Veterans & Military

ABILITY House Veterans with Disabilities Initiative

Helps veterans with disabilities acquired in the line of duty with issues they face during recovery and rehabilitation. In addition to participating at ABILITY House construction sites, veterans may also be recipients of an ABILITY House.
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Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) Information for Wounded Service Members

Resources from the Department of Defense's CAP program to help ensure a smooth transition to independent living through assistive technologies in housing facilities and employment training centers.
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Department of Housing & Urban Development Veteran Resource Center (HUDVET)

Provides veterans and their family members with information on community-based programs and services with a special emphasis on homeless veterans.
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Specially Adapted Housing Program

Links to a VA program through which veterans with service-related disabilities may be entitled to grants for constructing or modifying an existing home to meet their adaptive needs.
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Directory of Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs)

Listing of chartered and non-chartered VSOs. These organizations can help you learn about the services and benefits available to veterans.
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Fisher House

An organization that enables housing for families of patients receiving medical care for an illness, disease or injury at major military and VA medical centers.

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Guide to Federal Homeless Assistance Programs

Information on federal programs that help people who are homeless, including Veterans, people with substance abuse issues, those living with mental illness and children and youth. This link opens a PDF document.
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Guidebook for Developing Permanent Supportive Housing for Homeless Veterans

This guidebook introduces supportive housing development options available for homeless veterans. Includes tools needed to initiate the development process, identify available capital, and evaluate an organization's capacity to develop and/or operate supportive housing. This link opens a PDF document.
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Home Loan Guaranty Benefits

Information on VA-guaranteed loans, which are made by private lenders such as banks, savings and loan associations or mortgage companies for the purchase of a home or to build, repair and improve homes for veterans with qualifying service. Some veterans may receive grants to have their homes adapted to meet their needs.

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Homelessness Resource Center

An interactive community of providers, consumers, policymakers, researchers and public agencies at federal, state and local levels who share knowledge and promising practices in order to improve the lives of people affected by homelessness who have mental health conditions, substance use issues and histories of trauma.
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Homes for Our Troops

Nonprofit organization that builds houses adapted to the needs of military personnel returning from duty with disabilities.
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Housing Resources for Veterans

Programs at the community level that address the readjustment and/or reintegration needs of homeless veterans.
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Military Benefits

Provides detailed information and resources about military and Veteran benefits, including pay, GI Bill, VA home loans, health care, retirement benefits and more for active duty, Veterans and retirees.
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Military OneSource

Designed to help America's troops and their families deal with life's issues. Offers access to articles, educational materials, interactive tools and more.
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MilitaryHOMEFRONT

The central, trusted, up-to-date source for service members and families to obtain information about all Quality of Life programs and services. Whether you live the military lifestyle or support those who do, you'll find what you need!
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National Resource Directory (NRD) - Housing Resources

A partnership among the U.S. Departments of Labor, Defense and Veterans Affairs, the NRD is an online directory that offers resources and information to help wounded warriors, their families and those who serve them as they transition back to civilian life.
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Operation Forever Free

Provides assistance for service members and their families including funds for transportation, as well as modifying, re-modeling and building homes.
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Operation Second Chance

Supports Service Members while at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and when they transition back to duty or back to civilian life through programs and services including modification of housing for Veterans with disabilities and assistance to the families of wounded Service Members.

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Rebuilding Together - Veterans Housing Initiative

Fills the gaps in housing modification and repair services for retired and active service members and strives to provide safe and accessible housing for all low-income veterans.

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Resources for U.S. Service Members Returning from Deployment

Resources for those returning from deployment including information for active duty, reservists and National Guard members and their families, from the National Center on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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State Veterans Affairs Offices

Select a state from the map to find out about services and benefits for Veterans.
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The Basics of Supportive Housing for Homeless Veterans

Information about supportive housing which provides affordable and permanent housing and services to help people with disabilities live more stable, productive lives. Veterans account for nearly one-third of men who are homeless. This link opens a PDF document.
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VA Rules for Specially Adapted Housing Grants

Before the change in the law, eligible veterans and service members could receive special adaptive housing grants of $10,000 or $50,000 from VA only once. Now they may use the benefit up to three times. VA has mailed more than 16,000 letters to eligible veterans, reaching out to those who used only a portion of their grant or who decided not to use the grant even after initially qualifying.
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