01 · TODAY
I need help today.
Start with a person, an urgent route or a conversation about what is happening right now.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT ALONE.
Your next chapter.
A clearer way forward.
Housing. Benefits. Care. A place to begin. Find veteran and military-family support, with the next step already laid out.
Find your first stepExplore the veterans mapFor veterans, service members, Guard/Reserve, families—and the people helping them.
CHOOSE THE MOMENT THAT FITS
Start with what is happening.
You do not need to know the program name. Choose the lane that feels closest, then pick a need.
02 · NEXT FEW DAYS
I’m trying to steady things.
Keep food, bills, benefits and family support from becoming a bigger problem.
03 · NEXT CHAPTER
I’m planning what comes next.
Build a path for work, learning or the records that unlock your next step.
These lanes help you orient. Each program still decides its own eligibility, intake and availability.See all support
FIRST, FIND YOUR STARTING POINT.
Start with the bill and its deadline.
Housing stability, local utility assistance and military-family relief have different requirements.
Rent and housing are at risk
Ask about veteran-household housing-stability screening through SSVF.
U.S.VETS Phoenix Supportive Services for Veteran FamiliesA utility bill or local assistance
Find the Community Action route for your city; each office has its own screening.
Maricopa County rent and utility assistance accessMilitary-related family hardship
Read Arizona Military Family Relief Fund conditions before choosing this application.
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Before the first conversation
- Have the notice or deadline handy for your conversation; share it only with the provider.
- Ask about screening, required documents and a backup if funds are unavailable.
You choose whom to contact. Each program decides eligibility and what it can offer.
THE VETERANS RESOURCE NETWORK
The right door starts with your need.
104 military-connected routes
+ 89 community options
Rent, utility bills and financial support.
The directory suggests useful first contacts, then other options. This is a contact order—not a quality rating or a promise of faster service.
Save useful programs, then review your contacts in one plan.
Military-connected
U.S.VETS Phoenix Supportive Services for Veteran Families
Housing-stability screening for a veteran household facing homelessness.
Low-income veteran families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness may request screening. Current income, discharge, household and documentation rules require program review.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call U.S.VETS Phoenix SSVF at 602-441-0612 and ask for an eligibility screening and current housing-stability options.
Requirements, limits & sources
Calling does not guarantee financial assistance, housing or an appointment. Confirm current funding, service area and documents with the program.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 6, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Arizona Military Family Relief Fund
Consider when deployment, Arizona connection and service-related hardship requirements fit.
Honorable conditions, qualifying deployment, an accepted Arizona connection or 12-month residency, and hardship tied to military service. Survivor rules are narrower. Individual review applies.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Read the official eligibility and application guide, then gather the requested service, household financial and bill documentation before applying.
Requirements, limits & sources
Not general immediate cash assistance. Approved payments go to vendors. Documents, review and committee timelines apply.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 7, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Community option
Maricopa County rent and utility assistance access
Find the local rent or utility assistance route for your city.
Maricopa County households outside the cities of Phoenix, Mesa and Glendale. Each household must use its CAP service area; rent and utility programs have separate criteria and documentation.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Use the county website to find the office for your address. Phoenix, Mesa and Glendale use their city’s route.
Requirements, limits & sources
A prescreen or appointment does not confirm eligibility, funding, payment or prevention of shutoff. Call your utility separately about payment options. Phone and appointment hours are not established here.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Sep 26, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Air & Space Forces emergency financial assistance
Active-duty, Guard or Reserve Air/Space Force personnel and eligible families; retired personnel receiving retirement pay and certain survivors have additional limits.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Start an application through the official AFAS portal and review its required budget and documentation.
Requirements, limits & sources
Published information does not confirm current availability or admission.
Document requirements are not established. Ask the program.
Latest source check: Sep 26, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Arizona Veterans’ Mission Group assistance
The organization publishes multiple programs with separate intake and funding conditions. Veterans and families should request current screening for the specific need.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call 480-901-1532 or use the organization’s assistance request to explain the need and ask which current program, documents and service area apply.
