American Legion
Organization
Why pick this one
The American Legion provides free VA benefits assistance through accredited service officers and operates more than 12,000 local posts.
Best for
- Veterans applying for VA disability benefits
- Veterans appealing VA benefits decisions
- Military families seeking veteran advocacy
- Veterans seeking peer-to-peer mental health resources
- Families seeking veteran-focused scholarships or youth programs
Look elsewhere if
- People seeking a conventional commercial service provider
- People needing services unrelated to veterans, military families, or community programs
Specialties
- VA disability benefits applications
- Veterans benefits appeals assistance
- Education and employment resources for veterans
- Peer-to-peer veteran mental health support
- Suicide prevention training
Certifications
- Accredited American Legion service officers
What makes them different
- Founded by an Act of Congress in 1919
- More than 1.6 million members
- More than 12,000 local posts
- Free assistance from accredited service officers for VA benefits applications and appeals
- Organized into 55 departments across the United States and multiple overseas regions
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 197 Tiney Rd, Ellenboro, NC 28040
- Phone
- (828) 245-4800
- Website
- http://www.legion.org
- wght@100..900
Services
- Veteran benefits assistance
- Veteran and military-family advocacy
- Mental health support resources
- Youth development programs
- Scholarships
- Community volunteer programs