Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance | Veterans Of Foreign Wars - Financial Assistance for Service Members
406 W 34th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
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
To access this service, contact:
Main Email
Mark Herron (Assistant Director Veterans & Military Support (Programs))
866-789-6333
Voice·
Main Phone
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
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.
Last Assured
02/23/2026
What's Here
Providing organization
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS FOUNDATION
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is America's largest membership organization of combat veterans. The organization has obtained veterans a variety of important preferential guarantees in the areas of education, medical care, home loans, entitlements, etc. The VFW is a non-governmental entity that should not be confused with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).