Veteran Assistance

MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE

SAVE TEAM (617) 210-5743
Toll-free: (888) 844-2838
Statewide Advocacy for Veterans' Empowerment

Advocate for veterans who are not able to obtain the benefits they have earned due to institutional or personal barriers. The program's primary mission is prevention of suicide and mental health distress through the identification of issues facing veterans when they return from service and proactively providing them with access to benefits and services that may address these issues and result in positive transitions back to civilian life.

SAVE acts as a liaison between veterans and their families and the various agencies within the federal and state governments.

VETERANS CRISIS LINE (VA) 1(800) 273-8255 (then press 1)


EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

Plymouth Career Center
36 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 200
Plymouth, MA 02360
Veterans Coordinator: Michael Kelley, 508-732-5309, Call to make appointment

Now Hiring!

Internal Security Associates, LLC is looking to hire several new full time armed security officers for openings in the Cape Cod Area. The minimum requirements for armed security officers is 2+ years Military with force protection or combat deployment experience and/or 2+ years law enforcement with an Intermittent Academy and field experience, as well as an Active and Unrestricted Massachusetts License to Carry. Please also feel free to forward any resumes to Juli J. LaMotte directly.


TRANSPORATION ASSISTANCE

DAV Brockton Only open until noon for reservations
(774)-826-2264

Nathan Hale Veterans Outreach Centers
(508) 747-2003
Transports local veterans from their homes to VAs in Brockton, WRoxbury and JP. Reservations 2 weeks in advance

Norwell Council on Aging
(781) 659-7878


LEGAL ASSISTANCE

Information coming soon.


FINANCIAL - PERSONAL ASSISTANCE

Father Bills & Mainspring
(508) 894-0292 x 205
Housing assistance/ avoid foreclosure

Financial and Medical Assistance
Under Chapter 115 of Mass. General Laws, the Commonwealth provides a program of financial and medical assistance for indigent veterans and their dependents

HUD-VASH Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
If you need housing assistance, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 1-877-4AID-VET

LHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Asst Program)
800-632-8175 commonly referred to as fuel assistance, is a government program to help low-income families and individuals pay their heating bills during the winter

Norwell Food Pantry is located at the Norwell Town Hall at 345 Main St.  Norwell, MA.   It is open Thursday from 2pm to 4pm.  For more information, call 781.690.5050 or 781.659.7878.

More than Wheels
Get on the road to financial recovery while receiving assistance in buying a car

Veterans Pension
Many veterans of wartime service are completely unaware of the fact that if they are 65 or older and on a limited income they may qualify for a VA Pension without being disabled.

Volunteers of America
(617) 522-8086
Volunteers of America is one of the nation's largest nonprofit providers of quality affordable housing for families, elderly, and people with disabilities. We are also a major provider of skilled long-term nursing care and health services.


CHARITIES- DONATIONS

Scituate Etrusco Association
Monday- Friday 10am-2pm
(781-) 545-4411
FREE loans of wheelchairs, walkers and other medical equip

Epilepsy Foundation
(888) 322-8209
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoes, all bedding items (no mattresses), housewares and furniture, toys, games, tools, radios and small appliances

Nathan Hale Veterans Outreach Center
(508) 747-2003
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoes, all bedding items (no mattresses), housewares and furniture, toys, games, tools, radios and small appliances