

Habitat for Humanity International-Veterans Build Program (All Conflicts)

www.habitat.org/getinv/volunteer_programs/veterans.aspx [19]
1-800-HABITAT or 1-229-924-6935

Habitat for Humanity’s national initiative to provide housing
solutions and volunteer and employment opportunities to U.S. veterans,
military service members and their families.

Operation Homefront-Homes on the Homefront

www.operationhomefront.net [6] (210)659-7756

Building Homes for Heroes OIF/OEF

www.buildinghomesforheroes.org [20] (516)684-9220 (NY) (407)803-5398
(FL)

Build homes from the ground up or modify existing homes to meet the
needs of the brave men and women who have selflessly served our country.
These mortgage-free homes not only help to remove the family’s
financial burden, they help to restore the individual’s freedom, and
enable the veteran to lead a more independent and productive civilian
life.

Operation FINALLY HOME (wounded, injured, ill, surviving spouses and
their families)

www.operationfinallyhome.org [21] No Phone Listed

Operation FINALLY HOME provides custom made mortgage free homes to
wounded and disabled veterans and the widows of the fallen in an effort
to get their lives back on track and become productive members of their
communities. For applicant benefit, please advise that HFOT referred you
and put HERO