Newaygo County Department of Veterans Affairs (Steven Cain, Veterans Service Officer)

The Newaygo County Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Service Officer Steven Cain, with Charlie McKinley and Rebecca Ball, 1087 Newell St., P.O. Box 885, White Cloud (231-689-7218, fax 231-689-7372), weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. - 'assists veterans and their families with every veteran benefit to include emergency financial assistance, burial, compensation, pension, education, medical, home loan, and life insurance', and runs the county's Soldiers and Sailors Emergency Relief Fund assistance and its Veterans Affairs Committee.

Also called: Veterans Affairs, VSO, Steven Cain, Charlie McKinley, Rebecca Ball, [email protected], 231-689-7218, 1087 Newell St, White Cloud, Soldiers and Sailors, emergency assistance, burial, committee, 35.601, White Cloud, Fremont, Newaygo, Grant, Hesperia, Bitely, Coral, Croton Heights, Brohman, Woodland Park.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Newaygo County, MICounty

Michigan counties run veterans affairs under MCL 35.601 to 35.622; see the Michigan entries. Newaygo's department introduces itself: "The Newaygo County Department of Veterans Affairs is a multifaceted service provider specifically designed for veterans and their families. We provide a medium of communication between the veteran and those benefits and services he/she or his/her family may be eligible for. Our department assists veterans and their families with every veteran benefit to include emergency financial assistance, burial, compensation, pension, education, medical, home loan, and life insurance." Who and where. "Please contact a Veterans Service Officer today to assist you with your needs: (231) 689-7218. Press 1 for Steven Cain Press 2 for Charlie McKinley Press 3 for Rebecca Ball." The office: 1087 Newell St, PO Box 885, White Cloud, MI 49349; M-F 8am-5pm; fax (231) 689-7372. Steven Cain is the department's Veterans Service Officer and department leader ([email protected]), in the office since May 2016 per the county's own staff listing; the department's pages describe the office's work from counselling and claims filing to referrals "to community partners to assist with poverty alleviation, housing, food, and utility assistance" and "providing financial assistance to local veterans through the Soldiers and Sailors Emergency Relief Fund" - the county relief fund Michigan counties keep under MCL 35.21 (see the Michigan entries on the veterans relief fund). The committee. The county's Veterans Affairs Committee - Larry Norburg Chairman, Scott Adrian Vice Chairman, Sam Scholtens Secretary, Leonard Jones, Bob Dakin, Troy Kalback and John Grimes - "meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 10:00AM in the Newaygo County Administration training room in the administration building"; the Board of Commissioners' August 12, 2026 agenda carried the appointment to the committee's partial term expiring June 30, 2030 (see the board entry). The office's year. The September 8, 2026 board minutes carry the ratification of the FY 2027 Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency County Veterans Service Fund grant application (Motion 26-327-1, not to exceed $65,799.00) and the headstone, plaque and marker allotment increase (Motion 26-328-1); see the board entry.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Newaygo County Department of Veterans Affairs (Steven Cain, Veterans Service Officer)
Gate	Rule
Newaygo County veteran or qualifying family member	The department counsels county veterans discharged under other than dishonorable conditions; no rating is needed to call. The rating filter never hides this entry.

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