Requirements, limits & sources
The site describes programs as launched or soon-to-launch. Do not infer funding, legal representation, food access or mental-health treatment without direct confirmation.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 11, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Army Emergency Relief financial assistance
Active or eligible retired soldiers and dependents; Guard/Reserve must meet qualifying Title 10 service conditions. Certain surviving spouses and children are covered.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Use the official online assistance application or its nearest-office finder.
Requirements, limits & sources
Published information does not confirm current availability or admission.
Document requirements are not established. Ask the program.
Latest source check: Sep 26, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Community Bridges veteran housing support (SSVF)
The provider describes SSVF for very-low-income veteran families in, or moving into, permanent housing. Intake determines current eligibility.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call the number on CBI's veterans page and ask specifically for SSVF intake for your household and county.
Requirements, limits & sources
Funding, openings and the current income limit are unconfirmed. CBI publishes a general contact number; ask specifically for SSVF.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 7, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Helping Hands for Freedom veteran and Gold Star family assistance
The organization publishes a requirement for at least one child age 18 or under in the home and honorable discharge; general under honorable is not accepted. It limits applications to once every 12 months and screens the request.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call 602-845-1390 or use the organization’s application instructions to confirm whether the household and hardship fit before submitting documents.
Requirements, limits & sources
This is narrow financial assistance, not general cash, food, housing placement or legal help. Applying does not guarantee payment or approval.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 11, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Military Assistance Mission basic-needs support
Arizona active-duty, Guard or Reserve E-5 and below, subject to income, or qualifying post-9/11 combat-award recipients; Arizona stationing/residency required.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Review the official requirements and apply using a laptop or desktop; call for application questions.
Requirements, limits & sources
Published information does not confirm current availability or admission.
Document requirements are not established. Ask the program.
Latest source check: Sep 26, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Military OneSource financial counseling
Active-duty, Guard and Reserve members and eligible families; confirm other status-specific eligibility with intake.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call Military OneSource and request a financial counseling appointment.
Requirements, limits & sources
Ask intake about current session limits.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Sep 26, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
- Military OneSource · Military OneSource financial counseling
- Military OneSource · counseling flyer
The cited flyer returned “not found” during our October 10 link check. The current provider overview below does not resolve the older session-limit conflict. Ask Military OneSource which limits apply to you.
Current Military OneSource financial-counseling guidanceOriginal citation (unavailable at link check)
Military OneSource · counseling flyer
Military-connected
Navy–Marine Corps Relief loans and grants
Active or retired sailors/Marines, eligible military-ID family members, surviving spouses, and reservists on extended duty of at least 30 days.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Use the official office locator and schedule an appointment; ask about access from your Arizona location.
Requirements, limits & sources
No Arizona walk-in office or payment is promised; a loan is repayable.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Sep 26, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Operation Homefront Critical Financial Assistance
Specific post-9/11 line-of-duty injury/illness, deployment, or active-duty E1–E6 family routes apply; allowed expenses vary by route.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Review the eligibility page, then submit a complete My Operation Homefront application during the monthly 1st–10th window.
Requirements, limits & sources
Published information does not confirm current availability or admission.
Document requirements are not established. Ask the program.
Latest source check: Sep 26, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
What this map tells you—and what it doesn’t
This is a growing collection, not every veteran service in Arizona. Locations are not eligibility boundaries. A map pin is not an open bed, a walk-in invitation or live availability. Phone and online routes matter just as much as physical locations.
Suggested first contacts are selected for their role in the process, followed by military-connected services and then community options, alphabetically. Each program decides who qualifies. Source checks are not provider confirmation; review the limits and call before travel.
Browsing does not change your guided-help answers. Save a program only when you want it in your plan.
Saving & privacy
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This person’s answers stay in this tab until you close it or midnight in Arizona. “Start a new person” clears those answers. Your saved program list stays separate for up to 24 hours.
