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• Stateside Legal

  Stateside Legal is a national resource for members of the military, veterans, their families and advocates. It goal is to help you access benefits, find free legal help, and better understand your legal issues. This site indexes the best legal information available in one easy-to-use website that includes interactive forms, videos, and legal analysis. Content Detail

• Veterans Legal Help Navigator

  This online tool from Stateside Legal helps veterans' caseworkers and advocates across the country find the right fit legal help for veterans. The Navigator will ask a series of questions about the veteran's income, household size, location and legal issue. Using this information, it will provide the right fit legal help for the veteran. The Navigator will also suggest resources to learn about the veteran’s legal issue and self-help materials for the veteran. Content Detail

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  Stateside Legal

• Interactive Forms from Stateside Legal

  Stateside Legal, a website providing legal help for military members, veterans and their families, has partnered with several organizations to bring free interactive legal forms to individuals with military connections. The interactive forms are available free of charge to all persons. The system is easy to use and provides several sample forms and letters in a number of legal areas. Content Detail

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  Stateside Legal

• Guide to Mortgages and Other Loans for Military and Veterans

  Informational brochure on the most common consumer issues, including home ownership issues, impacting veteran and military communities. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General

• Home Loans

  Information from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs about Purchase Loans; Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) or Streamline Refinance Loan; Native American Direct Loan (NADL) Program; Adapted Housing Grants; and other resources that may be offered by the states to Veterans. Content Detail

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  United States Department of Veterans Affairs

• Housing Grants for Disabled Veterans

  Information from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs about grants provided to Servicemembers and Veterans with certain permanent and total service-connected disabilities to help purchase or construct an adapted home, or modify an existing home to accommodate a disability. Two grant programs exist: the Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant and the Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grant. Content Detail

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  United States Department of Veterans Affairs

• Resources for Homeless Veterans and Homeless Veteran Service Providers

  HUD Exchange provides resources for homeless veterans and homeless veteran service providers that support veterans either primarily or inclusively. Content Detail

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  HUD Exchange

• VA Programs for Homeless Veterans

  Information from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs about programs offered to help veterans who may be homeless or at risk of losing their home. Content Detail

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  United States Department of Veterans Affairs

• Transition Assistance Programs for Military Personnel

  Information from Military OneSource for military personnel who will be leaving the military and will be transitioning to a return to civilian life. Content Detail

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  Military OneSource

• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Notice Disclosure

  Notice used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to notify Servicemembers on “active duty” or “active service,” or a spouse or dependent of such a servicemember who may be entitled to certain legal protections and debt relief pursuant to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. [PDF] Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

• VA Welcome Guide

  Whether you’re just getting out of the service or you’ve been a civilian for years now, this VA Welcome Guide can help guide you to the benefits and services you’ve earned. Content Detail

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  United States Department of Veterans Affairs

• Pension Poaching - Know the Signs

  Informational brochure outlining how to identify dishonest financial planners and advisors who target veterans and their families, offering assistance with filing paperwork or claiming they can help veterans qualify for supplemental benefits. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General

• Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents

  Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of benefits and services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This booklet from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs contains a summary of these benefits. Read More

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  United States Department of Veterans Affairs

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  Spanish / Español

• HUD Veteran Resource Center

  HUD's Veteran Resource Center (HUDVET) was created, in consultation with national veteran service organizations, to provide veterans and their family members with information on HUD's community-based programs and services. This web site contains information about HUDVET and HUD's housing programs. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

• How to Appeal Your Claim & FAQs: Your Appeal To The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

  The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program provides free attorneys to veterans and their qualifying family members who have an appeal pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court). If an appellant has filed an appeal with the Court and has been unable to obtain his or her own attorney he or she can request assistance from the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program. Content Detail

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  Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program