About the Veterans Service Commission of Summit County

We at the Veterans Service Commission of Summit County are proud to be part of an organization that has one ultimate purpose:To Serve Our Veterans

Funded by residents of Summit County through property tax and driven by a council of 5 members appointed by the judges of the Summit County Common Pleas Court, from candidates recommended by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, American Veterans, Disabled American Veterans and Vietnam Veterans of America. Our staff is here to serve you.

To us, it is more than a job; it is an honor. It is a tragedy when we drive through a thriving city to find Americas’ fighting heroes walking the streets with a sleeping bag and a rucksack carrying their sole possessions. Men and women that once had worked in our community, driving home at night to see their family. Some just needed a hand to pull them back over the wall that slowly appeared around them through debt or injury; others were soldiers that returned from war with mental or physical injuries that have prevented them from ever working a normal job or leading a normal life again. This could have been you or me that was seen out of that warm car on that rainy day if things were different.

Our staff, consisting of 80% veterans of multiple creeds, colors and religions, devoting over 32,560 hours per year, work together to assist our veteran community. We reach down over that wall to help those in need of temporary financial assistance and pull them back to their feet. We help our countries’ veterans navigate the Veterans Affairs medical, claims and benefits system to make those no longer able, become self-sufficient once again.

For more information, you can contact us at 330-643-2830 or email us by clicking here.

Overview & Mission
Commissioners & Staff

Overview & Mission

State legislature of Ohio passed the soldiers Relief Act in 1886, thus establishing the Veterans Service Commission (formerly the Soldiers Relief Commission). Its role was, as it is now, to provide emergency relief and support services to veterans who served this country and their family members and survivors.

The Veterans Service Commissions are state agencies ordered by Title 59 of Ohio law and funded by county property tax. Ohio is the only state that provides such comprehensive support and services to its veterans. Each of the 88 counties in Ohio has a board of five appointed commissioners who administer the program for their respective county.

The five Veterans Service Commission Commissioners are chosen by the Judges of Summit County Common Pleas Court from Veteran organizations such as American Legion (AL), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) or the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), American Veterans (AMVETS) and the Disabled American Veterans (DAV). The employed staff members of the Summit County Veterans Service Commission consist of 80 percent veterans of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds, together proudly serving those who have served.

Listed below are all current employees, positions, and related phone numbers. Most phone calls are made to the receptionist at 330-643-2830. Only Summit County Veterans and their dependents are able to apply for Financial Assistance through our agency. If outside the Summit County, please click here to find a VSC near you.