The Office of Veteran Services helps veterans and their families apply for benefits. Counselors help with filing forms.

Benefits include:

• Clothing for service connected disabled vets
• Extra benefits for children of disabled vets
• Financial help for surviving spouses of wartime vets
• Financial help for those injured in line of duty
• Grants for auto equipment for severely disabled
• Grants for home improvements for severely disabled
• Help for those confined to home, hospital or nursing home
• Help in getting VA Medical Care
• Help in receiving eligibility for home loans
• Help with appealing VA decisions
• Help with education benefits
• Pension benefits for wartime era vets
• Training for employment/education

Contact for more information.

This group offers the Critical Financial Assistance Program. The program helps military families with grants and not loans. Help is also given in the form of grocery cards. The payments are made directly to service providers. There are eligibility criteria that must be met. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Usual Types of Assistance Are:

VA offers primary care services for veterans. They assign veterans a health care team that offers a wide range of services. Call or visit the website to learn more.

Toll Free: 800.308.8387

The RAHMA Mercy Clinic helps those who cannot afford insurance and are not eligible for public assistance. The main focus is primary and preventative health care. Other services may be available. Please call or visit our website for more info.

Services include:

• Appropriate Social Services Referrals including ACCESS
• Discounted Lab Services
• General Pediatrics (limited basis)
• Routine Adult Medical Care
• Specialty Care and Diagnostic Studies through the We Care Network

This group offers the Road to Recovery program. It provides patients transportation to and from cancer related medical appointments. Transportation is for those who don’t have a ride. It is also for those who are unable to drive themselves. There are other requirements that must be met for the program. Please call or visit the website for more information.

For Appointments Call: 800.227.2345

The program offers assistance to people living with HIV. It is for those who are not covered under other programs. Call or visit the website to learn more.

Possible services include:

This agency works with other agencies. They make sure that children with mental and emotional problems can get the help they need. They help with bullying and anxiety. They also help with parenting. Please call 352.486.5240 or go to the website to learn more.