Portage County Veterans Service and the Veterans Relief Program

Portage County’s CVSO office in Stevens Point brands its 45.86 aid as the Veterans Relief Program with a published application - one-time emergency grants for housing, heat, medicine and food - and runs a DAV van booking two weeks ahead.

Also called: CVSO, John Olson, Stevens Point, Veterans Relief Program, 45.86, VRF application, DAV van, 3.1.30, bank statements.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Portage County, WICounty

Portage County Veterans Service is on the 1st Floor of the County-City Building, 1516 Church Street, Stevens Point WI 54481, phone (715) 346-1310, fax 715-346-1410, open Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 4 p.m., appointments recommended. The Veterans Service Officer is John Olson Jr., with benefit specialist Dan Sankey; the office holds VA accreditation through NACVSO, the American Legion, the DAV, the VFW and the state DVA. The aid, published. The county brands its 45.86 levy-funded aid the Veterans Relief Program: emergency, short-term, one-time grants for "housing, heat, medicine, and food", applied for with the VRF application PDF, a DD Form 214, verification of county residency and two recent bank statements. The Veterans Service Commission is codified at county code section 3.1.30 - three veteran members appointed by the County Executive to three-year terms, per diem allowed - but no award amounts are published anywhere. The van. A single DAV van with volunteer drivers runs to VA facilities in Tomah, Madison and Milwaukee plus clinics in Wisconsin Rapids, Wausau, Green Bay and Appleton, booked at least two weeks ahead at (608) 504-1313, with County Central Transportation ((715) 343-6307) as the backup. The register of deeds (Cynthia A Wisinski, (715) 346-1428) records discharges free under section 45.05, though the county's own recording pages never mention it. No veterans treatment court serves Portage County - a work group existed in 2018-2019 only - and all seventeen board agendas and minutes for the year read carry zero veteran mentions.

Thresholds

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

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Last updated 2026-10-08.

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