Through grant from DAV Charitable Service Trust, LASP is serving more veterans

(Nov. 2020) LASP has received a generous grant from the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Charitable Service Trust. Through this grant, LASP is serving more veterans with disabilities throughout Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.

“LASP is committed to serving the veteran population and working with disabled veterans to ensure they are receiving the legal support they need to get the assistance and benefits they deserve,” said Shawn Boehringer, LASP Executive Director. “Thank you to DAV Charitable Service Trust for this support.”

Through the Trust's grant, LASP’s Veterans Advocacy Project is helping ill and injured veterans resolve legal problems, especially focused on housing, family issues, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, and discharge upgrades. The Veterans Advocacy Project launched in June after more than a year of planning.

Veterans are welcome to call our new Veterans Advocacy Helpline at 610-283-0884.

Richard Prebil, Veterans Advocacy Project Staff Attorney, explained, “Many of those who return from serving in the military live with the effects of service for years after their discharge. In fact, those who have diagnosed or undiagnosed mental or physical health conditions, which potentially led to less than honorable discharges, are two times more likely to be suicidal and two times more likely to experience homelessness.”

Veterans with less than honorable discharges are generally not eligible for services from the VA or other providers. However, through the funding from the DAV Charitable Service Trust, LASP can help these veterans receive the benefits they are owed and help restore dignity and pride from service.

In addition to funding direct legal representation, the Trust's grant also will support LASP educational outreach to disabled veterans.

Veterans in Bucks, Chester, Delaware or Montgomery counties can call LASP’s new Veterans Advocacy Helpline at 610-283-0884. In addition, LASP’s Regional Helpline at 877-429-5994 is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. AND 1-4 p.m., or apply online 24/7 at lasp.org/apply.

The DAV Charitable Service Trust formed in 1986 to advance programs and services that help U.S. veterans as well as their caregivers and families.

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