Veteran or Military Servicemember in Need

If you are a Veteran or Servicemember who is having suicidal thoughts, please, contact the Veterans Crisis Line by clicking HERE or dialing 988, then option 1.

Use the form below to contact us regarding a Veteran, Military Servicemember, or family of either in distress. We will pass the information on to all member organizations in our Council for action. If the Veteran, Servicemember, or family is outside Duval County, we will pass the request onto the appropriate County Council for action (i.e. Nassau, St. Johns, Clay, Butler, etc.).

Many of the organizations will need to vet the individual for proof of service (i.e. DD Form 214, VA ID, Military ID, etc.).

If you need claim assistance, please contact your county Veterans Service Office, using contact information found by clicking HERE.

VETERAN OR SERVICEMEMBER IN NEED SUBMISSION:

We have updated our procedures for submissions for our Veteran or Servicemember in Need Program. In the past we have used programs that were either faulty or didn’t provide our Council of the inputs or responses. In order to submit a Veteran or Servicemember in Need, please send an email to us by clicking or sending to this email address: [email protected]. Please be aware that this will open up the program or website that you typically use to send emails in a new window.  Please put “Veteran in Need” in the subject line of the email. Please allow up to 24 hours for response. Once received, we will push your submission out to our Veterans Service Network. We cannot guarantee we will be able to meet your needs but we will certainly work with our network to make every effort to do so. Please have proof of your military service and your hardship available (ID, DD-214, bill/invoice, etc.). We will not, and most of our network will not pay funds directly to the Veteran or Servicemember; however, we will in most cases pay the debtor. Your situation and service will be vetted.