Veterans Of Foreign Wars - Unmet Needs

Address

406 W 34th St, Suite 2160
Kansas City, MO 64111

(866) 789-6333

www.vfw.org/UnmetNeeds

AKA:

VFW

Description:

The VFW's Unmet Needs program aids troops and military families with a one-time grant of up to $2,500 to be used for expenses usually related to the hardships of deployment such as rent, mortgage, utilities, vehicle repair, medical expenses, child needs (diapers and baby formula) and food/basic assistance.

Handicap Accessible?

Yes

Is Shelter?

No

Related Resource

Date of Official Change:

December 15, 2023

Address Listings

Physical (Primary)

406 W 34th St, Suite 2160
Kansas City, MO 64111

Contacts

Zach Schwenk

Primary Contact

Program Supervisor

unmetneeds@vfw.org

Phone Numbers

Main Phone

(866) 789-6333

Fax

(816) 968-2779

Legal Status:

Non-Profit

Accessibility:

Accessible.

Description

The VFW's Unmet Needs program aids troops and military families with a one-time grant of up to $2,500 to be used for expenses usually related to the hardships of deployment such as rent, mortgage, utilities, vehicle repair, medical expenses, child needs (diapers and baby formula) and food/basic assistance.

Hours

M-F 8:15am-4:30pm

Required Documents

Military documentation and documentation of need

Eligibility

you must be a service member, who is currently on active-duty (to include activated Guard/Reserve members) whose financial hardship is a direct result of a current deployment, military pay error at no fault of the service member, or currently pending a medical discharge due to service-connected injuries/illnesses received while on active duty.

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Applicants (military service member or their spouse) can contact the VFW directly by phone or through the website. Application is available online.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Kansas and Missouri

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