Emergency Assistance - Veterans | Veterans Service Commission - Cuyahoga County
Assists veterans in a variety of ways. Provides food and clothing vouchers in emergency situations. In certain circumstances, provides assistance with paying for rent, rent deposit, mobile home lot rental fees, and utility payments (gas, electric, and water). Will help with transportation expenses (which is usually in the form of bus passes). Does not help with property taxes, car insurance, or car payments. Will consider other emergency needs that veterans and their eligible dependents may have on a case-by-case basis.
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211 Cleveland
Physical Address
10701 East Blvd., 1st Flr., Cleveland, OH 44106
Hours
By appointment Th-F: 8:00am-4:00pm
Website
Application process
Phone for appointment M-F: 8:00am-4:00pm. Applications are also available through website.
Fee
Free
Eligibility
Must be a resident of Cuyahoga County for at least 90 days prior to application. Serves veterans with honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions (if the veteran does not have honorable discharge, this agency will help with appeals to upgrade discharge status on behalf of the veteran). In most cases, must have been on active duty for other than training purposes - but will help those who served on active duty for training if they incurred a disability recognized as service connected by the VA or DoD. Serves active duty members of the armed forces. Will serve spouses, surviving spouses, dependant parents, minor children or wards of active duty service members or eligible veterans. WATER BILL must be in the name of the veteran (or spouse) - will consider water bills in the name of the landlord only if the lease states that water utilities are the responsibility of the tenant. Applicants for water bill help must show some kind of good faith effort to make payments. Eligibility is decided on a case-by-case basis after consultation with staff. Client can receive assistance as often as determined by the agency on a case-by-case basis.
Service area
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Agency info
Veterans Service Commission - Cuyahoga County
Provides benefits assistance and emergency assistance to veterans and their families and assists veterans with obtaining copies of their military records and decorations. Provides certified Veterans' Service Officers (VSOs) who perform case management for veterans, screening them for available services and filing claims for benefits.