Find locations for a variety of Veteran services, including benefits and health care - https://www.va.gov/find-locations

 

The Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, is a nonprofit association of veterans who suffered some degree of disability while serving in time of war or armed conflict.

Founded in 1920, the DAV is totally funded by dues and contributions, receiving no federal funding. With National Headquarters offices in Cincinnati and Washington D.C. and California's Headquarters offices in Santa Fe Springs, the DAV focuses strictly on serving veterans and their families.

A nonpolitical organization it has no political action committees (PACS) and endorses no political candidates. Today there are more than 1.25 million members of the DAV with more than 116,000 residing in California.

The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) is a comprehensive health care program in which the VA shares the cost of covered health care services and supplies with eligible beneficiaries.

The program is administered by Health Administration Center and our offices are located in Denver, Colorado.

The mission of The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes is to help the people who have given so much on our behalf overcome these obstacles and resume a productive and fulfilling life through programs targeted to their specific needs.

Founded in 2004 as a non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization, the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes is the leading non-governmental provider of emergency financial relief to wounded soldiers from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom and their families.

The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes partners with corporate sponsors, individual contributors, and volunteers to provide a simple and meaningful way for individuals and corporations to help these veterans and their families rebuild their lives.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be a Post 9/11 OEF or OIF Veteran
• Must have physically served Boots on the Ground in Iraq or Afghanistan - Service must be on the Veteran's DD214
• Must have honorable discharge
• Must have an injury that was sustained while …

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The Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of their members - veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction.


Web pages:

• Home - https://pva.org/

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is developing innovative ways to help Veterans make the transition to college life. The VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) program aims to help Veterans, Servicemembers, and their qualified dependents succeed and thrive through a coordinated delivery of on-campus benefits assistance and counseling, leading to completion of their education and preparing them to enter the labor market in viable careers.
The VSOC program provides a VA Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) to each VSOC school. These VRCs are called VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) Counselors. A VA Vet Center Outreach Coordinator is also provided, and co-located on many campuses, to provide peer-to-peer counseling and referral services.

The Army Recovery Care Program (ARCP) (formerly known as Warrior Care and Transition Program is the official U.S. Army program that assists and advocates for severely wounded, injured, and ill Soldiers and their Families, wherever they are located, for as long as it takes.

ARCP provides individualized support to this unique population of Soldiers, who were injured or became ill during their service in the Global War on Terrorism.

Websites:

• Main page - https://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Benefit-Library/Federal-Benefits/Army-Recovery-Care-Program-(ARCP)-(formerly-known-as-Warrior-Care-and-Transition-Program)

The Blinded Veterans Association works to promote the welfare of blinded veterans so that, notwithstanding their disabilities, they may take their rightful place in the community and work with their fellow citizens toward the creation of a peaceful world.

BVA’s primary efforts include a National Field Service Program, advocacy before Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs, scholarships for spouses and dependent children and grandchildren, and special initiatives such as Operation Peer Support/Project Gemini in which older veterans connect with those recently injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, including those from BVA’s sister organization in the United Kingdom.

Web pages

• Home - https://bva.org/

877-4AID-VET (877-424-3838): Your 24/7 Hotline. The National Call Center for Homeless Veterans hotline offers Veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness 24/7 access to trained counselors. The hotline offers information and assistance to Veterans and their families; VA Medical Centers; federal, state, and local partners; and community-based agencies, service providers, and others who work with or simply want to support our nation's Veterans.

VA's specialized homeless veterans treatment programs have grown and developed since they were first authorized in 1987. The programs strive to offer a continuum of services that include: aggressive outreach to those veterans living on streets and in shelters who otherwise would not seek assistance; clinical assessment and referral to needed medical treatment for physical and psychiatric disorders, including substance abuse; long-term sheltered transitional assistance, case management, and rehabilitation; employment assistance and linkage… [read more]

The Women Veterans Call Center (WVCC) staff is trained to provide women Veterans, their families, and caregivers about VA services and resources.

If you have questions or can't find what you're looking for, you can call, text, or chat online with the Women Veterans Call Center (WVCC) at 855-829-6636 to get help and find available resources and services in your area. Trained women representatives can also:

• Provide you with information on enrolling in VA health care if you have not already
• Provide you with information on setting up a medical appointment in your area
• Provide you with information about your eligibility (including questions about disability ratings) and other VA benefits like employment, education, and home loans
• Connect you with your local VA Medical Center or local women's health contact who can assist in coordinating all the services you need

Websites:

• Women Veterans Call Center- https://womenshealth.va.gov/
• Chat online - production…

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