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Veteran Outreach:
- Co-hosted Weekly VA Vet Center/VAC Community Veteran Outreach Group
1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursday @ 10:30 a.m, at Woodlands Golf Course - 2839 Harris Lane, Alton, IL 62002
3rd Thursday @ 10:00 a.m. at Hickory Grove Restaurant - 201 East Center Drive, Godfrey, IL 62035
Community Outreach:
3rd Thursday @ 10:00 a.m. at Hickory Grove Restaurant - 201 East Center Drive, Godfrey, IL 62035
- Veterans in the Classroom and Student Educational Support Activities (In-Development) - Strategic partnership with local Veteran Service Organizations and the Madison County Regional Office of Education
- Burial of Indigent Veterans and their Families
- Clothing, Furniture and School Supplies
- Education and Training Benefits (Local Colleges and Universities - Assistance Offices)
- Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network
- Illinois Attorney General Military and Veterans Rights Bureau
- Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA)
- Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs - Veterans' Lottery Ticket Cash Grant
- Illinois Joining Forces Foundation
- Madison County Chief County Assessment Office
- Madison County Community Development
- Madison County Employment and Training
- Madison County Food Pantries
- Madison County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program
- Madison County Recorder
- Madison County Veterans’ Court
- Madison County TRIAD
- Marine Toys for Tots
- Quilts of Valor
- SIU School of Dental Medicine
- Songs for Soldiers
- Township Officials of Illinois
- Veterans' Memorial Maintenance Assistance
- Veteran Owned Small Businesses
Contact Us:
If you are or know of a local Veteran, Veteran Family, Unremarried Widow of a Veteran or Adult Disabled Children of a Veteran who was disabled prior to the age of 18 in need of assistance or services, please contact the Veterans' Assistance Commission (VAC) at 618-296-4554 or via email at mcvac@madisoncountyil.gov
Crisis Response:
The VAC is NOT a Crisis Response Agency or Medical Provider. See below to contact a Crisis Response Agency.
- Emergency dial 911 or 988
- Centerstone 24/7 Crisis Response - dial 855-608-3560
- Chestnut Health Systems 24/7 Crisis Response - dial 618-877-0316
- VA Mental Health Services has a variety of mental health resources, information, treatment options, and more all accessible to Veterans, Veterans’ supporters, and the general public.
Any Veterans in Active Crisis or in need of immediate Medical Attention should call 911, go to the nearest Emergency Room and/or call 988 to reach the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.