Welcome to the Members Page
For members who are new to the American Legion, the national organization is broken down into different levels.
The American Legion Department of California is one of fifty-five Departments within the American Legion. There is one Department for each of the 50 states, plus one for each of the following: the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico and the Philippines. Canada was merged into Department of New York several years ago.
Departments are organized into Areas which are divided into multiple Districts and the Districts consist of numerous Posts (typically the local cities within the District) of which the individual veteran members and their families participate in their various programs and fundraisers designed to help veterans and military families in need. The Department of California is a unified entity consisting of six Areas focused on and accomplishing the goals of the Legion.
Elk Grove Post 55 and Post 233 is in the Department of California, Area 5, District 6.
American Legion National Organization
Department of California
- Department web site: https://calegion.org/
- American Legion Auxiliary web site: https://www.calegionaux.org/
- Sons of the American Legion: https://salcalifornia.com/
- American Legion Riders: https://alrdoc.org/home.php
- California Legion College: https://calegioncollege.org/
Area 1 District 6 Website
Benefits For Veterans
website: https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/homepage
OK, so now you have VA benefits, and you are excited to use them but how? In an age of digital technology, automated phone calls/messages, email, etc. What do you do? Check out the above webpage and register yourself. Put in your information and find out more about benefits both for yourself and your family. If you have questions, you have contacts listed here and you can email or call them. Don’t be afraid to call and please be patient. VA is a big organization with 3 different branches:
- VBA – Veterans Benefits Administration: Veterans & family benefits to include home loans, financial assistance, survivor’s benefits, etc.
- VHA – Veterans Health Administration: Veterans health benefits for health care of veterans
- NCA – National Cemetery Administration: Burial benefits, burial for veterans & eligible family members
Take a moment to check out the website and find out for yourself if you are eligible. Most everything is digital and easy to navigate with patience. Take a moment to get your benefits you deserve it!
Meet Your Sacramento County Veteran’s Service Officer: on Thursdays between 10 am and 3 pm at the Veterans Hall, 8230 Civic Center Drive, Elk Grove, 95757.
Are you renewing your driver’s license? If so, you can have “Veteran” noted on your driver’s license.
Yes, if you contact your local VSO and provide the VSO with a copy of your DD214, they will prepare the form that you can present to the DMV when you renew your driver’s license. So much easier to show your license than looking for some other document to prove you are a veteran to receive veteran’s discounts at local stores.
“I look forward to a great future for America – a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.” John F. Kennedy
Post 233 Documents & Business Forms
- Post 233 By-Laws 04-21-2018
- Membership Application
- Pay Membership Dues to Post 233 Online
- American Legion Post 233 Member Guide
- Member Expense Reimbursement Form
- Request for Assistance from Post 233
Links
- 2023 Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors
- Memory Care for Veterans
- Join The American Legion Online Membership Link
More Links can be found on the Living in Elk Grove Community Website’s Veterans Page