National Service Officer Program

• Provides veterans' benefits experts at various veterans administration regional offices, hospitals, vet centers, and state and county veterans facilities.
• Assistance to ALL Veterans, their dependents, widows and orphans.
• Processes veterans' claims for compensation, pension, medical care, education, job training, employment, veterans preference, housing, death, and burial benefits.
• Serves on President's Committee for employment of people with disabilities.
• Assists in identifying and helping homeless veterans.

National Appeals Office Located in Washington, D.C.

• Provides quality and professional representation for veterans whose benefits have been denied at the local VA regional office.

Court of Veterans Appeals

• One of five national veterans organizations presenting veterans' claims before the court.
• One of only four organizations to employ a full time attorney at law to represent veterans.
• Court decisions can affect rating decision in thousands of veterans claims. Successful representations protect all veterans.

National Outreach Program

• Provides services to veterans in rural and urban areas.
• Reaches handicapped and destitute veterans unable to go to a VA regional office.
• Educates veterans on their benefits and entitlements.

Educational Scholarship Programs

• Perpetual scholarship established in 30 colleges/universities for students or professionals whose curriculum/discipline is oriented toward serving the handicapped.
• Tuition assistance awarded annually for sons and daughters of Purple Heart recipients.
• The Scotland School for disadvantaged children and orphans of veterans.
• Provided seed money to Gallaudet University to establish Music Appreciation curriculum for the hearing impaired/profoundly deaf.
• Computer Training for veterans and or spouse.

Representation Before Congress and the White House

• Monitors on-going legislation affecting veterans.
• Works to support & encourage legislation to benefit all veterans.
• Guards against cuts in current benefits.
• Testifies before U.S. Senate and House Committees/Sub-Committees regarding veterans issues.
• Addresses issues affecting all handicapped/disabled.

Other Programs Funded by the Service Foundation

• Special Disaster Relief Funds
• The Chapel of the Four Chaplains
• The Freedom Foundation
• Nurses Scholarship Program
• Operation Holiday for hospitalized veterans
• The Veterans Administration Voluntary Service in its hospitals and nursing homes.
• The United Services Organization (USO)
• The Veterans Wheelchair Games
• Supports programs for child victims of sexual and physical abuse
• Donates/provides medical equipment, ambulances, vans, air-med evacuation, transportation, clothing, and emergency food and shelter to improve the quality of life for veterans in need.