The first sentence of the Mission Statement of the Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs states that "the mission of the Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs (KCVA) is to provide Kansas veterans, their relatives, and other eligible dependents with information, advice, direction, and assistance through the coordination of programs and services in the fields of education, health, vocational guidance and placement, and economic security."
As an advocate, resource center and service agency for military veterans and their families the Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs provides a wide range of programs which benefit clientele statewide whose service time ranges from World War II to newly completed service within any branch of the U.S. Military.
Below are links to some of the programs and services offered by the Commission:
KANSAS COMMISION ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS HOME PAGE
http://www.kcva.org/
CONTACT INFORMATION
http://www.kcva.org/contact.shtml
(Address, phone and fax numbers, email and comment form)
KCVA SERVICE OFFICE LOCATIONS
http://www.kcva.org/vs/office_locations.shtml
(The Commission has field and service offices in Colby, Garden City, Fort Dodge, Wichita, Winfield, Independence, Lawrence, Kansas City, Junction City, Salina, Emporia and Topeka)
VETERANS' BENEFITS
http://www.kcva.org/vb/
(Information on: Disability Benefits, Dependents' and Survivors' Benefits, Burial Benefits, Health Care, Education and Training, Home Loans, Life Insurance, Military Distinctive License Plates, Filing Claims, Appealing Claims, Medals, DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), Prescription Drug Coverage, and Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment)
VETERAN SERVICES
http://www.kcva.org/vs/index.shtml
(Includes contacts and information on: Medical treatment, Claims assistance, the Persian Gulf War Health Initiative, Ionizing radiation exposure and Type II Diabetes treatment support for some Vietnam War era veterans.
VETERAN EDUCATION SERVICES
http://www.kcva.org/ves/
(financial support for veterans seeking further education at colleges/universities, vocational/technical schools, apprenticeship programs, other on-the-job training programs and flight schools)
MILITARY FAMILY SUPPORT
http://www.kcva.org/mfs/
(Lists of organizations which give support to military families)
OPERATION RECOGNITION
http://www.kcva.org/or/
("The State of Kansas sponsors "Operation Recognition" to honor World War II and Korean era veterans who left school to join the military and never received a high school diploma")
KANSAS SOLDIER'S HOME
http://www.kcva.org/sh/
(A care center for Kansas veterans located in Fort Dodge, about five miles southwest of Dodge City)
KANSAS VETERAN'S HOME
http://www.kcva.org/vh/
(A care center located in Winfield)
KANSAS CEMETERY PROGRAM
http://www.kcva.org/cp/history.shtml
("Senate Bill 19 was passed in 1999 authorizing the Kansas Commission of Veterans Affairs to establish, operate, and maintain a state veterans cemetery system, to serve the veterans, spouses, and eligible dependents of the veterans of Kansas")
KANSAS STATE SERVICES
Kansas Military Bill of Rights and other services provided by the State
Includes the following services and benefits provided by the State of Kansas:
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As an advocate, resource center and service agency for military veterans and their families the Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs provides a wide range of programs which benefit clientele statewide whose service time ranges from World War II to newly completed service within any branch of the U.S. Military.
Below are links to some of the programs and services offered by the Commission:
KANSAS COMMISION ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS HOME PAGE
http://www.kcva.org/
CONTACT INFORMATION
http://www.kcva.org/contact.shtml
(Address, phone and fax numbers, email and comment form)
KCVA SERVICE OFFICE LOCATIONS
http://www.kcva.org/vs/office_locations.shtml
(The Commission has field and service offices in Colby, Garden City, Fort Dodge, Wichita, Winfield, Independence, Lawrence, Kansas City, Junction City, Salina, Emporia and Topeka)
VETERANS' BENEFITS
http://www.kcva.org/vb/
(Information on: Disability Benefits, Dependents' and Survivors' Benefits, Burial Benefits, Health Care, Education and Training, Home Loans, Life Insurance, Military Distinctive License Plates, Filing Claims, Appealing Claims, Medals, DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), Prescription Drug Coverage, and Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment)
VETERAN SERVICES
http://www.kcva.org/vs/index.shtml
(Includes contacts and information on: Medical treatment, Claims assistance, the Persian Gulf War Health Initiative, Ionizing radiation exposure and Type II Diabetes treatment support for some Vietnam War era veterans.
VETERAN EDUCATION SERVICES
http://www.kcva.org/ves/
(financial support for veterans seeking further education at colleges/universities, vocational/technical schools, apprenticeship programs, other on-the-job training programs and flight schools)
MILITARY FAMILY SUPPORT
http://www.kcva.org/mfs/
(Lists of organizations which give support to military families)
OPERATION RECOGNITION
http://www.kcva.org/or/
("The State of Kansas sponsors "Operation Recognition" to honor World War II and Korean era veterans who left school to join the military and never received a high school diploma")
KANSAS SOLDIER'S HOME
http://www.kcva.org/sh/
(A care center for Kansas veterans located in Fort Dodge, about five miles southwest of Dodge City)
KANSAS VETERAN'S HOME
http://www.kcva.org/vh/
(A care center located in Winfield)
KANSAS CEMETERY PROGRAM
http://www.kcva.org/cp/history.shtml
("Senate Bill 19 was passed in 1999 authorizing the Kansas Commission of Veterans Affairs to establish, operate, and maintain a state veterans cemetery system, to serve the veterans, spouses, and eligible dependents of the veterans of Kansas")
KANSAS STATE SERVICES
Kansas Military Bill of Rights and other services provided by the State
Includes the following services and benefits provided by the State of Kansas:
- Funeral Picketing
- Pay Differential
- Activation Payment
- Governor's Military Council
- Tuition Assistance
- In State Tuition
- In-State Tuition for Military Family Member
- Kansas Military Service Scholarship
- Refund or Credit for Tuition
- Free Hunting and Fishing Licenses
- Spouse Employment
- Emergency Relief
- State Hiring
- State Agency Review
- State Income Tax Filings
- Business Tax Credits
- Vehicle Registration
- Registration Grace Period
- Grants to Veteran Service Organizations
- Annual Hunting License
- Permit Refund
- Elk Draw
- Deployment Refund
- Free Vital Statistics Records
- Open Records
- Professional License
- Armory Renovations
- Kansas Lottery
- Veteran's Reunion
- Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Military Benefits
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