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Advise and assist all veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits: Disability, Social Security including:

• Alcohol dependency treatment
• Burial benefits
• Counseling Services Local 1:1 w/VA Rep.
• Service-connected disability compensation
• Dental and Optical Care
• Disability insurance
• Discharge reviews
• Death benefits
• Domiciliary care
• Drug dependency treatment
• Education and training
• Financial assistance
• G.I. Bill educational training
• G.I. Life Insurance
• Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A.
• Home Care Hours
• VA
• Outpatient medical care
• Non-service connected disability pension
• Survivors and dependents education
• Vocational rehabilitation for disabled

• Assists veterans in applying for state and federal Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to include pension and compensation, healthcare, VA home loans, education benefits and CD treatment. - Assists veterans in completing paperwork for discharge upgrades and military record requests. - Provide program information relating to Agent Orange, radiation, asbestos, and chemical/biological exposures. - Provide transportation for veterans to and from VA medical appointments. - Assist veterans and their families in finding and maintaining adequate housing. - Coordinate with other support agencies as necessary to meet individual veteran needs.

Advise and assist all county veterans and their dependents with state and federal benefits including:

• Chemical dependency treatment

• Death and burial benefits

?- Dental and optical assistance via the MN Department of Veterans Affairs

• Discharge review and upgrade assistance

• Emergency Financial assistance upon approval of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

• GI Bill education and training, on-the-job training

• GI life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Non-service-connected disability pension

• Outpatient medical care

• Service connected disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education assistance

• Vocational rehabilitation for service connected veterans

Provides Minnesota's veterans with legal information, referrals, and legal advice regarding most legal topics. Legal representation services for veterans who are in housing court on a case-by-case basis. Veteran advocate lawyers are only licensed to advise on Minnesota state law, but can connect veterans with legal resources in other states that will meet their legal needs. Legal clinics are also available across the state throughout the year to assist veterans with questions, legal forms, and counsel. Visit website for event details.

Advises and assists county veterans and their dependents with accessing state and federal benefits, including:

• Chemical dependency treatment

• Death and burial benefits

• Dental treatment

• Discharge review

• Education and training

• Emergency financial assistance (with approval from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs)

• GI Bill education and training

• GI life insurance

• Home loans guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Medical assistance in veterans hospitals and grants for non-veteran hospitals

• Non-service-related disability pension

• Outpatient medical care

• Service-related disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

• Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

Advise and assist all veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits:

• Disability

• Social Security

• Alcohol dependency treatment

• Burial benefits

• Service-connected disability compensation

• Dental treatment

• Disability insurance

• Discharge reviews

• Death benefits

• Domiciliary care

• Death benefits

• Drug dependency treatment

• Education and training

• Financial assistance

• GI Bill educational training

• GI life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Outpatient medical care

• Non-service-connected disability pension

• Survivors and dependents education

• Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits, such as:

• Burial benefits

• Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work

• G.I. Bill educational training

• G.I. Life Insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A.

• Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation

• Outpatient medical care through the V.A.

• Service-connected disability compensation

• "State Soldiers Assistance Program" (SSAP) provides veterans who are unable to work as a result of temporary disability with cash assistance toward housing (rent, mortgage, and utilities) and other personal needs. There are strict income and asset requirements.

• Survivors and dependents education

• Transportation to VA Medical Center

• Veteran/military health insurance

• Veteran survivor insurance

Provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through county, state, and federal programs. Benefits include:

• Alcohol and drug dependency treatment

• Death and burial benefits

• Dental and optical vouchers for both qualified veterans and their spouses

• Discharge review

• Education and training

• GI Bill education training

• GI life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Outpatient medical care

• Medical assistance in veterans hospitals and grants for non-veteran hospitals

• Non-service related disability pension

• Service related disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

• Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

The website has detailed information on more than 1,000 federal and state government benefit programs. Each program has an online screening tool for eligibility. The Benefit Finder tool is available on the website to find eligible benefits and be directed to the agency to apply. Programs include, but are not limited to:

• Child care/support

?- Housing and energy assistance

• Food/nutrition

?- Health care

• Loans/loan repayment

• Living assistance

?- Social Security/pensions?

• Scholarships and fellowships

• Veteran and active duty benefits

Advise and assist all veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits: Disability, Social Security, including:

• Alcohol dependency treatment

• Burial benefits

• Death benefits

• Death benefits

• Dental treatment

• Disability insurance

• Discharge reviews

• Domiciliary care

• Drug dependency treatment

• Education and training

• Financial assistance

• GI Bill educational training

• GI Life Insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Non-service connected disability pension

• Outpatient medical care

• Service-connected disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

• Vocational rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities

Provides the following services:

• Financial assistance with rent, utilities, rent and utilities arrears, transportation, basic needs, food, application fees, time-limited housing subsidies, emergency shelter, household necessities, etc. NOTE: Financial assistance may vary and is not guaranteed for every applicant.

