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BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE - VETERANS / SURVIVING DEPENDENTS / ACTIVE DUTY MILTARY | PORTAGE COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION

Provides assistance with food, shelter (rent or mortgage), utility bills (gas and electric), principal car payments, and other needed services for Veterans, active duty military, and dependent survivors. In some cases, may assist with indigent burial. Assistance is in the form of vouchers. Amount of assistance is based on demonstrated need.

Categories

Food VouchersRent Payment AssistanceVeteran Burial BenefitsGas Service Payment AssistanceTransportation Expense AssistanceUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceMortgage Payment AssistanceBurial/Cremation Expense Assistance

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211 Summit

Physical Address

449 South Meridian Street, 3rd Floor, Ravenna, OH 44266

Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00am to 4:30pm.

Fax

(330) 297-3544

Website

https://www.portagecounty-oh.gov/veterans-services

Application process

Call Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm to make an appointment. Client will be provided forms and will be given an appointment to return with documentation.

Fee

No fee.

Eligibility

- Must be an honorably discharged Veteran with at least 90 days of active military service beyond training (but active duty service members may qualify). Note: Dependents of Veterans may also apply. - Must be a legal resident of Portage County for 90 days prior to making application for financial assistance. - Considers many factors when determining financial need including income from work, benefits from county, state and the federal government, and the claimant's living expenses and assets. Funeral assistance is only provided for indigent Veterans. - Client can receive assistance as often as determined by the agency on a case-by-case basis.

Languages

None.

Agency info

PORTAGE COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION

Assists veterans and their families in applying for all VA benefits and temporary financial assistance for basic living needs to Veterans living in Portage County for a minimum of 90 days.