With VA health care, you’re covered for regular checkups with your primary care provider and appointments with specialists (like cardiologists, gynecologists, and mental health providers). You can access Veterans health care services like home health and geriatric (elder) care, and you can get medical equipment, prosthetics, and prescriptions. Find out how to apply for and manage the health care benefits you've earned.
Need help enrolling or have questions about enrollment or eligibility? Call 877-222-8387 Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET.

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

Based on where you are in life, your VA benefits and services can support you in different ways. Keep your welcome kit handy so you can turn to it throughout your life—like when it’s time to go to school, get a job, buy a house, get health care, retire, or make plans for your care as you age.

This income-based program is available to Massachusetts Veteran residents, and their dependents, through your local Veterans Services Officer (most often found at your town or city hall, or at your local senior center). This benefit may pay a monthly stipend, past due rent or mortgage, out-of-pocket medical costs, necessary home repairs, and more. Watch the video above for more information, or see if you may qualify via the link below.

The Veterans Pension program provides monthly payments to wartime Veterans who meet certain age or disability requirements, and who have income and net worth within certain limits.
VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits provide monthly payments added to the amount of a monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors. If you need help with daily activities, or you’re housebound, this may be added to your pension. Learn more and/or apply below.

You do NOT have to be in an immediate crisis to call. The Veterans Crisis Line is a free, anonymous, confidential resource that’s available to anyone, even if you’re not registered with VA or enrolled in VA health care. A trained responder will answer your call. The responder will ask you a few questions, such as whether you or the Veteran or Service member you’re concerned about may be in immediate danger or at risk for suicide. You will decide what to share about yourself and what you want to talk about. Visit their website below, dial 988 or call 800.273.8255 and select option 1.

VA has a variety of mental health resources, information, treatment options, and more — all accessible to Veterans, Veterans’ supporters, and the general public. Explore the link below to learn more about a specific mental health topic or to find information specifically tailored to your needs.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The Compass Helpline at NAMI Massachusetts provides free information, ideas, resources, and support to help people across the state navigate the complex mental health system and related systems of care. Compass is staffed by people with first-hand experience navigating the mental health system for themselves or a family member. Call them at 617-704-6264 or 1-800-370-9085, email compass@namimass.org or click the button below to visit their website and explore further.

SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357) (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service), or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations.

Also visit the online treatment locator, or send your zip code via text message: 435748 (HELP4U) to find help near you.

With VA health care, you’re covered for regular checkups with your primary care provider and appointments with specialists (like cardiologists, gynecologists, and mental health providers). You can access Veterans health care services like home health and geriatric (elder) care, and you can get medical equipment, prosthetics, and prescriptions. Find out how to apply for and manage the health care benefits you've earned.
Need help enrolling or have questions about enrollment or eligibility? Call 877-222-8387 Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET.

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

Based on where you are in life, your VA benefits and services can support you in different ways. Keep your welcome kit handy so you can turn to it throughout your life—like when it’s time to go to school, get a job, buy a house, get health care, retire, or make plans for your care as you age.

This income-based program is available to Massachusetts Veteran residents, and their dependents, through your local Veterans Services Officer (most often found at your town or city hall, or at your local senior center). This benefit may pay a monthly stipend, past due rent or mortgage, out-of-pocket medical costs, necessary home repairs, and more. Watch the video above for more information, or see if you may qualify via the link below.

The Veterans Pension program provides monthly payments to wartime Veterans who meet certain age or disability requirements, and who have income and net worth within certain limits.
VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits provide monthly payments added to the amount of a monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors. If you need help with daily activities, or you’re housebound, this may be added to your pension. Learn more and/or apply below.

The Helpline is the only statewide, public resource for finding substance use treatment, recovery, and problem gambling services. Helpline services are free and confidential. Trained Specialists will help you understand the treatment system and your options. Available 24/7, 7 days a week at 800.327.5050. Visit their website below.

Watch Veterans and their family members share real stories of strength and recovery, find useful information and local mental health resources, and explore ways to show your support.

VA Disability Compensation is a tax free monetary benefit paid to Veterans with disabilities that are the result of a disease or injury incurred or aggravated during active military service. Compensation may also be paid for post-service disabilities that are considered related or secondary to disabilities occurring in service and for disabilities presumed to be related to circumstances of military service, even though they may arise after service. Find out more and how to apply for and manage the Veterans disability benefits you've earned.

VA education benefits help Veterans, service members, and their qualified family members with needs like paying college tuition, finding the right school or training program, and getting career counseling. In many cases, these benefits are accompanied by stipends while you're in school to supplement your income.
Note: cash payments to you for attending school are often based on the zip code of the school that you're attending. Be sure to check the benefit rate at each school you're interested in to ensure you have the correct information.

This income-based program is available to Massachusetts Veteran residents, and their dependents, through your local Veterans Services Officer (most often found at your town or city hall, or at your local senior center). This benefit may pay a monthly stipend, past due rent or mortgage, out-of-pocket medical costs, necessary home repairs, and more. Watch the video above for more information, or see if you may qualify via the link below.

This income-based program is available to Massachusetts Veteran residents, and their dependents, through your local Veterans Services Officer (most often found at your town or city hall, or at your local senior center). This benefit may pay a monthly stipend, past due rent or mortgage, out-of-pocket medical costs, necessary home repairs, and more. Watch the video above for more information, or see if you may qualify via the link below.

The Veterans Pension program provides monthly payments to wartime Veterans who meet certain age or disability requirements, and who have income and net worth within certain limits.
VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits provide monthly payments added to the amount of a monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors. If you need help with daily activities, or you’re housebound, this may be added to your pension. Learn more and/or apply below.

This program provides a fixed benefit amount to lower income residents for the cost of the primary source of heat with includes, but is not limited to:

Oil
Electricity
Natural gas
Propane
Kerosene
Wood
Coal

Get more information below or call Call the DHCD Heatline at 1-800-632-8175.

The Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) provides eligible households with full-scale home energy efficiency services. Households that are eligible for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP or Fuel Assistance) are eligible for weatherization services. In addition, households with a member receiving TAFDC or SSI are categorically eligible. Eligibility is based on a maximum gross annual income not to exceed 60% of the Estimated State Median Income. Explore more below.

Most Massachusetts workers are covered by the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program, although workers in some jobs may not be eligible for benefits. When you apply for Unemployment Insurance (UI), your initial eligibility for benefits is based on your earnings and your reason for leaving your job. Ongoing eligibility requirements include being able to work, available for work, and actively searching for work. Learn more and apply at the link below.

WIC is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify.

The Department of Veterans Affairs offers housing grants for Veterans and service members with certain service-connected disabilities so they can buy or change a home to meet their needs and live more independently. Changing a home might involve installing ramps or widening doorways. Find out if you’re eligible for a disability housing grant—and how to apply.

Assistive Technology is one of the many ways that people with disabilities can maintain equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their daily lives. Assistive technology programs offered through Easterseals Massachusetts are available to children and adults of all ages in Massachusetts. These services are available to the general public, regardless of veteran status.

Easterseals Independent Living Program offers services that provide assistive technology in the home with the goal of improving the ability of individuals with significant disabilities to live independently and safely. We also offer expert ergonomics evaluations/trainings, which are essential for preventing injury and disability working from home.

Augmentative Communication Specialists work with adults and students with congenital or acquired disabilities who have difficulty using speech for communication.

This program provides access to zero & low interest loans for the purchase of assistive devices and services to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.

Our mission is to provide services that ensure children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play. We have a strong person-centered approach to all services focusing on the power of unlocking every individual's full potential. Easterseals Massachusetts serves all regions of Massachusetts.