Veterans Assistance Commission of Stephenson County, 10 North Galena Avenue, Suite 120, Freeport

The Veterans Assistance Commission of Stephenson County, 10 North Galena Avenue, Suite 120, Freeport (815-233-7282, [email protected]), is the county’s veterans office under the Military Veterans Assistance Act: it gives emergency assistance to veterans and their families in need and helps with VA claims; the county carries it as fund 019 in its budget.

Also called: Veterans Assistance Commission, VAC, Veteran’s Assistance Commission, Military Veterans Assistance Act, 330 ILCS 45, 10 North Galena Avenue, Suite 120, P.O. Box 695, 815-233-7282, [email protected], emergency assistance, claims, Freeport, Lena, Pecatonica, Orangeville, Dakota, Davis, Cedarville, German Valley, Winslow, Rock City, Ridott, McConnell.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Stephenson County, ILCounty

The office. The county's Veteran's Assistance Commission page: 10 North Galena Avenue, Suite 120, Post Office Box 695, Freeport, Illinois 61032; 815-233-7282; [email protected]. The page publishes no hours, staff or rules, so call first. What a commission does. Under the Military Veterans Assistance Act (330 ILCS 45) a county's Veterans Assistance Commission, made up of delegates from the county's veterans posts, gives assistance from county funds to veterans and their families who need it, and its superintendent and service officers help veterans with federal and state claims (see the Illinois entries for the Act and the State's service officers). In Stephenson County the county's budget carries the commission as fund 019, "Veterans Assistance Commission", whose revenue and expenses the County Board's Finance Committee reviews monthly. Ask the office about emergency help with rent, utilities or food, burial help, and VA compensation, pension and survivor claims.

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