Veterans Resources

This page is for Veterans and their family members to find local resources. As this webpage is under constant development, we encourage you to check back with this page periodically.

The first and formost resource for returning Veterans are the VA VetCenters. There are 250 VetCenters (Click here for the national directory) around the country, each staffed with a dedicated team of specialists and professionals experienced with the issues and concerns of todays returning Veterans as well as the needs of Veterans from previous wars and conflicts.

Readjustment Counseling Service

A common purpose: Serving the needs of Veterans

The VetCenters and the Veterans Administration are our first line of resources for our homecoming Veterans. As this web portal develops you will find more services and resource links.

Veterans Benefits, Click on the graphic below:

National Veterans Toll Free Crisis Line:

If you are a Veteran with an immediate crisis that is potentially harmful to yourself or others, please consider calling the National Veterans Association's toll free crisis line at 1-888-777-4443.

The National Veterans Foundation (NVF) is a non-profit organization serving the needs of Veterans for over 17 years.

Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities Locator and Directory (Click Here)

Veterans Benefits on the Internet

VA Home page................................................................. www.va.gov

VA consumer affairs........................ www.va.gov/customer/conaff.asp

VA Benefits and Health Care Information:

Compensation & Pension.............................. www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/

VA Benefit.ts application......................... vabene.ts.vba.va.gov/vonapp

Health benefits and services.......................... www.va.gov/vbs/health/

Burial and memorial bene.ts................................... www.cem.va.gov/

Education bene.ts................................................... www.gibill.va.gov/

VA home loan guaranties.............................. www.homeloans.va.gov/

Board of Veterans’ Appeals................................. www.va.gov/vbs/bva

Benefits outside the U.S.................... www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/foreign/

TRICARE............................................................. www.tricare.osd.mil/

CHAMPVA................................................................ www.va.gov/hac/

Forms:

VA forms................................................................ www.va.gov/forms/

Other government forms.......... www.vba.va.gov/pubs/otherforms.htm

Employment Assistance:

Veterans’ preference ........ www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp

Federal government job openings.................. www.usajobs.opm.gov/

Dept. of Labor .................................. www.dol.gov/vets/welcome.html

Business Assistance:

Small Business Administration............................ www.sba.gov/VETS/

Small and Disadvantaged Businesses.............. www.va.gov/OSDBU/

Other Useful Sites:

Arlington National Cemetery.................... www.arlingtoncemetery.org/

Department of Defense...................................... www.defenselink.mil/

Military funeral honors.................. www.militaryfuneralhonors.osd.mil/

Military records................. www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs/

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