Supporting military and veteran families since 1925
The VFW National Home has provided family support for military and veteran households since 1925. Today, that mission extends across the entire country through our Nationwide Support Program, where we connect veterans and their families with the guidance, resources, programs, and advocacy they need to move forward.
We work with veterans facing a wide range of challenges, including navigating VA benefits, dealing with financial hardship, accessing mental health care, finding resources, and more. Our veteran services team will listen to your situation and connect you with the right support, which could be a local program, a federal benefit you didn’t know you’d earned, or simply someone to talk to.
Guidance, referrals, and support—wherever you call home.
Guidance & Next Steps
Referrals to Trusted Resources
VA Benefits Assistance
You’re Not Alone
What does military and veteran family support look like at VFW National Home?
Veteran and military families come to us at different points, with different needs, and we meet them where they are. Our goal is simple: make sure no one has to figure it out alone.
We help veterans and their families find a path forward
Many veterans leaving service or facing a sudden life change like the loss of a spouse, a medical discharge, or a financial crisis don’t know where to begin. When you reach out to the VFW National Home, a veteran services expert will listen to your full situation before helping you understand what options are available, which ones apply to your specific circumstances, and what a realistic path forward looks like.
Things might feel uncertain at the moment, but the next step becomes clearer when you have someone in your corner who knows the terrain.
We find the right help or resources for veterans & military families
We’ve spent decades building relationships with the programs that deliver. When you connect with our veteran services team, we draw on that network to match you with resources that fit your specific situation. That can include a mental health provider who specializes in military families, an employment support service, or a financial aid program you didn’t know you were eligible for.
Our team explains what to expect and follows up to make sure your needs are met.
We provide veteran mental health support & benefits advocacy
The transition out of military life, the weight of an injury or illness, and the strain that service puts on a family can be hard to talk about with people who haven’t lived it. Our veteran services team offers a safe space for families to be heard.
Beyond listening, we advocate. If you’re hitting walls with the VA or being overlooked by a program you qualify for, we provide guidance wherever we can and stay involved until you’re in a better place.
We offer VA disability claim help & benefits guidance
Below is a non-exhaustive list of VA benefits:
- VA Home Loan Benefit: Helps eligible veterans purchase, build, or refinance a home with favorable loan terms.
- Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC): Tax-free benefits for eligible surviving family members of service members or veterans who passed away in service or from a service-connected condition.
- VA Healthcare: Access to medical, mental health, and specialized healthcare services, often at low or no cost.
- Education Benefits (GI Bill): Financial assistance for tuition, housing, books, and other education-related expenses.
- Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E): Career counseling, education, training, and employment support for eligible veterans.
Our process for helping military and veteran families get the support they need
Our process is built to get families to the right help quickly. You reach out, we listen, and we get to work finding what actually fits your situation, whether that’s a referral, a benefits question, or just someone to talk through next steps with.
Step 1: You reach out to our veteran services expert
Contact us by phone, text, chat, or email. Many of the families we help aren’t sure exactly what to ask for when they first get in touch, and that’s alright. Just reach out, and we’ll go from there.
Step 2: We listen to your goals or concerns
Our veteran services team will ask questions and make sure they understand your full situation before we point you anywhere. This is important because the right resource for one family isn’t always the right resource for another.
Step 3: We connect you to relevant, helpful resources
Once we understand your situation, we match you with the programs, benefits, and services that fit. This could be a VA benefits claim you haven’t filed, a local housing program, a mental health resource, or something else entirely. We tell you specifically what we think applies to you, why, and what to do next.
Step 4: We follow up and provide help if needed
After we connect you to resources, we check back in to make sure things actually worked: that you got through to the right people and that you’re not stuck somewhere new. If something isn’t working, we help you figure out why and what to do about it.
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Need more than remote support? Our On-campus program goes further.
For military and veteran families with children who need a deeper level of support, the VFW National Home offers the Red, White & Blue Program – an on-campus residence program at our campus in Eaton Rapids, Michigan.
Qualifying families receive no-cost housing, on-site daycare, case management, education programs, and a structured path toward long-term independence, with the goal of leaving campus fully equipped to independently grow on their own.
A veteran services expert is ready to take your call
When you reach out to the VFW National Home, you’re talking to someone who understands military life, knows the VA system, and will stay with you through the process. Take the first step today.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about our housing program
Military family support refers to programs and services that help veterans, active-duty service members, and their families address the challenges that come with military life. This support can include financial assistance, mental health resources, housing support, educational opportunities, family counseling, and connections to community programs.
Military families commonly struggle with financial instability, frequent relocation, the psychological impact of deployment, and the difficulty of transitioning out of military life.
There’s plenty of help available for veterans, including (but not limited to) VA disability compensation, education benefits, vocational rehabilitation, housing assistance, mental health resources, and more.
VA benefits include disability compensation, pension, healthcare, education assistance through the GI Bill, vocational rehabilitation, and VA-backed home loans. Most of these are tax-free and available to eligible veterans based on their service history and discharge status.
There are plenty of ways to support veterans. Donate to or volunteer with veteran-focused nonprofits, hire veterans, and, if you know a veteran personally, help them connect with the benefits and services they may not know they have access to.
