The Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) has given more than $56,000 in individual emergency grants to veterans in 2011 which has assisted 66 veterans avoid becoming homeless. The DVNF offers these individual grants of up to $1,000 to veterans on a case-by-case basis to avoid homelessness.
Veterans can use these grants to help pay their rent or mortgage as well as utilities.
"We are very glad to see that so many of our nation's veterans are taking advantage of our individual emergency grants program," says Raegan Rivers, Chief Administrative Officer of DVNF.
"We try to make applying for these grants straight forward and easy for the veteran so that they can get the help they need to be in a place of their own."
The application process consists of a financial request form, a letter from a Veterans Services Organization stating amount and need of the request, a copy of bills to be paid, the veteran's 'DD214 form' and a signed consent form.
These application details can be found at www.dvnf.org under the 'Helping Individuals' tab.
The DVNF has also given more than $75,000 of funds in support of other veteran organizations who help provide support for disabled veterans nationally and our goods and services have been distributed around the country this year to over 70,000 veterans.
"Homelessness is a growing problem not only for male veterans but for female veterans," says Rivers. "We look forward to growing our individual emergency grants program so that more of our nation's true heroes get the help they need and deserve...and having a place of their own is a big part of their independence."
Veterans can use these grants to help pay their rent or mortgage as well as utilities.
"We are very glad to see that so many of our nation's veterans are taking advantage of our individual emergency grants program," says Raegan Rivers, Chief Administrative Officer of DVNF.
"We try to make applying for these grants straight forward and easy for the veteran so that they can get the help they need to be in a place of their own."
The application process consists of a financial request form, a letter from a Veterans Services Organization stating amount and need of the request, a copy of bills to be paid, the veteran's 'DD214 form' and a signed consent form.
These application details can be found at www.dvnf.org under the 'Helping Individuals' tab.
The DVNF has also given more than $75,000 of funds in support of other veteran organizations who help provide support for disabled veterans nationally and our goods and services have been distributed around the country this year to over 70,000 veterans.
"Homelessness is a growing problem not only for male veterans but for female veterans," says Rivers. "We look forward to growing our individual emergency grants program so that more of our nation's true heroes get the help they need and deserve...and having a place of their own is a big part of their independence."