Jefferson County (Ohio) Veterans Service Commission

The county's page. "In 1886, The Ohio Legislature passed an act establishing The Soldiers Relief Commission. Each of the 88 counties in Ohio has a board of five honorably discharged veterans appointed to the Commission who administer the programs for their respective county. Operating expenses are provided through county real estate taxes. After 100 years, the name of The Soldiers Relief Commission was changed to The Veterans Service Commission." Financial assistance. "The Veterans Services Commission provides temporary financial assistance to needy veterans, dependents, and/or widows. Eligibility and verification of a definite financial need is determined through the application process. Assistance is provided through food orders and cash vouchers." Who may apply: "Any qualifying veteran, spouse, widow, or dependent of a veteran who meets the residency requirement of 3 months and provides all necessary information and documentation as required", with a definite need shown; "in most cases, after providing adequate proof of need, the granting of assistance will normally be processed the same day." Claims and other services. The commission "provides assistance to veterans and/or their dependents who are attempting to or are receiving benefits from the Veterans Administration", preparing the forms for compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, death and burial benefits, headstones and grave markers, education, home loans, VA medical treatment and the Ohio Veterans Home, "and any other VA benefit". It also runs "transportation to VA Medical Centers in Pittsburgh, PA", helps "in locating and obtaining service discharges (DD 214)" and birth and death certificates, eye glasses and counselling, and its outreach works "together with all social service agencies within Jefferson County". The office. 500 Market Street, Suite 310, Steubenville, Ohio 43952; (740) 283-8571; [email protected]; Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m., closing at noon on Wednesdays. Board: John Joynson (VFW), Dan Wilson (AMVETS), Charles J. Strizak (American Legion), and at-large members William Demjan and Jack Ernest. Staff: Schelley Brooks, CVSO and Executive Director; Kenneth L. Nice and Shawn Glasure, CVSOs; Annabelle Clutter, investigator and outreach officer; Jo Ann Giralico, administrative assistant. The county's own record. On February 26, 2026 the Board of Commissioners approved and signed the lease between the county and the "Jefferson County Vietnam Veterans Support and Veterans Service Commission" for the commission's third-floor space in the Jefferson County Tower, 500 Market Street, from March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2029 (journals of February 26, 2026), the office the page prints.