About Us - Lorain County Veterans

MISSION

Lorain County Veterans Service Commission (LCVSC) is dedicated to delivering the finest quality of service to our Veterans, their dependents and their survivors.

LCVSC is a county agency funded by Lorain County taxes. The Commission works closely with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Department of Human Services, Social Security Administration, and various other Federal, State and local agencies.

HISTORY

In May 1886, after the Civil War was over and reconstruction was well along, the Ohio Legislature enacted 83 Ohio Law 232. This law provided for a Soldier’s Relief Commission of three members to be appointed for each of the 88 counties in the state. The state legislature has seen a need to repay the debt owed Ohio’s Civil War veterans along with concerns for their families formulated this set of laws to provide financial assistance for Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and their dependents or survivors.

The Soldier’s Relief Commission functioned for nearly sixty years, providing for the needs of Ohio veterans, with little change. Each Soldier’s Relief Commission, acting as a separate entity.

BOARD MEETINGS

Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. EST. If a holiday falls on Monday the week of the meeting or the Friday before the meeting then the meeting will be moved to Wednesday. This year that happens in January, February, and December. Please note: Due to end of the year deadlines in the County Budget Department there will be one meeting in December.

2020 MEETING DATES

JANUARY Tuesday 7^th Wednesday 22^rd

FEBRUARY Tuesday 4^th Wednesday 19^th
MARCH Tuesday 3^rd Changed to WEDNESDAY the 18^th
APRIL Tuesday 7^th
Tuesday 21^st

MAY Tuesday 5^th Tuesday 19^th

JUNE Tuesday 2^nd
Tuesday 16^th

JULY Tuesday 7^th
Tuesday 21^st

AUGUST Tuesday 4^th Tuesday 18^th
SEPTEMBER Tuesday 1^st
Tuesday 15^th
OCTOBER Tuesday 6^th Tuesday 20^th
NOVEMBER Tuesday 3^rd Tuesday 17^th
DECEMBER Wednesday 2^{nd (tentatively)}