DAV provides confidential, free service to help veterans and their families with VA claims.

Provides emergency assistance with food, rent and utilities to qualified, low-income veterans and family members. Funding for rental and utility assistance is typically available at the beginning of the month. Limited assistance with medical/dental and other miscellaneous services is also available on an emergency need basis. Helps a veteran with their prescriptions once a year. Also provides burial assistance for a veteran, their spouse, or a dependent child under the age of 18. Service Officers available by appointment to help veterans submit disability/benefit claims. Help is provided once a year for two years, then the veteran has to wait a year before they can get help again (ex: a veteran got help in 2020 and 2021, had to wait out 2022 then could get help again in 2023).

Helps eligible veterans and family members with emergent financial assistance for expenses such as rent/housing, utilities, food, and funeral expenses

Offers burial and plot allowances for veterans with wartime service who have been honorably discharged.   Burial in a national cemetery is available to most honorably discharged veterans at no charge.

Assist veterans, their families, dependents, or survivors with claims to the Veterans Administration.  Assists with filing, maintaining, or appealing Veterans Administration claims/decisions. Assists in acquiring DD-214 forms.

Washington State law and the Kitsap County code have established the Veterans Assistance Fund as a steady source of tax dollars to be utilized for the needs of indigent veterans and their families.  A portion of property tax collected in Kitsap County is earmarked for the VAF.  The overall goal is to assist all veterans-in-the-need back into mainstream society by ensuring they understand all the programs available to them.  Temporary emergency assistance is available for:   Rental and mortgage assistance   Energy or utilities assistance   Food assistance   Transportation assistance   Medical and prescription coverage   Burial or cremation assistance   Auto repair   Appliance repair   Clothing

Provides assistance in applying for all types of veteran benefits including pension, disability, burial, and survivor benefits for family members.

DAV provides confidential, free service to help veterans and their families with VA claims.

DAV provides confidential, free service to help veterans and their families with VA claims.

DAV provides confidential, free service to help veterans and their families with VA claims.

DAV provides confidential, free service to help veterans and their families with VA claims.

Washington State law and the Kitsap County code have established the Veterans Assistance Fund as a steady source of tax dollars to be utilized for the needs of indigent veterans and their families.  A portion of property tax collected in Kitsap County is earmarked for the VAF.  The overall goal is to assist all veterans-in-the-need back into mainstream society by ensuring they understand all the programs available to them.  Temporary emergency assistance is available for:   Rental and mortgage assistance   Energy or utilities assistance   Food assistance   Transportation assistance   Medical and prescription coverage   Burial or cremation assistance   Auto repair   Appliance repair   Clothing

Emergency assistance is geared towards sustainable positive outcomes for eligible veterans. Service officers are knowledgeable, skilled and have relationships with area partners who together with their services will often be successful in forming comprehensive and lasting solutions for clients.

The Veterans Relief Fund may be able to help veterans or qualifying family members with a variety of needs including rent, utilities and food. Those applying must have been honorably discharged, have been a resident of Grays Harbor County for at least 6 months and have income below 200% of the federal poverty level.  All applications must be filed with local service officers at various post locations. See website for details.

The Chelan County Veteran's Assistance Fund is designed to help veterans with temporary emergency financial assistance. This may include rent assistance, fuel assistance, burial expense (veterans only), and more. The funds are available for veterans and their families; however the veteran needs to be the one to apply.

Assists military veterans and their widows with applications for death and burial benefits.