Care Teams
Care Community
Connect Veterans with each other and with the resources they earned and deserve through a bond of trust and efficacy.
We foster a community of care for serving the needs of Lake County Veterans and Families.
A community is only as strong as those who build it, and we need your help in the form of funding and volunteer services in order to sustain our objectives which are:
- Connect Veterans with each other and the resources they need and deserve through a bond of trust.
- Reduce the time it takes for a warrior to ask for help.
- Provide 100% free and confidential services to Military, Veterans, Service Members, and their Families with service-related issues through a strong peer support network.
- Educate and counsel families supporting Veterans or Service Members through trauma-informed care.
- Raise competency in trauma-informed care.
- Reduce Veteran hospitalizations.
- Provide a safe environment for those in need to reduce the stigma associated with their needs.
Care Resource Areas
- Post-traumatic Stress
- Domestic Violence
- Children’s Emotional Issues
- Legal Issues
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Substance Abuse
- Mood Issues, Suicidal Thoughts, Depression, Anxiety, Hopelessness
- Adjustment related to Deployment, Re-Deployment, Discharge or Reintegration
- Grief
- Education, Employment, and Vocational Support
- Financial Support
- Housing/Homelessness
Latest News
2023 Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
Standard Homestead Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities (SHEVD) PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS A RENEWAL APPLICATION NOT A FIRST-TIME APPLICANT. This exemption provides a reduction in
Veterans MLK Day Service
Martin Luther King Day Service Member Family Dinner a Smash Success! A Service Member family dinner to celebrate MLK Day was hosted at the JIC
Debra Lewis Military Academy
Military service is one of the greatest honors and responsibilities in this country. Each year Congressman Brad Schneider has the privilege of nominating young, promising
Veterans Benefits Dec 2022
Table of Contents Raising Your VA Compensation Rates As the cost of living goes up, VA ensures that your benefit rates do too! Starting Jan.
Free Veterans Dinner held November 7 at JIC Community Development Center in Waukegan
A free Veterans dinner was hosted by Lake County Veterans and Family Services Foundation (LCVFSF) Waukegan “Cup-A-Joe”, the JIC Community Development Corporation, Northern Illinois Recovery
Millburn Middle School Students Learn About the Vietnam War from Veterans
For the 8th consecutive year, teacher David Schroeder has helped his Social Studies students at Milburn Middle School in Lindenhurst understand the Vietnam War in
