2024 MVEG Application Submission is closed.
Please watch for the 2025 MVEG application process information in April 2025.
VETCares is proud to support servicemembers and veterans through the Military & Veteran Emergency Grant.
The Emergency Assistance Fund assists qualified active duty or veterans with critical needs such as: overdue bills, rent/mortgage, groceries, auto payment/insurance, auto repair, child & dependent care and critical baby items.
All active duty and veterans (released with honorable or released under conditions other than dishonorable) that meet our criteria may be eligible for assistance from VETCares’ Emergency Assistance Fund
CATEGORIES OF ASSISTANCE
The categories below serve as a guideline to the assistance we provide. If your need is not listed below, we encourage you to apply if you feel that your request is reasonable and critical.
- Auto payment and assistance
- Auto repair
- Child & dependent care
- Critical baby items
- Emergency dental
- Food assistance/Groceries
- Essential home items
- Medical
- Moving & relocation
- Rent & Mortgage
- Travel & Transportation
- Utilities
- Other
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
- Proof of all household income (i.e., most recent LES or RAS, civilian pay, disability benefits, etc.)
- 2 months of Bank checking and savings statements, Information re: 401K accounts, retirement accounts, stock, bonds, etc.
- If wounded, provide documentation or other official record of a wound, illness, or injury being sustained in the line of duty.
- If active duty, provide orders and/or deployment orders.
- Veterans must provide DD214, the Veteran’s character of discharge or service must be Honorable or General (Under Honorable Conditions).
- Any documents to help verify, support and illustrate the applicant’s current critical needs.
- Three Character References (personal and professional).
- A credit report will be pulled (this will not impact our decision for your application; however, it will determine the custom financial counseling you will receive if awarded).
- A criminal background will be conducted. We will not award convicted felons.