Applicant Process

Here is an overview of our application process.

Step 1: Ensure you meet our eligibility criteria

  • Review our criteria
  • Download our application and read it carefully

Step 2: Submit a completed application

  • Complete and sign the application
  • Make sure to provide all requested financial information
  • Make sure to include 3 personal references from individuals who know your current situation from a professional perspective, i.e., not friends or family members. References could be physicians, case managers, counselors, veterans service officers and social workers.
  • Make sure you have authorized your personal references to talk to Rebuild Hope about you and your current situation
  • Either fax or mail the application to Rebuild Hope
  • Include a copy of your DD-214 or confirmation of Medical Hold status
  • Include a copy of either your retirement income or VA service-connected compensation letter (note: just those pages that describe your disability compensation and ratings)

Step 3: Rebuild Hope reviews and approves your application.

  • 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 when your application has been approved.

Step 4: Create and publish your personal profile

  • Submit any requested additional information and photos by either mail or e-mail.
  • Rebuild Hope will create an online beneficiary 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.