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Veterans Resources



   
General
Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, spiritually based organization providing local human service programs and opportunities for individual and community involvement.
Wounded Warrior Project®  takes a holistic approach when serving warriors and their families to nurture the mind and body, and encourage economic empowerment and engagement. Through a high-touch and interactive approach, WWP hopes to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation's history.

Office of Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs homepage.

VA offers a wide array of special programs and initiatives specifically designed to help homeless veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible. In fact,VA is the only Federal agency that provides substantial hands-on assistance directly to homeless persons. Although limited to veterans and their dependents, VA's major homeless-specific programs constitute the largest integrated network of homeless treatment and assistance services in the country.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service web page includes links to topics including Featured Employers, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living Services, Employment Resources, Vocational- Educational Counseling and On-Line Self Help

The VONAPP (Veterans On Line Applications) website enables veterans to apply for benefits using the Internet. U.S. military veterans and some service members within six months of separation or retirement can apply for compensation, pension, and vocational rehabilitation benefits. U.S. military veterans, service members with two years of service, and members of the Selected Reserve can apply for education benefits. VONAPP also has a link to VA Form 10-10EZ, Application for Health Benefits.


Government
An online screening tool to help determine, anonymously, to what benefits a person may be entitled. It is free, easy-to-use, and completely confidential. The user answers a series of questions, and then GovBenefits.gov returns a list of government benefit programs you may be eligible to receive along with information about how you can apply.

Military Records
Most programs, government or private, require birth certificates and/or other vital documents. This web page, which is part of the Center for Disease Control, provides the addresses for the state agencies from which these documents can be obtained.

Vital Records
Most programs, government or private, require birth certificates and/or other vital documents. This web page, which is part of the Center for Disease Control, provides the addresses for the state agencies from which these documents can be obtained.