Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance | Veterans Of Foreign Wars - Financial Assistance for Service Members
Resource Name:Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance | Veterans Of Foreign Wars - Financial Assistance for Service Members
The VFW's Financial Assistance for Service Members program assists active duty service members and their families with a one-time grant of up to $2,500 to be used for daily necessities such as rent, mortgage, utilities, vehicle repair, etc.
Eligibility
You must be a service member, who is currently on active-duty (to include activated Guard/Reserve members) whose financial hardship is a direct result of a current deployment, military pay error at no fault of the service member, or currently pending a medical discharge due to service-connected injuries/illnesses received while on active duty.
Required documents
Military documentation and documentation of need
Hours
M-F 8:15am-4:30pm
Additional Contact Information
Main Email
Mark Herron (Assistant Director Veterans & Military Support (Programs))
Languages
N/A
Application process
Applicants (military service member or their spouse) can contact the VFW directly by email or through the website. Application is available online.
Fees
None
Service area
Kansas and Missouri
address
406 W 34th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
866-789-6333
Voice
·Main Phone
Last Assured
02/23/2026
Data provided by
United Way of Greater Kansas City 211