Hancock County Veterans Service Commission and Office
Hancock County's Veterans Service Office, 1100 E. Main Cross Street, Suite 123, Findlay, files VA claims, gets discharge papers (often within a day), and under its commission's guidelines gives temporary help with rent or mortgage, utilities, food and fuel and some home and car repairs, normally for no more than four months; it also has a caregiver coordinator and peer programmes. 419-424-7036.
Also called: veterans service commission, VSC, CVSO, emergency financial assistance, Findlay, Nicole Jenkins, caregiver coordinator, Veterans Service Trust Fund, ORC 5901, Findlay, McComb, Arcadia, Arlington, Mount Blanchard, Van Buren, Vanlue, Jenera.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, caregiver, survivor.
Every Ohio county has a veterans service commission under Revised Code chapter 5901; the Ohio entry explains it. Hancock County's five commissioners are appointed by the Common Pleas judges for five-year terms from the American Legion, AMVETS, the VFW, the DAV and the Purple Heart and Korean War veterans' groups. The office's mission: "To compassionately empower and improve the lives of our veterans and their families by serving those who served."
Financial help. "In Hancock County, you may be eligible for assistance in the following areas: Rent or Mortgage Payments; Utility Payments (excluding cable TV, and telephone); Food/Fuel Assistance; Some Home Repairs; Some Auto Repairs." "This program is for temporary, emergency financial assistance. It is not a long term assistance program and it is not a subsidy program. Assistance will normally not be provided for more than four (4) months unless there is a compelling reason to do so." Applications are by appointment, with a full financial disclosure for the household: bring the DD-214, dependants' Social Security numbers and birth dates, the marriage certificate, last month's pay stubs and bank statements for every adult, the bills or lease, and ODJFS proof if unemployed. Surviving spouses and children qualify "in very limited circumstances". Donations reach the office through the county's Hancock Veterans Service Trust Fund, which the Commissioners topped up several times in 2026.
Claims and records. The office helps with compensation, pension for low-income, housebound or nursing-home veterans and widows, VA health care, Ohio Veterans Home applications, survivors' benefits and State veteran ID cards. "If you were discharged after the following dates our office can obtain your DD 214 normally within 24 hours" (Air Force from October 1, 2014; Army from October 1, 2002; Marine Corps from January 1, 1999; Navy from January 1, 1995), after you sign a consent form at the office. A Caregiver Coordinator, Karen Hill (419-701-9039), supports veterans' caregivers.
Where. Executive Director and CVSO Nicole Jenkins (since December 22, 2025); Financial Assistance Manager Michele Scott; 1100 E. Main Cross Street, Suite 123, Findlay; 419-424-7036, fax 567-250-9389. Families can ask the office or their funeral home for the volunteer Hancock County Memorial Squad's rites and a free live Taps.
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Thresholds for Hancock County Veterans Service Commission and Office
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Veterans and families
Claims help is open to any veteran or family member; financial help follows the commission guidelines and a household financial disclosure. No rating is needed.
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