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<li><a href="http://www.vtguard.com/">Visit the Vermont National Guard</a></li>

<li><a href="http://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Home/Benefit_Library/State__Territory_Benefits/Vermont.html">State Benefits</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.myarmyonesource.com/CommunitiesandMarketplace/CommunitySupport/Northeastern/NewEngland/default.aspx">Army OneSource Community Support Coordinator, your source for local information, news, and valuable resources</a></li>

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<h3 class="dark">State and Community Programs and Services</h3>

<h4>Emergency Financial Support</h4>

<p>Vermont Military Family Emergency Assistance Fund and the Vermont Charitable Foundation are dedicated to relieving the short-term financial difficulties encountered by deployed soldiers and their families. Most awards cover such things as fuel assistance, home repairs, car repairs, and other situations deemed by the individual Boards of Directors as emergency need. <a href="http://veterans.vermont.gov/benefits/financial">www.veterans.vermont.gov</a></p>

<h4>Vermont Military, Family and Community Network</h4>

<p>The mission of the Vermont Military, Family and Community Network is to develop and maintain a multi-group network among communities, military, government and private sectors that creates awareness of challenges, identifies resources and provides support to all service members and their families throughout the deployment cycle. <a href="http://uvm.edu/~vtmfcn">www.vmfcn.edu</a></p>

<h4>Military Spouse Residency Relief Act</h4>

<p>On November 11, 2009, the President signed into law the Military Spouse Residency Relief Act. This Act, among other things, provides that when a service member leaves his or her home State in accord with military or naval orders, the service member's spouse may retain residency in his or her home state for voting and tax purposes, after relocating from that State to accompany the service member. In the State of Vermont an exemption from Vermont withholding tax may be claimed if an employees spouse is a member of the U.S. Armed Services and their state of legal residence is not Vermont. For more information visit <a href="http://www.state.vt.us/tax/militaryspouse.shtml">www.state.vt.us/tax</a></p>