Chippewa County Veterans Services and the Veterans Relief Fund

Chippewa County’s CVSO office in the courthouse runs a small, documented 45.86 relief fund - a $2,000 annual expense budget on a $20,000 non-lapsing balance, mostly gas and food cards, with over-$500 requests going to the chair within 24 hours.

Also called: CVSO, Peter Johnston, Chippewa Falls, Veterans Relief Fund, 45.86, gas cards, Wisconsin Veterans Home, ride program.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Chippewa County, WICounty

Chippewa County Veterans Services is at Room 113 of the courthouse, 711 N Bridge Street, Chippewa Falls WI 54729, phone (715) 726-7990, fax 715-726-7821, email [email protected]. The Veterans Service Officer is Peter Johnston, appointed by the County Administrator under section 45.80(1)(c) and code section 2-236; the benefit specialist is Wendy Krumenauer. The relief fund, in its own numbers. The Veterans Relief Fund - the county's 45.86 aid - carries a $2,000 annual expense budget on a $20,000 non-lapsing assigned balance, disbursed mainly as gas and food cards for rent, shutoff and food emergencies; requests over $500 go to the commission chair for approval within 24 hours, and a stricter two-applications, $500-a-year cap was under discussion as of September 2026. The five-member commission (two county board supervisors, three veteran citizens; Lee Hennick chair) meets every other month on the second Monday at 8 a.m. in Room 302, with records on the county's CivicClerk portal. No application form is published; a veteran contacts the office. The office arranges its own rides to VA medical center appointments and outstation visits to prisons, veterans homes and nursing homes, and the county hosts the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, the state's skilled-nursing veterans home with 72 beds. The register of deeds (Melanie K. McManus, Room 111, (715) 726-7994) "maintains and issues military discharge records in cooperation with the County Veteran Service Office", free under section 45.05. The Chippewa Valley Veterans Treatment Court serves the county - see the county's veterans treatment court entry.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Chippewa County Veterans Services and the Veterans Relief Fund
Gate	Rule
Any veteran or family member	The office assists Chippewa County veterans and their families with claims, relief and rides. No rating is required, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-08.

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