If you are a current or former military service member and need financial assistance for overdue bills, repairs, or other critical family needs, you may be eligible for Operation Homefront's Critical Financial Assistance. 

For more information, click here or call 1-877-264-3968.

Click here for eligibility requirements.

Click here for application and program information.

Effective Jan 1, 2024, Operation Homefront’s Critical Financial Assistance program will be shifting to a new application process. The process includes a 10-day Application and Initial Processing Period (Days 1-10), a 10-day Evaluation and Review Period (Days 11-20), and a 10-day Notification and Final Processing Period (Days 21 to end of month).

If your situation is urgent and you need help outside our normal 10-day application window, please call Operation Homefront directly at 877-264-3968 and a caseworker will assist you.

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The Permanent Homes for Veterans program is an initiative designed to provide housing for veterans looking for stable, long-term solutions.

The program recognizes the need for safe and affordable housing for veterans who have served their country and works to provide them with the support and resources they need to succeed.

The program is unique in that it offers a two years mortgage-free home to the veteran after the successful completion of the program.

Through the Permanent Homes for Veterans program, veterans are given access to a range of resources and services designed to help them succeed in their new homes. 

The PHV program provides veterans with the opportunity to move into an Operation Homefront home and work directly with caseworkers and other financial counselors to learn and plan for home ownership.

Honorably discharged veterans, retirees or Reservists and National Guard that are currently serving can apply for a home through the Permanent Homes for Veterans program. All veterans that served honorably are eligible to apply, no matter what era they served (Vietnam, Korea, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, OEF, OIF).

Veterans do not have to be injured or have a deployment to apply. Surviving spouses of service members killed in combat or while deployed in the combat theater of operations and are not remarried or engaged to be married may also apply.

In order to apply for a home, you will need to create an account or have an existing account with Operation Homefront. Once you click the “Apply Now” button below you will be taken to My Operation Homefront to create an account or log in. 

The selection committee does consider income and expenses. Though these are mortgage-free homes, the family should expect to cover expenses that are common to home ownership such as paying the property taxes, insurance, warranty, HOA fees (if applicable) and $100 per month toward closing costs. Savings is required. The recipient will need to pay a $500 deposit, moving expenses, utility service costs, etc. 

Though these are mortgage-free homes, the family should expect to cover expenses that are common to home ownership.

Our Transitional Homes for Veterans program is designed as a gateway for stability and support for families working toward self-sufficiency.

Veteran transitional housing is offered by the Transitional Homes for Veterans program to help veteran families who are within 3 years of discharge and have served honorably. The program offers temporary, rent-free housing as well as financial education and support services to help families work toward self-sufficiency.

Upon selection, each family is assigned a caseworker and financial counselor who work with them to create personalized financial, educational, employment, and personal goal plans. Families gain knowledge on the home buying process, credit score improvement, debt payoff, emergency savings, and community engagement.

Although the program is rent-free, families are required to pay a monthly fee that will be refunded upon completion of the 2-3 year program. The refunded funds can be used for a significant down payment on a home of their own or other needs for their family in the community.

By providing transitional housing for veterans, the program aims to assist veterans in achieving self-sufficiency, purchasing their own home, and successful reintegration into their communities.

Honorably discharged veterans who are within 3 years of discharge. Veterans do not have to be injured or have a combat deployment to apply. 

In order to apply for a home, you will need to create an account or have an existing account with Operation Homefront. Once you click the “Apply Now” button below you will be taken to My Operation Homefront to create an account or log in. From there you will be able to view current homes and apply from your Dashboard.

You can also click here as another route to take you to the current Transitional Homes for Veterans. 

Program is rent-free, families are required to pay a monthly fee that will be refunded upon completion of the 2-3 year program.

Transitioning to civilian life can be a daunting task for many veterans and military families. Operation Homefront's Transitional Housing (Apartments) program provides rent-free apartments for veterans who have honorably discharged within the past 4 years.

Introducing Operation Homefront’s Transitional Housing (Apartments) program, which offers veterans a rent- and utilities-free apartment for one year, along with access to employment and financial counselor services to help them achieve stability and chart a path to long-term success post-military.

This initiative provides a stable living environment for veterans as they adjust to civilian life, giving them a chance to focus on their goals and build a solid foundation for their future.

We believe that removing the financial burden of rent and utilities will help veterans to focus on achieving stability and success.

Our committee will consider several factors when selecting an applicant, such as working towards financial stability, connection to the community where the apartment is located, and family size. We want to ensure that veterans who are chosen for this program are set up for success and have the best possible chance of thriving in their new environment.

Veterans do not have to be injured or have a combat deployment to apply.

• Veteran, with or without family within 4 years of discharge
• Veteran, within 200 miles of Home of Record preferred
• Veteran, with honorable discharge (to include general under honorable conditions)
• Veteran, who is not eligible for retirement pay

Our Transitional Housing (Apartments) are currently located in Frederick, MD, Columbia, MD, Atlanta, GA, San Antonio, TX, and North Salt Lake City, Utah.

At-A-Glance:
Best for-Honorably discharged veterans within 4 years of discharge.

Length of stay-12 months

Avg processing time-30-45 days

Veterans will be required to pay a security deposit and pet deposit (if applicable), but Operation Homefront will cover rent and utilities.

Operation Homefront’s Transitional Housing (Villages) program allows eligible service members to live rent-free while they go through the transition process of medically seperating from the military.

Upon placement, Operation Homefront’s counselors meet with each military family every 30 days to review their financial situation, determine where they are in the transition process, review their attendance in the required workshops and classes, and determine their ability to live on their own.

Once the families have become self-sufficient, the counselors help them find suitable housing in the area they intend to live on a permanent basis. By the end of the program, veterans and their families should have VA benefits in place, debt significantly reduced, and emergency savings in place.

For those seeking temporary housing during their transition to civilian life, Operation Homefront’s Transitional Housing (Villages) program is a great option to consider. With its fully furnished apartments, complete with full utility services, internet access, cable TV, telephone service, monthly financial counseling, and case management support, this program provides much-needed stability during a challenging time. 

San Antonio program: serves those primarily being treated at Joint Base San Antonio and Audie Murphy VA Hospital.

 If you would like more information about our Transitional Housing (Villages) program, please email here.

Program details:
Best for Wounded, ill & injured service member

Length-8-18 Months

One-on-One-Financial counseling to reduce debt and build savings.

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Our mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive, not simply struggle to get by, in the communities - our communities - they have worked so hard to protect.

Operation Homefront relies heavily on our more than 4,000 volunteers who support our mission and help us deliver our programs. Their commitment and support is what allows Operation Homefront to make a real and positive difference in the lives of our military families and veterans.

Click here to learn more about volunteering as a group or individual.

Click here to volunteer.

Your generous gift today will make all the difference for our heroes who serve our country and their families. 

Click here to donate.

You can also help support our mission by organizing a fundraiser to benefit military families. Once the money is raised, you can send it to us to help military families. Please contact us by email here.

Volunteer Eligibility:

• The minimum age for volunteering is 7 years old. Individual 
  minors, 7-14, not part of an organized, assigned group, must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
• Minors aged 15-18 can volunteer if they have a signed waiver by a legal guardian on file with Operation 

Our strongest need for volunteers occurs during the months of:

June through August, and October through December.

You can mail any monetary donations to:
Operation Homefront
17319 San Pedro Ave, Suite 505
San Antonio, TX 78232-1444

Your donation is 100 percent tax deductible. 

No surcharge for donation.