This site is created in the spirit of veterans helping veterans. You have worked hard securing our national defense, now let us work hard for you. Our goal is to provide you with an additional resource for veterans' benefits. How can you find the benefits and money that you have earned? Browse through our site to find out.

The American Legion 
"The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization.  A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide."  You must be a veteran to join, but there are numerous financial benefits of membership in the world's largest veteran's organization. The American Legion also publishes a college financial aid handbook at needalift.org.

Defense Finance and Accounting Service 
"The mission of DFAS is to provide accounting and finance services for the military departments and defense agencies."  Among other things, this site has one very popular feature - 2009 military pay charts.

FastWeb 
"FastWeb, the Internet's leading scholarship search service, helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college, and finding jobs and internships.  And it's all free."  Site contains free searches, but registration is required.

GovBenefits.gov 
"Your Benefits Connection.  GovBenefits.gov is a partnership of Federal agencies with a shared vision - to provide improved, personalized access to government assistance programs."  Site contains multiple links to federal and state agencies/programs.

GovLoans.gov 
"Find the Right Loan for You.  GovLoans.gov is your gateway to government loan information.  It directs you to the loan information that best meets your needs."  This site provides 7 links to VA home loan info.

Helmets to Hardhats 
"Helmets to Hardhats is a national program that connects National Guard, Reserve and transitioning active-duty military members with quality career training and employment opportunities within the construction industry. The program is administered by the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment, and Veterans Employment and headquartered in Washington, D.C. Direction for management of the center comes from a board of trustees comprised of equal numbers of employer and labor trustees."

Massachusetts Welcome Home Program 
Massachusetts offers veterans from the state up to $1,000 for active service in Iraq or Afghanistan. Also offered are monetary bonuses for service during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Click here for the MA State Treasury veterans bonus division page.

Montgomery GI Bill 
"The Montgomery GI Bill is an educational assistance program enacted by Congress to attract high quality men and women in to the Armed Forces."  The site to visit when beginning a search on educational assistance.

Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Service 
"VA guaranteed loans are made by private lenders... to eligible veterans for the purchase of a home which must be for their own personal occupancy."  This site contains a wealth of information on the VA Home Loan.