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Veterans Crisis Line
Are you a veteran in need of help, or concerned about one? This free support is confidential and available every day, 24/7.
Contact info:
1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
or
Text: 838255
Support for deaf and hard of hearing: 1-800-799-4889
Chat/Connect online: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help/chat
Website: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
American Red Cross:
Military Families Emergency Communications
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year:
http://www.redcross.org/get-help/military-families/emergency-communication
Phone number to make Emergency contact with your military member: 1-877-272-7337
Military Families: http://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/military-families
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Phone Numbers:
Benefits: 1-800-827-1000
Education/GI Bill: 1-888-442-4551
Healthcare: 1-877-222-VETS (1-877-222-8387)
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 Press 1
Choice Program Support Line: 1-866-606-8198
VA Adverse Credit Hotline: 1-877-881-7618
List of Toll Free Numbers for Several Veterans Services: https://iris.custhelp.va.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1703/related/1
Main Website: https://www.va.gov/
Benefits: https://benefits.va.gov/benefits/
Burials and Memorials: https://www.cem.va.gov/
All Locations: https://www.va.gov/landing2_locations.htm
Missouri Locations: https://www.va.gov/directory/guide/state.asp?STATE=MO&dnum=1
Illinois Locations: https://www.va.gov/directory/guide/state.asp?STATE=IL&dnum=1
Missouri Veterans Commission
Help with locating a VSO (Veterans Service Officer) in MO, Veterans Homes, Cemeteries, and Services free of charge:
Hotline: 1-866-VET-INFO (1-866-838-4636)
Website: https://mvc.dps.mo.gov/
Find a Veterans Service Officer in Missouri: https://mvc.dps.mo.gov/service/serviceofficer/
Missouri Veterans Homes: https://mvc.dps.mo.gov/homes/
Missouri Veterans Cemeteries: https://mvc.dps.mo.gov/cemeteries/
Patriot Guard Riders
Helps provide dignity and respect at memorial services and funerals for
our Fallen Military, First Responders, and Honorably Discharged
Veterans as invited guests of the family.
Website: https://www.patriotguard.org/
Contact for a Honor or HOTH Mission: https://www.patriotguard.org/request-the-pgr/
Contact the Patriot Guard: https://www.patriotguard.org/contact-us/
For those interested in becoming a Patriot Guard Member, you do not
need to ride a bike, cars and trucks are always welcome. You don't need
to be a Veteran everyone is welcome. You only need respect and a desire
to show it. See Mission statement for more information and or visit the
Patriot Guard website for more information, thank you.
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery:
Phone: 314-845-8320
https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/jeffersonbarracks.asp
Blue Star Mothers of America:
https://www.bluestarmothers.org/
Gateway Blue Star Mothers:
Phone: 636-675-2114
https://gatewaybsm.org/
Blue Star Mothers of America, Missouri Chapters:
https://www.bluestarmothers.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75
Blue Star Mothers of America, Illinois Chapters:
http://www.bluestarmothers.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63
American Gold Star Moms:
Phone: 202-265-0991
https://www.goldstarmoms.com/
American Gold Star Mom Chapters and Departments by State:
https://www.goldstarmoms.com/chapters--departments.html
American Gold Star Mothers St. Louis
Missouri Military Memorial Foundation:
https://missourimilitary.org/
Gateway St. Louis Honor Flight:
Phone: 314-968-7717
https://gslhonorflight.org/
Honor Flight Network:
Phone: 937-521-2400 (9am-5pm EST)
https://www.honorflight.org/
H.E.R.O.E.S Care:
Phone: 636-600-0096
http://heroescare.org/
List of Food pantries: http://heroescare.org/services/food-pantries/
United Service Organizations (USO)
Phone: 1-888-484-3876
https://www.uso.org/
USO of Missouri:
Phone/St. Louis: 314-429-7702
https://www.usomissouri.org/
USO Lambert St. Louis International Airport:
https://www.usomissouri.org/what-we-do/facilities/lambert-airport-facilities/
USO Fort Leonard Wood:
https://www.usomissouri.org/what-we-do/facilities/ft-leonard-wood/
Operation Homefront:
Phone: 1-800-722-6098
https://www.operationhomefront.org/
The American Legion:
Information and Customer Service Phone: 1-800-433-3318
American Legion National HQ in Indiana Phone: 317-630-1200
American Legion DC Office: 202-861-2700
https://www.legion.org/
Veterans of Foreign Wars:
HQ Phone Kansas City: 816-756-3390
Washington Office Phone: 202-543-2239
https://www.vfw.org/
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
Phone National HQ located in New York: 212-982-9699
Phone Washington DC Office: 202-544-7692
https://iava.org/
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
Phone/Toll Free: 1-800-882-1316
Phone: 301-585-4000
https://vva.org/
Disabled American Veterans (DAV):
National HQ Phone: 1-877-426-2838 (877 I AM A VET)
https://www.dav.org/