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Michigan veterans & families

You’ve earned support.We’ll help you find it.

Mi Service Matters connects Michigan’s veterans, service members, and families to trusted resources for benefits, healthcare, wellness, housing, finances, and education — at every stage of life. One conversation, no cost, no runaround.

In crisis? Call the Veterans Crisis Line: 988, then Press 1

Always free & confidential
Michigan-based
Every era · every branch
No wrong door
Why we’re here

“Where do I go from here?” — you won’t have to answer that alone.

Veterans, service members, and families have earned real support — but the system that holds it can be a maze of agencies, forms, and dead ends. Mi Service Matters is the bridge across it. We help you understand what you’re eligible for, connect you to trusted people and programs, and stay with you until you’ve got what you need.

Our story & mission
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People first

A neighbor, not a case number — every time.

How it works

Connect. Navigate. Support.

It’s right there in our name. Three plain steps from “I don’t know where to start” to “I got what I needed.”

1

Connect

Reach out and tell us where you are. One conversation starts it — no complicated forms, no runaround, and no cost. Ever.

2

Navigate

We help you understand what you’ve earned and cut through the paperwork, so you know exactly where to go and what to do next.

3

Support

We stand beside you — linking you to trusted partners and peers who’ve been there, and checking back to make sure it worked out.

Who we serve

If you served — or stood beside someone who did — we’re for you

No matter your era, branch, or discharge status. If we can’t help directly, we’ll connect you with someone who can.

Who we serve
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Veterans of every era

Whether you left the service thirty years ago or last month, what you earned is still yours. We’ll help you claim it.

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Active duty, Guard & Reserve

Still serving? We help with the benefits, healthcare, and family support available to you now — and as you plan what’s next.

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Military & veteran families

Spouses, children, and the people who hold it together at home. Families serve too — and there’s support built for you.

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Caregivers & survivors

Caring for a wounded, ill, or aging veteran — or carrying on after a loss? You don’t have to do it alone.

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Peer support & community

You’re not the first to walk this road.

The strongest part of what we do is each other. We connect you with veterans and families who’ve navigated the same questions — and with a network of trusted Michigan partners — so you’re never figuring it out alone.

  • Peers who’ve been there and get it
  • Warm hand-offs to vetted local partners
  • We check back to make sure it worked out
Get involved

Not sure where to start? Start with one conversation.

Tell us where you are. We’ll help you figure out what you’ve earned and how to reach it — free, confidential, and at your pace.