Indiana Veterans Outreach

About and Mission

The mission of Indiana Veterans Outreach is to provide awareness and/or assistance through a network of contacts such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, other nonprofits with social services, and more in Indiana.

Services provided:

1. Use of resources and partnerships to help with housing, medical, jobs, food, financial, income tax prep, education benefits and other activities to improve a veteran’s quality of life.

2.Connect with veterans in awareness of alternatives to combat PTSD, TBI, suicide prevention and more.

Most Needed Items

We have created a short list of items that we try to stock, feel free to donate the following items.

NOTE: We do not have a way to refrigerate items at this time, so non-perishable items only.

1. Proteins: Canned meats & fish, beans, nut butters, nuts, canned chili, protein shakes etc.

2. Fruits: Canned, dried fruit, 100% fruit juice.

3. Vegetable: Canned, tomato sauce, 100% vegetable juice, canned soups.

4. Grains: Pasta, rice, oats, quinoa, barley, flour, cereal.

5. Dairy: Shelf stable milk, shelf stable cheese, powdered milk.

6. Misc.: Cooking oil, condiments, coffee, tea, healthy snacks, baby formula, special diet items (gluten free, allergen free, halal, kosher, etc.)

Assistance Request

This program is reserved for veterans and active service members in Indiana. We do not give individuals payment. We directly pay the bills to the utility company on your behalf. We do not reimburse for bills already paid.

Since need is great, this program is mostly open to first time aid seekers. All requests will go through a review process and we can and will accept or deny based on information provided. We are a small organization and with limited resources- our maximum limit is $200 per household.

If approved, we may ask for more documentation. Please provide them when asked or you could be denied in the process. You can see if you qualify *HERE.

*Link goes to our main website.