Provided to relieve distress, often involving the basic essentials of everyday living, either in the form of a no-interest loan, a grant, or combination of both depending on the applicant's personal situation. Amount of assistance provided is only limited by an individual's valid need. Financial assistance may be used for emergency travel, TRICARE medical co-pays, rent or mortgage, initial/rent deposit, minor home repairs, vehicle repairs, vehicle payments, utilities, funeral expenses, basic essential furniture for initial household setup, food and appliance maintenance.

This program assists the families of Marine Speical Operations Command (MARSOC) personnel who have health and welfare challenges by funding medical treatments that are not provided by the government; by advocating and providing services for children enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program; and by funding childcare and emergency services when the spouse of a deployed service member is unable to care for the children.

• The Cecil County Men’s Shelter, often referred to as Settlement House, provides transitional housing for men who are experiencing a period of homelessness in their lives. The Men’s Shelter is within walking distance to medical services, social services, and employment opportunities. The men to move toward independence, greater self-sufficiency and increased hope and wholeness by receiving referrals to medical and mental health providers, help with a job searches or pursuing education, case management, the hospitality of food and friendship, and individual and small group interaction.  The Men’s Shelter works closely with the Veteran’s Administration and reserves six of the fifteen beds for veterans who are experiencing homelessness.

Military Family Assistance Program is to alleviate the financial difficulties facing the families of wounded service members and veterans.  Financial aid varies as each case is based on individual needs ranging from rent, utilities, groceries, vehicle payment, clothing, travel expenses to and from major facilities. Services are available to active duty service members and veterans that have been wounded, injured or are critically ill.

The Last Mission Project mission is to alleviate the financial stress veterans and their families often face from PTSD related issues, allowing them to make clear decisions about treatment without the burden of the cost it will have on the family. 

As a program of the Quality of Life Foundation, Wounded Veteran Family Care Program provides advocacy and education for caregivers of wounded, ill, or injured veterans.  We assist in negotiating benefits and guidelines with revised PCAFC guidelines.  

The Women Veterans Initiative Program (WOVIN) is a program created by women veterans to support other women veterans who face different issues and barriers than their male counterparts.  The program strives to bridge the trust gap, inform women veterans on services they are eligible to receive, and ensure their unique needs are met.

Guardian Angels for Soldier's Pets “Foster Home” program has a two-fold purpose which includes supporting deploying active duty service members (primarily single and dual military) and veterans in specific situations with volunteer ‘foster homes” within the organization's foster home network and the “Military Pet Assistance” (MPA) Fund for assisting “Homeless Veterans” with veterinary care expenditures and temp pet boarding expenditures.

As of January 2022 we extended the "Pet Foster Home" (PFH) program to include single First Responders (law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs, and military medical personnel who are being transferred to a different jurisdiction than their normal assignment (EXAMPLES: Houston TX county deputies reassigned to the Southern Border, MO firefighers reassigned to CA due to wildfires). Each case will be handled on a "case-by-case" basis.

CHEP has a longstanding mission to serve and strengthen communities by giving hope and help to American Veterans in need. This is accomplished by providing transitional housing and support services to homeless Veterans.

From the point of entry in our housing programs, to the day of program exit, CHEP's housing programs focus on priming each Veteran for success. The program staff works with each Veteran individually to create realistic goals and a strategy specific to their hopes and needs. The ultimate goal is for the veterans to find independent, sustainable living in a community. Over the years our efforts have helped to empower thousands of veterans to regain control of their lives.

Their motivation is simple: Veterans should never experience the indignity of not having a safe place to call home.”

CHEP provides 78 beds to homeless veterans in three (3) locations along the east coast. Their housing sites cluster within the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern states and are categorized into Grant and Per Diem and Bridge Beds (supported by the Department of Veteran Affairs).

Hero Homestead is a transitional sober living environment that assists veterans in setting and meeting goals that will aid them in successful reintegration back into the community.  Hero provides a safe living space for veterans, with the assistance of the case manager, to focus on their recovery goals, goals for education, and   employment and social goals.  Provision for counseling and access to community and VA resources are made immediately available upon request.

It is a priority at Hero Homestead that veterans gain important life skills that will allow them to be productive community members.