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Offers emergency assistance to veterans and their widows, including help with food, clothing, transportation, rent, and utilities. Provides support for filing claims with the Veteran Administration or state veteran benefits, including assistance with medical expenses, burial benefits, and compensation or pension benefits for eligible veterans and their dependents. 

Additionally, offers guidance on retirement benefits for veterans who meet eligibility requirements. Facilitates access to military records, including obtaining copies of documents related to an individual's association with the armed forces, verifying discharge status, and addressing errors in military records. Provides information and referrals for veteran homes that offer care for veterans limited by age or illness who require support in settings where home care is unavailable or unsuitable.

Provides assistance in determining eligibility and filing for veteran benefits, including burial benefits. These services include completion of forms, referrals, follow-up services, and other assistance. Temporary financial assistance may be available for rent or mortgage, utilities/propane, gas, and food.

Provides emergency general relief, including rent and utility assistance, medical expense assistance and food vouchers when available. Also helps with Veteran benefits, Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits and burial benefits. This service is offered to legal residents, indigent individuals, honorably discharged Veterans, their spouses, widows, and dependent children.

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits and burial benefits through compensation or pension claims. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for burial expenses may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent, mortgage interests payments, utilities, and burial expenses may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

County level services provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs. Personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents. Must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty or wartime service. Must be a resident of Mills County for the past one year.

State level services (do not require wartime service) assist in completing applications for the Iowa Veterans Aid Fund; fee exempt fishing and hunting permits; applications to the Iowa Veterans Homes; and waivers of tuition.

Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, grave markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws, including burial benefits.

Provides assistance to veterans and their families with utilities, rent, mortgage interest, funeral and burial expenses, grave markers, and medical expenses for those unable to afford necessary care. Offers food vouchers that can be exchanged for food products at designated locations, supporting low-income individuals and families or other eligible populations. 

Additionally, assists veterans in applying for compensation and pension programs. Eligibility requires the veteran to have an honorable discharge, have served 90 days or more of Federal active duty, and be a county resident.

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent, utilities, burial expense and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Veteran service office.

Prepares, presents, and prosecutes claims for VA Disability and Pension benefits on behalf of veterans and/or their families. This program also assists with identifying and applying for other benefits or programs offered by the VA such as VA Healthcare.

Identifies programs/ services/ benefits the veteran and/or the veteran’s family can use, and are eligible for, that are not administered by the VA.

County level services include the following: provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs; personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents; must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty (wartime service for some benefits); and must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Cass County.

State level services do not require wartime service and include the following: completes applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, nominal fee for fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.

Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, Grave Markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent, mortgage interests payments, utilities, and burial expenses may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal, state, and local benefits, including compensation, pension claims, and burial benefits. Support for burial benefits includes assistance with applications for burial and funeral allowances, headstones, markers, Presidential Memorial Certificates, and interment in national cemeteries. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent, utilities, and food may also be available to eligible county residents.