• Information and coordination related to public benefits, veterans' benefits, housing stability, employment, and legal issues

• In-House Services: Housing stability case management, rental subsidies, legal, employment, justice-involved coordination, healthcare navigation, landlord engagement, outreach, documentation specialist, financial coaching, and free voluntary representative payee services

Provides the following services:

• Financial assistance with rent, utilities, rent and utilities arrears, transportation, basic needs, food, application fees, time-limited housing subsidies, emergency shelter, household necessities, etc. NOTE: Financial assistance may vary and is not guaranteed for every applicant.

• Information and coordination related to public benefits, veterans' benefits, housing stability, employment, and legal issues

• In-House Services: Housing stability case management, rental subsidies, legal, employment, justice-involved coordination, healthcare navigation, landlord engagement, outreach, documentation specialist, financial coaching, and free voluntary representative payee services

Connects Veterans who are homeless and at-risk of homelessness with resources for housing, health care, employment, and other services. Helps connect Veterans with:

• Guidance through the disability compensation process, eligibility, claims, and application

• Help with benefits-related questions with filing benefits, claims, and access VA services and programs

• One-on-one support, counseling, and training for employment and readiness programs

• Veteran pensions and applications

Deployment Services

• Coping With Deployments Course: Spouses, parents, siblings and significant others learn skill-building techniques that help them respond to the challenges of the deployment cycle

• Mind-Body Workshops: Offer an alternative method of healing that engages both the mind and body to address common stress reactions that occur within military families and communities

• Post-Deployment Support Resources: Information and workshops to help families re-adjust to being together after a loved one's deployment

• Pre-Deployment Preparedness Tool for Family Members: Makes sure families are prepared with information they may need throughout the deployment

• Reconnection Workshops: Enhance the likelihood of positive reconnections among family members and successful re-engagement of service members and veteran in civilian life

Emergency Communications?

• The American Red Cross independently verifies an emergency, enabling the service member's commander to make an educated decision regarding emergency leave and then provides transportation assistance and/or financial assistance if needed

Financial Assistance?

• The American Red Cross works in partnership with Military Aid Societies to provide financial assistance which includes funds for emergency travel, burial of a loved one, emergency food and shelter, etc. Aid Societies determine the financial assistance package that will be offered - a grant or loan. The Red Cross is the mechanism to expedite access to these financial resources.

Information and Referral Services?

• Offers confidential services to all members of the military, veterans and their families by connecting them with local, state and national resources through the network of American Red Cross chapters. Local chapters develop and maintain relationships with community partners. Military families rely on the local chapter to help them identify their needs and connect them to the most appropriate chapter and community resources. These services range from responding to emergency needs for food, clothing and shelter; referrals to counseling services (e.g. financial, legal, mental health, etc.); respite care for caregivers; and other resources.

Military and Veteran Caregiver Network?

• Peers engage to exchange experiences, empathy, education and encouragement

• Connect Online: Connect with caregivers in a secure, custom, peer-moderated online community

• Share With a Mentor: Share with caregivers in an understanding, one-on-one, peer mentor relationship

• Join a Support Group: Join caregivers in confidential, peer-facilitated support groups in the community and online

Veteran Services?

• Veterans Claims for Benefits: Assists veterans and their families in preparing, developing and obtaining evidence to support applicants' claims for veterans' benefits. Also assists claimants seeking to appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA).

Provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through county, state, and federal programs. Benefits include:

• Death and burial benefits

• Dental and optical vouchers for both qualified veterans and their spouses

• Discharge review

• Education and training

• GI Bill education training

• GI life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Outpatient medical care

• Non-service related disability pension

• Service related disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

• Transportation to and from the Minneapolis VA Hospital (non-emergency only)

• Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

Helps service members, veterans, survivors, and their families navigate the Veterans Administration benefits system. Members are assigned a Veteran Service Representative based on their location. A Veteran Service Representative may assist with the following:

• Access benefits to disability compensation, pensions, survivors' pension, and other benefits. Must be temporarily disabled and unable to work for at least 30 days to be eligible for disability compensation.

• Enroll in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) health care for medical, dental, emergency hospital care, nursing home benefits, and long-term care

• Find mental health resources, military sexual trauma resources, mobile crisis teams, emergency suicide care, and treatment

• Obtain military treatment and medical health records

• Obtain burial benefits for veterans and eligible family members in federal, state, or private cemeteries

• Request military discharge papers

• Resolve and find resources such as housing assistance, homelessness, chemical health, and co-occurring disorders

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with state and federal veterans benefits, including:

• Alcohol dependency treatment

• Burial benefits

• Service-connected disability compensation

• Dental treatment

• Disability insurance

• Discharge reviews

• Death benefits

• Domiciliary care

• Drug dependency treatment

• Education and training

• Financial assistance

• G.I. Bill educational training

• G.I. Life Insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A.

