Application Process & Getting Started

This is an overview of the Rebuild Hope application process.

Step 1: Ensure you meet our eligibility criteria

  • Review our membership criteria and email us the Getting Started Information described below
  • A Rebuild Hope veterans advocate will contact you within 2 business days to discuss your eligibility
  • If you appear to qualify, the veterans advocate will email you a Rebuild Hope application and related documents.

Step 2: Submit you application and include:

See Get Help page for requirements.

Step 3: Rebuild Hope reviews your application package.

  • Your application will be acknowledged within 24 hours of its delivery.
  • Rebuild Hope will review and verify the information submitted in your application and contact you if we have any questions. This will usually happen within a couple of days.
  • You will be notified as to whether your application has been approved - usually within 3 business days of receiving all required information.

Step 4: Create and publish your personal profile

  • Your Veteran Personal Profile info (submitted with your application) is the basis for your personal page on the Rebuild Hope web site.
  • Submit any requested additional information and photos by either mail or e-mail.
  • Rebuild Hope will create your online profile and request your review and approval BEFORE it is published.
  • NOTE: Rebuild Hope respects your desire for privacy and will limit the information publicly displayed on our website to what you decide.

Getting Started

If you would like to join Rebuild Hope start by sending the following information to dana@rebuildhope.org. Rebuild Hope will then schedule an initial phone call to determine whether you should submit an application. If you appear to qualify for Rebuild Hope membership, a veterans advocate will send you an application and assist you.

  • Name of applicant
  • Status - veteran or on medical hold?
  • Military Branch
  • Date of military discharge
  • Phone number
  • E-mail address
  • Hometown & state
  • Disability and rating
  • Describe family
  • Briefly describe why you need financial assistance?
  • Briefly describe how you intend to achieve a balanced household budget within 6 to 9 months.
  • List other non-profit organizations that have helped you in the past 12 months.
  • Tell us how you learned about Rebuild Hope.