Federal/State Resources
Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255
Military Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255
VA Caregiver Support Line 1-855-260-3274
VA Health Care and Benefits for Women Veterans 1-855-VA-WOMEN (1-855-829-6636)
Confidential Chat net
Explore Benefits that Help Veterans Thrive
Guard & Reserve
National Resource Directory
Military One Source (Veteran services up to 6 months post-separation)
Virginia Department of Veterans Services
Veteran and Family Support (VVFS) (formerly the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program)
Virginia Department of Veterans Services Resource Guide
USACares Basic Needs Family Assistance Grants for Post 9/11 service members and their families to cover housing, temporary shelter, food, gas, utilities, phone, auto payment/insurance/repair. Funds are paid directly to the debt collector; hardship must be military-service-related.
Stateside Legal Low or no-cost legal assistance for military members, veterans, and their families.
Legal Services Corporation Low-cost legal assistance by state.
Goodwill industries international, Inc. Provides programs to assist with transition to civilian life, as well as assistance with support services such as health care, counseling, transportation and more.
Salvation Army Provides various programs for veterans and service members
Education/Employment
Military Credentialing Resources through the Virginia Department of Health Professions.
Resources for active duty service members, veterans, and military spouses.
AMVETS is National organization that provides local services around benefits assistance, legislative, support, and reintegration programs (career centers, healing heroes, warrior transition workshops. Contact Beryl Love at bLove@amvets.org 301-683-4030
State Council for Higher Education for Virginia:
Virginia Department of Health Office of Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedic regulation)
Virginia Community Colleges Veterans Career Finder
Career One Stop Your source for career exploration, training & jobs – sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor
Virginia Workforce Connection –(VAWC)
ESGR understands the unique talents and skill set Guard and Reserve Service members can bring to the civilian workforce. To make this arrangement work, both parties must be aware of their rights and responsibilities under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). ESGR is here to help! With an ESGR committee in each state, territory and the District of Columbia, there is an ESGR representative able to help you forge a stronger bond with your supervisor through a greater understanding of your military service.
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS)
VETS serves America’s veterans and separating service members by preparing them for meaningful careers, providing employment resources and expertise, and protecting their employment rights.
Virginia Values Veterans
Educate employers of all sizes to navigate and leverage the systems available so they can access these proven Americans and meet their organization’s hiring and retention needs. V3’s primary focus is on Virginia’s companies with less than 1,000 employees. These companies collectively represent the overwhelming majority of the total hiring demand, and connecting them with the primary hiring and retention requirement, Initial Entry Teammates, is one of the goals. V3 will also be looking for enterprise companies to serve as models for their supply chain vendors and other smaller companies (teaching companies how to fish, not fishing for companies)
Healthcare (State)
Virginia Department of Veterans Services
Virginia Veteran and Family Support (formerly the Virginia wounded warrior program)
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