Wes Nakagiri

Here is some information and some links to Veterans Services in Livingston County.

The Livingston County Department of Veterans' Services is dedicated to providing services and programs to the 12,300 veterans residing in Livingston County. Services include:

• Assistance in navigating the claims filing process with the Federal Government for injuries or illness, federal death benefits, and survivor benefits.
• Case management and ongoing support for VA benefits recipients.
• Filing and processing of Livingston County burial allowance claims.
• Financial assistance for indigent veterans and their dependents for anything from food and gas to home repairs.
• Transportation for mobility impaired patients to get to their medical appointments such as dialysis and out-patient surgery.
• Substantially increase outreach to Livingston County Veterans including education of what benefits are available and helping veterans access benefits earned by their service
• Provide funding for the creation and assistance of mental health services.
• Connect veterans with a Veterans Career Advisor.
• Provided funding for the addition of a Court Coordinator for the Veterans Treatment Court.
• Increase the number of Drivers from 1 part-time staff to 2 part-time staff.
• Update IT infrastructure.
• Expand transportation service.

The Livingston County Veterans Services Department assists veterans and their families with obtaining the services they have qualified for. A comprehensive listing of services can be found here.

There are a number of Veterans Organizations in Livingston County. These organizations and their meeting times and locations can be found here.

From the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Crisis Line

Are you a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one?

Connect with the Veterans Crisis Line to reach caring, qualified responders with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many of them are Veterans themselves.

More information at https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

Thank you for your service . . . 

It is indeed a pleasure to serve veterans who gave so much of themselves to preserve the freedoms we enjoy today. Your sacrifices have given us the security of peace in our homeland and abroad, as well as preserved and protected our constitutional right of self-government, for which we are very grateful.

This booklet compiles material from federal, state, and local agencies for you, our veterans and your families, to:

• Provide information about benefits and services.
• Provide links to direct sources - computer-based and professional - for answers to specific questions.
• Assist in communicating more effectively with your elected representatives.
• Educate state, nonprofit, and community providers about benefits and services available through other agencies or service providers.

To better assist you, the veterans information listed in this booklet has been organized into three levels of available Veterans programs - Federal, State, and Local. Much of the information contained in this booklet comes from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website at www.va.gov. For more state and local information, visit www.michigan.gov and www.michiganveterans.com. The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency can be reached at 1-800-MICH-VET (1-800-642-4838) or visit the website www.MichiganVeterans.com. The Federal Veterans Affairs Benefits and Services number is 1-800-827-1000.

To provide an overview of topics covered, the booklet's Table of Contents is included below. To read more about each topic please click here to download this booklet as an Adobe PDF file. Note: You need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view this booklet. 

This booklet was published by the Michigan Legislature in Lansing on November 2018. Hard copies of this booklet, titled "Veterans Benefits and Service for Michigan Military Veterans" may still be available. Please contact your State Representative or State Senator.