Names and free text are never saved. Age, gender, veteran and survivor answers clear when you reload. This information stays in your browser.
Sharing this device? Use without saving, or clear your list before leaving.
Edits do not extend these limits. Copies and downloads are separate.
LESS MAZE. MORE DIRECTION.
Same need. Different doors.
Knowing the difference can save a call in the wrong direction.
A place to stay
- No safe place tonight?
Ask CRRC or the VA homeless-veteran line about assessment and referral. Neither promises a bed.
- At risk of losing housing?
Ask an SSVF provider about screening. Income, household, veteran status and service-area rules apply.
- Need longer-term housing support?
Transitional housing and HUD-VASH use different referral processes. A voucher is not a same-day shelter.
Benefits & service records
- Recently left active duty?
Solid Start offers first-year transition navigation. Ask which benefits process fits; navigation does not approve a benefit.
- Start with accredited claims help
ADVS benefits counselors can explain VA claims. Navigation and claims representation are different jobs.
- Missing your service records?
Use the official records route. Ask the program what alternatives it accepts while records are pending.
- Have a discharge question?
Read the official instructions and ask qualified help about your situation. A records request and a discharge upgrade are separate processes.
- Considering a pension or a home purchase?
These are separate applications with their own requirements. Pension is not emergency cash; a home-loan COE is not lender approval.
Care & getting to an appointment
- American Indian or Alaska Native veteran?
Read the specific VA copay-exemption process, accepted tribal documentation and excluded care charges. Enrollment and exemption review are separate steps.
- Video care blocked by a device or internet barrier?
Ask your VA provider about a Digital Divide Consult. It reviews access options; it does not guarantee a device.
- VA care and Vet Centers differ
Medical enrollment and readjustment counseling have separate eligibility. Start with the route that fits the need.
- Ask about care for your situation
Women veterans and people seeking military sexual trauma care have specific navigation routes. Read the program’s access limits.
- Arrange the ride separately
DAV rides, accessible VTS transport and travel reimbursement are different services. Confirm booking and access before travel.
Work, training & education
- Looking for work?
Start with employment support; specialized veteran services have their own access rules.
- Choosing training or college?
A campus veterans team and the GI Bill application serve different purposes. Ask what is needed before enrolling or paying.
- Need disability-related career support?
Ask about Veteran Readiness and Employment. A disability rating alone does not establish every program requirement.
Families, caregivers & survivors
- Guard, Reserve or military family?
Military OneSource and Arizona Guard family readiness can explain their support routes. Access varies by service status and program.
- Helping someone with care needs?
Caregiver support and CHAMPVA have different purposes and requirements. Ask each program about the person you support.
- After a military loss
Grief support and survivor-related benefits are separate routes. You can ask for emotional support without treating it as a benefit application.
Rights, courts & reentry
- Preparing to return from prison?
HCRV specialists provide prerelease assessment and community-care connections. This is separate from court representation or release approval.
- A military-service employment question?
ESGR offers a route for USERRA employment questions. Read the limits of mediation and the official next steps.
- Involved with the justice system?
VA Veterans Justice Outreach is a support route. It does not replace legal representation.
- Ask your current court about referrals
Veterans treatment court has a distinct referral process. A veteran connection is not automatic admission.
A LITTLE PREPARATION GOES A LONG WAY
Make the next call count.
You don’t need the perfect words. Start with the need. Ask for the next step—and a backup if this route doesn’t fit.
Open your saved planFour questions to bring
- “I’m looking for help with ___. Is this the right place?”
- “Who qualifies, and what do you need from me?”
- “Do I call, apply online or come in—and when?”
- “If you can’t help, who should I try next?”
Bring only what the program requests. Don’t enter Social Security numbers, claim numbers or medical details in this page’s search.
Veteran support. The whole community behind it.
You can use general community resources too. A military-specific route is an option, not a requirement.
Built into PHX Good. Independent community navigation—not the VA, a government agency or an emergency service. Source dates and eligibility limits live with each program.