Fedcap Inc. is launching Veterans Forward to provide veterans, service members and their families critically needed support in emergency situations such as housing, substance use treatment, home heating assistance, food and clothing, and job training across Maine.

The program is essential given rising costs because of record inflation that put additional financial stress on many military families, according to a news release from the South Portland Fedcap office.

Grant Collins, president of Fedcap Inc. said, “We must do a better job of serving our heroes and their families who have sacrificed so much for their country, and launching Veterans Forward will help provide the support they deserve. Fedcap history is deeply rooted in serving service members, veterans and their families given we were founded by WWI veterans. This is another example of our commitment to improving the economic well-being of the people of Maine.”

Fedcap Inc. worked with the former Veterans Count Maine chapter, led by Treasurer Dennis Brown, to create Veterans Forward. Brown said, “Fedcap welcomed us with open arms. Fedcap was quick to recognize this important need and immediately began putting the pieces together.”

To help kickstart Veterans Forward, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded Veterans Forward $500,000 for a Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program to help homeless veterans and those at risk of homelessness gain stability, get training and pursue high earning careers in Maine’s leading industries.

For more information, visit fedcapmaine.org/veteransforward.

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