It depends. If you registered your DD-214 with either the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs or your local county's Register of Deeds in Wisconsin, we can probably find a copy. You will need to show a valid ID to pick up a copy. If you moved from another state, then you may want to check with that local Veterans Service Office. Otherwise, you can complete at Records Request through the National Personnel Records Center (click on the tile above).

If you are homeless or at imminent risk of being homeless, here are some resources for you:

1. The VA has a homeless program. Click HERE.

2. You can contact HUD-VASH at the John H. Bradley VA Clinic in Appleton, WI. 

    Mental Health, Building 2 or call 920-831-0070.

3. Contact Nick Brewer at the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Outreach & Veteran Program (VORP)

    Website or call (715) 409-3767

4. If you need help with a deposit, you can contact LEAVEN.

5. The Fox Valley Veterans Council may be able to provide limited assistance. 

6. You can stop by our office Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm

There are several nonprofit organizations in our area that MAY be able to help with rental assistance.

LEAVEN

Fox Cities Veterans Council 

Please visit the Charitable Organizations page. 

Many banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders can help you navigate the VA Home Loan process. BUYER BEWARE of many scams out there taking advantage of Veterans. Be sure to find a reputable resource. 

Our office has worked with several organizations. NO ENDORSEMENT IMPLIED. These are external links.

• Mortgage Nerds ... subject-matter experts in leveraging your VA Home Loan & Realtor resources

You can often ask the lender to pull a copy of you Certificates of Eligibility. You can also request one through the VA website HERE. Of note, you will need certain items (e.g. DD-214) and will need to create a login, which also requires several pieces of information. COEs can be confusing so we recommend working with a reputable VA Home Loan mortgage specialist to best leverage your benefits. 

It is not a loan in the conventional sense.  The VA helps Veterans, Servicemembers, and eligible surviving spouses become homeowners. As part of our mission to serve you, we provide a home loan guaranty benefit and other housing-related programs to help you buy, build, repair, retain, or adapt a home for your own personal occupancy.

VA Home Loans are provided by private lenders, such as banks and mortgage companies. VA guarantees a portion of the loan, enabling the lender to provide you with more favorable terms. Click HERE to learn more.

 

The Larsen-Winchester Lions Club, Inc. builds ramps for disabled people around the area. 

RAMP BUILDING PROGRAM:  Call 920-427-3236 

• The Larsen-Winchester Lions club began building ramps in March 1989.  We have constructed over 1,350 handicap ramps in the area for persons of limited mobility. 

• We ask the family to pay for 1/2 the materials needed for construction if they can and try to get assistance from their local Lions Club or another organization if they can't pay. 

• There is no charge for qualified people in the towns of Clayton and Winchester.

• We limit the ramp program to the area of Neenah, Menasha, Appleton and surrounding 25-mile radius, but not the city of Oshkosh due to the work load and other factors.

• Our club has purchased all of the equipment needed to construct the ramps.

• Our ramp construction program has saved the people of the community over 8 million dollars.

 

Veterans with certain disabilities MAY qualify for special housing adaptation. The criteria is quite strict and will require due diligence with paperwork and communication. For the best information, click on the link below.

VA Website