Veterans Resources
Program Information
- My GI Bill: http://www.mygibill.org/
- Veterans Administration: http://www.va.gov/
- GI Bill: http://www.gibill.va.gov/
- NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs: http://www.nj.gov/military/
- VA Healthcare Benefits: http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/
- Discharge Papers (DD 214): http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/dd-214.html
- Support Your Vet (assistance with transition): http://supportyourvet.org/
- Wounded Warrior Project: https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
- National Center for PTSD: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/
- GI Bill WAVE: https://www.gibill.va.gov/wave/
- American Council on Education sponsored site: http://www.todaysgibill.org/
- VA Hiring – Student Programs: http://www.va.gov/JOBS/hiring_programs.asp#5
- VA Compensation & Pension: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/
- Nursing Home Abuse Justice: https://www.nursinghomeabuse.org/nursing-home-neglect/
Referral Clearinghouse for OEF/OIF vets/active duty
Military OneSource will work with all generations of veterans. The veteran must be wounded, injured, or ill (these conditions do not have to be from war or service injuries). This organization will first try to see if the VA will resolve the issue and if they can’t, they can offer short-term counseling (EAP model) or refer the vet to a wide variety of resources. This organization is especially helpful with active duty service members. If a vet is not injured, ill or wounded, they can provide OEF/OIF veterans assistance within one year of their separation date from active duty.
Employment, Career Advisement, Job Skills Training
The mission of the Office of Veterans Business Development is to maximize the availability, applicability, and usability of all administration small business programs for Veterans, Service-Disabled Veterans, Reserve Component Members, and their Dependents or Survivors.
Emergency Financial Assistance
http://www.unmetneeds.com: This organization is part of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; they offer financial assistance to active duty service members and OEF/OIF veterans within three years from release from active duty and whose financial crisis is due to military service.
The Wounded Warrior Project is a national resource with their HQ in JAX. They have a unique program called Track, in which wounded OEF/OIF soldiers attend readjustment classes on-site and also attend FCCJ. They pay the vet $2000/month and make them save $500/month, which is given back to them at the end of the year. They house them in apartments in JAX and have their own dedicated facility with a small gym. They currently have about 18 students and will enroll another 18-20 in January 2009. They provide emergency financial assistance, funds available, to OEF/OIF combat veterans.
http://www.veteranlove.com/: Provide financial assistance to severely wounded OEF/OIF service members and veterans.
Training Resources
- The NAVPA presentation on Chapter 33
- Federal Financial Aid & the GI Bill
- Review of VA Educational Benefits (speaks to all types of programs, and predates the New Post 9/11 GI Bill)
- Florida Vets provides general information about veterans’ benefits and has a locator for each county’s office
General Veteran Information
Military Separation Codes: This site will translate numeric and alphabetical separation codes from DD-214s.
Vacation/Recreational Opportunities
http://www.vacationsforveterans.org/: This organization provides a week of free lodging for recently wounded warriors.
Service Organizations
- AMVETS: http://www.amvets.org/
- Disabled American Veterans: http://www.dav.org/
- National Veterans Foundation: http://www.nvf.org/
- VFW: http://www.vfw.org/
- Vietnam Veterans of America: https://vva.org/
- Student Veterans of America: http://www.studentveterans.org