Champaign County Veteran's Assistance Commission

The Champaign County Veteran's Assistance Commission, Scott M. Bennett Administrative Center, 102 E. Main Street, Urbana, gives temporary financial help with mortgage or rent and utilities, help with VA claims, and finds discharge documents; 217-819-3556, by appointment.

Also called: veterans assistance commission, VAC, Urbana, Champaign, rent assistance, utility assistance, 330 ILCS 45, Cheryl Walker.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Champaign County, ILCounty

Illinois veterans assistance commissions are set up under the Military Veterans Assistance Act (330 ILCS 45); the Illinois entry explains them. Champaign County's page: "The VAC is a temporary financial assistance program designed to help veterans that find themselves in need." Its mission: "to provide temporary financial assistance to veterans and their families." What it helps with. "Mortgage or rent payments; Utility payments; VA Claims." It "also offers advocacy, information and referral, location and retrieval of discharge documents, and other services for the veteran community." The commission's July 2025 report to its board counted $4,364 in rent, $250 in mortgage and $1,629.73 in utilities paid that month, with burial, DD-214 and medical record help. Where. Superintendent Cheryl Walker; Scott M. Bennett Administrative Center, 102 E. Main Street, Urbana, IL 61801; 217-819-3556; [email protected]. The office is open Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and appointments are booked online. The commission's board meets on the second Wednesday of March, June, September and December.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Champaign County Veteran's Assistance Commission
Gate	Rule
Veterans and qualified family in Champaign County	A Champaign County veteran, or a qualifying spouse or survivor, who meets the commission's need standard. No rating is needed.

Sources

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-24.

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Link updated for “Military Veterans Assistance Act, 330 ILCS 45/2”.

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