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Empowering Veterans: Earn More Money, Save More Money, and Protect Your Money
Meet Basic Needs
Choose from Essentials to Address Right Now:
- I need to pay for housing.
- I need to pay for food.
- I need to pay for clothes.
- I need to cover car expenses.
Housing/Home
Housing Counseling and Rental Resources
Find support for homelessness, rentals, and homeownership at a housing counseling agency through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Services include budget, financial, credit, loan, and foreclosure counseling. Most services offered are free. Access emergency housing assistance through the United Way.
- Resource: Local Housing Counselors. Call 1-800-569-4287. [Go to 1.5-minute video].
- Resource: Rental Assistance | HUD
- Resource: Emergency Housing Assistance l United Way. Call 211.
VA Programs
Learn about VA Homeless Programs, VA Home Loans, and benefits for home repairs, modifications, and adaptations.
- Resource: VA Homeless Programs. Call 1-877-424-3838. [Go to 2.5-minute video].
- Resource: VA Foreclosure Support. Call 1-877-827-3702.
- Resource: VA Home Loans. Call 1-877-827-3702. [Go to 3-minute video].
- Resource: VA Home Improvements and Structural Alterations
- Resource: Home Renovations with VA Home Loan Refinancing [Go to 7-minute video].
Food Security
Emergency Food Assistance
Connect with immediate food assistance, local food banks, nutrition services, and Department of Agriculture (USDA) food stamps/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
- Resource: USDA National Hunger Hotline. Call 1-866-3-HUNGRY | 1-877-8-HAMBRE.
- Resource: Emergency Food Assistance | United Way. Call 211.
- Resource: Free Food and Groceries | Feeding America
- Resource: SNAP Benefits | USDA
Food Security and Financial Well-Being
VA and Department of Defense Office of Financial Readiness (FINRED) tools for food security, nutrition, and meal planning.
- Resource: Food Insecurity - Nutrition and Food Services | VA
- Learn Basics: VA helps you create a thrifty meal plan, plan budget-friendly meals, and use grocery delivery services. [PDF]
- Learn Basics: FINRED illustrates how much money you can save at dinner. [PDF]
Clothes
Clothing Resources
Link to local clothing closets and VA clothing allowance benefits.
- Resource: Local Clothing Closets | United Way. Call 211.
- Resource: VA Clothing Allowance disability compensation benefit. [Go to 1.5-minute video].
Auto/Car
Auto Assistance
Resources for car buying, vehicle financing, auto loans, VA Automobile Allowance and Adaptive Equipment benefits, and support for gas costs, car repairs, or transportation.
- Learn Basics: Vehicle Financing [PDF], Auto Calculators, and Car Buying Basics | FINRED
- Learn Basics: Buying a Used Car | Federal Trade Commission
- Resource: VA Automobile Allowance and Adaptive Equipment
- Resource: Emergency Support for Transportation | United Way. Call 211.
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Last Updated 19 February 2025
