The Federal Savings Bank, an institution specialized in veteran loans informs readers on new grants money that has been helping VA's.
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 24, 2013
The Federal Savings Bank has been informing its veteran clients that while a service organization in Florida will be able to improve its services for veterans with recently awarded grant money, veterans in the Baltimore area get the legal help they need.
BrowardNet reported the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded the United Way of Broward County a grant worth $2 million from its Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) program - the largest single grant that the Broward United Way has ever received.
The one year grant will support United Way's MISSION UNITED, a collaborative program involving area agencies such as the American Red Cross, the Urban League of Broward County, 2-1-1 Broward, the Legal Aid Services of Broward County, Broward Regional Health Planning Council and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida.
"This amazing grant will allow us to provide tremendous help in the community and to serve those who have already served us," said Kathleen Cannon, president and CEO of the United Way of Broward County. "The needs of our veterans are great, and with this grant, we can reach and support so many of them in a significant way."
Recent reports indicate that Florida hosts the third largest military population in the U.S. The grant money will be utilized to provide legal assistance to those many veterans in Florida, in addition for more basic needs, such as housing assistance, food and move expenses.
Legal-aid clinic
Veterans in Baltimore, M.D., can now receive professional legal assistance for free to handle disability benefit claims that are complex or confusing. The legal clinic, the first of its kind, was opened in July on the fifth floor of the Baltimore VA Annex locate on W. Fayette Street, as reported by The Baltimore Sun.
Rochelle Richardson, an attorney who works for the Homeless Persons Representation Project, an organization that partnered with the VA and the Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps to create the clinic, has been helping veterans untangle their complex claims since she began overseeing the Veterans Administration Medical Center legal clinic.
"For people who come from the military community, there's an aspect of our military culture that you don't leave anybody behind," Richardson said. "They are former service members."
In Baltimore, where 18 percent of the homeless population on any given night is composed of veterans, legal assistance is just the thing some veterans need to get back on their feet. For instance, Richardson recently helped a former Marine who had a pending post traumatic stress disorder claim secure $23,396 in back payments. Now he receives $1,503 each month in disability claims - money that helped him get off the streets.
"We knew there were veterans who had pretty complex claims," Antonia Fasanelli, executive director of the Homeless Persons Representative Project, told The Baltimore Sun. "It would be wonderful if there were some lawyers who could help out."
While the Homeless Persons Representative Project provided legal counsel to veterans before the opening of the clinic, Fasanelli believed a permanent clinic would better serve the community.
Contact The Federal Savings Bank, a veteran owned bank, to discuss VA home loan eligibility and other first-time home buyer programs. Reported by PRWeb 1 day ago.
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 24, 2013
The Federal Savings Bank has been informing its veteran clients that while a service organization in Florida will be able to improve its services for veterans with recently awarded grant money, veterans in the Baltimore area get the legal help they need.
BrowardNet reported the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded the United Way of Broward County a grant worth $2 million from its Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) program - the largest single grant that the Broward United Way has ever received.
The one year grant will support United Way's MISSION UNITED, a collaborative program involving area agencies such as the American Red Cross, the Urban League of Broward County, 2-1-1 Broward, the Legal Aid Services of Broward County, Broward Regional Health Planning Council and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida.
"This amazing grant will allow us to provide tremendous help in the community and to serve those who have already served us," said Kathleen Cannon, president and CEO of the United Way of Broward County. "The needs of our veterans are great, and with this grant, we can reach and support so many of them in a significant way."
Recent reports indicate that Florida hosts the third largest military population in the U.S. The grant money will be utilized to provide legal assistance to those many veterans in Florida, in addition for more basic needs, such as housing assistance, food and move expenses.
Legal-aid clinic
Veterans in Baltimore, M.D., can now receive professional legal assistance for free to handle disability benefit claims that are complex or confusing. The legal clinic, the first of its kind, was opened in July on the fifth floor of the Baltimore VA Annex locate on W. Fayette Street, as reported by The Baltimore Sun.
Rochelle Richardson, an attorney who works for the Homeless Persons Representation Project, an organization that partnered with the VA and the Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps to create the clinic, has been helping veterans untangle their complex claims since she began overseeing the Veterans Administration Medical Center legal clinic.
"For people who come from the military community, there's an aspect of our military culture that you don't leave anybody behind," Richardson said. "They are former service members."
In Baltimore, where 18 percent of the homeless population on any given night is composed of veterans, legal assistance is just the thing some veterans need to get back on their feet. For instance, Richardson recently helped a former Marine who had a pending post traumatic stress disorder claim secure $23,396 in back payments. Now he receives $1,503 each month in disability claims - money that helped him get off the streets.
"We knew there were veterans who had pretty complex claims," Antonia Fasanelli, executive director of the Homeless Persons Representative Project, told The Baltimore Sun. "It would be wonderful if there were some lawyers who could help out."
While the Homeless Persons Representative Project provided legal counsel to veterans before the opening of the clinic, Fasanelli believed a permanent clinic would better serve the community.
Contact The Federal Savings Bank, a veteran owned bank, to discuss VA home loan eligibility and other first-time home buyer programs. Reported by PRWeb 1 day ago.