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

Paid Veteran Internship Chicago IL
Veteran Internship Program From May 22 – August 11, 2023, the Chicago Botanic Garden and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation are proud to support military

LCVFSF Annual Report 2022
LCVFSF Annual Report 2022 Your copy of the 2022 Lake County Veterans and Family Services Foundation is available for your review. Simply click on https://bit.ly/3YiWlPN

Veterans Event Planning 2023
2023 Veterans Marketing and Event Planning The relationship between LCVFSF and the Veterans Path to Hope was strengthened on Wednesday 1 February. Members of both

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