Daniel W. Grant, Former Director, Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs ...

 

"Prevention First, an Illinois-based nonprofit organization, is bringing you this new website to feature the resources needed by active, retired and veteran military members living in Cook County. This is Cook County’s first, all-inclusive Web-based directory for veterans and their families and provides the information requested in a survey completed by military members in Cook County earlier this year. The links featured in this website have been tested and researched to ensure they provide the most accurate and up-to-date content needed by military members and their families. The website is a nonprofit project and does not derive funding from advertisements. Only the best and most needed resources will be featured.

As an unwavering advocate of veterans, I support this effort on behalf of Prevention First to provide the most relevant and up-to-date resources possible."

 Dale Prickett, U.S. Army Veteran ...

 

“The creation of a comprehensive one-stop veteran's benefits website is long overdue. This resource will allow veterans to access information on the array of benefits available to them (including mental health counseling, education benefits, and employment assistance) all at one website. It is my opinion that the establishment of the Benefits4ArmedForces website will be an invaluable resource for all Cook County Area veterans.”



Jeremiah Arellano, USMC Veteran ...

This website would be very helpful to every veteran. From personal experience, I have looked at a plethora of different websites and was not able to trust many of them because of many reasons, such as, the requirement for me to pay them money to retrieve a military document. Furthermore, the consolidation of legitimate websites would make searching for a military related subject much easier.”



Terri K. Treiman, LCSW, Albany Park Community Center, Chicago ...

"As a service provider, I am very pleased to see this resource become available.  It is a huge plus to be able to go to this site, locate what I'm looking for and know that the information is current and usable.  Our veterans deserve ready access to what they need when they return home."


Iris M. Feliciano, USMC Veteran ...

"The website offers a comprehensive list of resources that can be helpful to all Cook County veterans and their families. It is great to have reliable information in a convenient one-stop location."