A state fund run by the American Legion gives temporary financial help to eligible veterans and their families. It can cover weekly living needs, rent or mortgage interest, gas, electricity, water and heating fuel, medical expenses within limits, emergency dental care for the veteran, eye exams and glasses, hearing evaluations and hearing aids, funeral expenses and durable medical equipment.
Contact a Designated Fund Representative or Veterans Aid Investigator in the community where you live; there is no central application office.
Your DD214 showing an honorable discharge and at least 90 days of wartime active duty, proof you live in Connecticut, documentation of your financial need, and marriage or birth documentation if your request covers your spouse or children.