• Non-service connected disability pension

• Outpatient medical care

• Survivors and dependents education

• Vocational rehabilitation for disabled

Provides Minnesota's veterans with legal information, referrals, and legal advice regarding most legal topics. Legal representation services for veterans who are in housing court on a case-by-case basis. Veteran advocate lawyers are only licensed to advise on Minnesota state law, but can connect veterans with legal resources in other states that will meet their legal needs. Legal clinics are also available across the state throughout the year to assist veterans with questions, legal forms, and counsel. Visit website for event details.

Provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through county, state, and federal programs. Benefits include:

• Chemical dependency treatment

• Death and burial benefits

• Dental and optical vouchers for both qualified veterans and their spouses

• Dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC)

• Discharge review

• Education and training

• GI Bill education training

• GI life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Outpatient medical care

• Medical assistance in veterans hospitals and grants for non-veteran hospitals

• Non-service related disability pension

• Service related disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

Transportation to Minneapolis VA Medical Center or Mankato VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic. Veterans vans travel on even days only with pick up and drop off points, and are not wheelchair accessible. The van cannot transport anyone with a serious or acute medical condition or those requiring continuous use of an oxygen tank.

• Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

• Assists veterans in applying for state and federal Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to include pension and compensation, health care, VA home loans, education benefits and CD treatment. - Assists veterans in completing paperwork for discharge upgrades and military record requests. - Provide program information relating to Agent Orange radiation, asbestos and chemical/biological exposures - Provide transportation for veterans to and from VA medical appointments - Assist veterans and their families in finding and maintaining adequate housing. - Coordinate with other support agencies as necessary to meet individual veteran needs.

Provides information regarding benefits, disability, and pension information, and claims initiation. DAV Minnesota Headquarters also answers general questions from the public or from members about fraternal activities such as legislative initiatives, membership processing, fundraising requests, completion, and submission of Chapter financial reporting, etc. DAV of Minnesota Foundation is a component of DAV that provides grants to service providers for expanding services to veterans, their dependents, and survivors throughout Minnesota.

• Coordinates multiple therapeutic outdoor recreational events for MN Veterans annually

• Offers a transportation network throughout much of Minnesota in which veterans can schedule transportation to and from VA Medical Center appointments. To schedule transportation, call:

• Minneapolis VA Medical Center: (612)467-2768

• Northwest MN Service to Fargo, ND: (855)277-9787

• Saint Cloud VA Medical Center: (320)255-6480 ext. 6676

• Southeast Minnesota to the Rochester: (507)703-1139

Provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through county, state, and federal programs. Benefits include:

• Chemical dependency treatment

• Death and burial benefits

• Dental and Optical vouchers for both qualified veterans and their spouses

• Discharge review

• Domiciliary care

• Emergency Financial assistance upon approval of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

• Education and training

• GI Bill education and training

• GI life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Outpatient medical care

• Medical assistance in veterans hospitals and grants for non-veteran hospitals

• Non-service related disability pension

• Service related disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

• Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

Works closely with County Veterans Service Officers, Veterans Affairs, individuals, and their families to ensure that veterans receive the benefits and services to which they are entitled Can also assist with the following: ???- Assistance with accessing Social Security benefits, insurance programs, etc.

• Housing search
• Independent living skills training
• Individual Advocacy
• Information and referral
• Legislative and systems advocacy
• Nursing home relocation services
• Pre-employment services
• Ramp projects and accessibility services

Advises and assists all veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits:

• Alcohol dependency and drug dependency treatment

• Burial, death benefits, and G.I. life insurance

• Service-connected disability compensation and non-service connected disability pension

• Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for eligible survivors of veterans due to service-related injury or disease

• Disability insurance and health insurance benefits

• Discharge reviews

• Domiciliary care

• Education and training such as the G.I. Bill educational training

• Financial assistance

• Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A.

• Outpatient medical care and dental treatment

• State Soldiers Assistance Program (SSAP) special needs grant

• Survivors and dependent's education

• Vocational rehabilitation for disabled

Resource line and website for military service members, veterans, and their families. Access free, confidential support and resources on a wide range of topics, including:

• Adoption and foster care

• Caregiver support

• Counseling services: Free, confidential counseling for service members, families, and survivors. Topics include stress, relationships, parenting, grief, and more

• Education and employment

• Family and Relationships: Resources for parenting, relocation, life transitions, bereavement, and more

• Financial and legal assistance

• Housing referrals

• Individualized consultations to support the move to civilian life

• Information on travel discounts, entertainment, and leisure activities for military families

• Mental health resources

• Military benefits information

• New-Mil Parent Support: Personalized guidance for expectant parents and families with children

• Peer support

• Special needs support