Veteran resources in Kearney, NE
16 listed resources serving U.S. military veterans in Kearney, Nebraska — VSOs, housing assistance, benefits offices, and other veteran resources. Sorted by completeness score within each category. Contact each provider to confirm services and availability.
Closest help near Kearney, NE
Within 25 miles: 1 VA facilities · 0 mental-health providers · 7 housing programs · 0 employment services
VA clinic
- Holdrege CBOC about 24 mi (straight line) · Holdrege, NE 308-995-3760
- Grand Island VA Clinic about 41 mi (straight line) · Grand Island, NE 308-382-3660
Vet Center
- Grand Island Vet Center Outstation about 42 mi (straight line) · Grand Island, NE 308-381-5801
Benefits / county veterans office
- Buffalo County Veterans Service Office about 1.1 mi (straight line) · Kearney, NE 308-236-1253
- Kearney County Veterans Service Office about 18 mi (straight line) · Minden, NE 308-832-1747
Mental health
- Goodwill Industries of Greater NE - Grand Island Office about 41 mi (straight line) · Grand Island, NE (308) 384-7896 x160
- Live Well Csl Ctr of Greater Nebraska about 41 mi (straight line) · Grand Island, NE (308) 381-7487
- Grand Island VA Mental Health about 42 mi (straight line) · Grand Island, NE 308-382-3660
Housing
- Nebraska Veterans Home - Kearney about 2.3 mi (straight line) · Kearney, NE 308-865-5000
- Central Nebraska Veterans Home about 4.0 mi (straight line) · Kearney, NE (308) 865-6000
- Kearney Housing Agency about 4.0 mi (straight line) · Kearney, NE (308) 234-3000
Employment
- Lexington Workforce Development about 34 mi (straight line) · Lexington, NE 308-324-2064
- American Job Center, Department of Labor - Grand Island about 45 mi (straight line) · Grand Island, NE 308-385-6300
Distances are straight-line from the center of Kearney; driving distance is longer. Call ahead to confirm services and hours.
Benefits Offices / CVSOs (1)
Housing Assistance Programs (3)
Veterans Service Organizations (11)
Amvets
Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Nebraska Chapter 16 4
Disabled American Veterans
Other Veteran Resources (1)
Browse Kearney by ZIP
Veteran resources by five-digit ZIP code.
Other cities in Nebraska
Browse veteran resources by city.
PACT Act benefits
Veterans in Kearney who served in qualifying eras may be eligible for VA disability benefits without a nexus letter under PACT Act 2022 (burn-pit, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, Gulf War, radiation). Nebraska PACT Act eligibility guide →
Help veterans in Kearney, NE
Give locally: the organizations listed above serve Kearney directly; many accept donations on their own websites, and that is the most direct way to help a veteran here.
Support this directory: it is free, has no ads, and is run by Wounded Warriors — a national 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 86-1336741, The Woodlands, Texas. Gifts keep the directory current for Kearney and every other town, and fund our veteran down-payment grants, HRT clinic sponsorships and care packages nationwide. Gifts are not earmarked by city.
Give to Wounded Warriors → Mail a check · Verify EIN 86-1336741
About this directory
This city directory is part of the free Wounded Warriors veteran-resource directory, covering all 50 US states + DC + Puerto Rico + Guam + USVI + American Samoa + Northern Mariana Islands. Records are geocoded to lat/lng + FIPS state/county/tract (~90% tract-level), URL-health-monitored, and (for 501(c)(3) records) ProPublica Form 990 cross-referenced. Free, open, machine-queryable under CC-BY 4.0. Open data catalog → · All Nebraska resources →