Veterans Service Officer
515 East 2nd South
Mountain Home, ID 83647
Phone: (208) 587-2130 x 1296
Fax: (208) 587-4909
Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
MakeTheConnection.net is a free, easy-to-use website that helps Veterans, their families, friends, and supporters find mental health information and local support resources. The site also features powerful videos of Veterans sharing their personal stories of recovery and resilience.
Visitors can learn to recognize signs of mental health challenges or substance use concerns and find tools to connect with help in their community. MakeTheConnection.net is available to everyone at no cost.
Please consider adding links to one or more of the following helpful pages on your website:
Problems with alcohol or drugs:
https://maketheconnection.net/symptoms/alcohol-drug-problems
Suicide risk:
https://maketheconnection.net/conditions/suicide
Group therapy and peer support:
https://maketheconnection.net/stories/715
Veterans Service Office (VSO) assists Veterans and their dependents in preparing claims for benefits or privileges to which they may be entitled as administered by the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Services Offices (VSO) may be county or city based.
Beginning in 2019, Idaho is starting a new program for disabled veterans with a 100% service-connected disability. Those veterans meeting the requirements may apply for a special property tax reduction of $1,320, not to exceed the amount of the veteran’s actual property taxes.
To qualify for the exemption the veteran must meet the following requirements:
Apply from January 1, 2019 – April 15th, 2019. property-tax-benefit-veterans