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Resources for Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families (References obtained from this list do not constitute or imply its endorsement or recommendation by PWC Community Services. Please note that some resources listed below may have altered how they provide services due to COVID-19.) SERVICE COORDINATION AGENCIES Virginia Department Manassas Benefits Office Manassas Benefits www.dvs.virginia.gov/ Veterans and Linkage to benefits through local of Veterans Services 9300 W Courthouse Rd Office: their families representatives/offices, veteran and (DVS) Suite 305 703-479-7437 family support, peer support, veteran Manassas, Virginia 20110 education, transition, and employment, operates care centers; *Accepting face to face appointments as of 7/13/2021* Virginia Veteran and Manassas Benefits Office Statewide Toll- www.dvs.virginia.gov/vir Veterans and Outreach, connection, and support to Family Support 9300 W Courthouse Rd Free: 877-285-1299 ginia-veteran-and-family- their families veterans and their families, linkage to (a division of DVS) Suite 305 support-2/find- medical, behavioral, and rehabilitative Manassas, Virginia 20110 support/region-1-north services, benefits services, transportation, housing, employment, education, veteran justice specialists, peer support and family support Northern Virginia PO Box 10253 703-659-0788 www.novavets.org Veterans and Linkage to benefits, healthcare, Veterans Association Manassas, Virginia 20108 their families finance & legal, employment, education, family & caregiver support, community Involvement, fitness & recreation, sunset resources, involved in community partnerships and social media The American Legion Post Address: 703-494-4304 www.legion.org/ Veterans Provides information and support - Botts-Payne- 3640 Friendly Post Ln regarding benefits, careers, education, Murphy Memorial VA Woodbridge, Virginia http://www.vapost364.or health, veteran and family support, post 364 22192 g/ finances, housing, leisure, events Mailing: American Legion Post 364 P.O. Box 2121 Woodbridge, VA 22195
The American Legion Post Address: 703-221-2507 www.legion.org/ Veterans Provides information and support -Quantico-Buck 17934 Liming Ln regarding benefits, careers, education, Keyes VA Post 28 Triangle, Virginia 22172 https://www.valegionpos health, veteran and family support, t28.org/ finances, housing, leisure, updates their Facebook page regularly AMVETS Lorton, VA - contact: 877-726-8387 amvets.org Veterans Help filing VA claims, healthcare William Wilber - advocates, career center, PTSD and mgysgtwil@aol.com reintegration programs Alexandria Vet 6940 South Kings Hwy 703-360-8633 https://www.va.gov/find- Veterans that Counseling services, community Center Suite 204 locations/facility/vc_0228 served at any outreach, education, referrals, Alexandria, VA 22310 V combat zone, employment assistance, VA services and their referrals families If you, or a family member, served in any combat zone and received a military campaign ribbon (Vietnam, Southwest Asia, OEF, OIF, etc.) then both you and your family are eligible for Vet Center services. Veterans of Foreign 200 Maryland Ave., N.E. Virginia State https://www.vfw.org/ Veterans; VA claims and separations assistance, Wars (VFW) Washington, D.C. 20002 Contact: Service in a Financial grants, student veterans 202.543.2239 (540) 886-8112 war, support, mental health awareness, statehq@vfwva.org campaign, or resource awareness and referral expedition on Virginia Service foreign soil or VFW Mental Wellness Campaign-In Officer: in hostile order to raise awareness, foster Bobbiejo Lazo waters community engagement, improve 1400 Lynchburg St research and provide intervention for Hopewell, VA those affected by invisible injuries and 23860 emotional stress, the VFW has teamed 804-452-1437 up with the nationwide serviceofficer@vfw organizations Give an Hour and the va.org Campaign to Change Direction, One Mind, PatientsLikeMe and Member Service the Elizabeth Dole Foundation to Center: combat this critical issue 1.833.839.8387 Military One Source Online and By Phone 800-342-9647 www.militaryonesource. Veterans and One year after military discharge: mil their families counseling, peer support, employment
and education consultation, financial & legal consultation, moving & housing consultation, free tax filing software MilTax BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CLINICAL SUPPORT Military One Source Online and By Phone 800-342-9647 www.militaryonesource. Veterans and One year after military discharge: mil their families counseling, peer support, employment and education consultation, financial & legal consultation, moving & housing consultation, free tax filing software MilTax Alexandria Vet 6940 South Kings Hwy 703-360-8633 https://www.va.gov/find- Veterans that Counseling services (individual, group, Center Suite 204 locations/facility/vc_0228 served at any family), bereavement counseling, Alexandria, VA 22310 V combat zone, military sexual trauma counseling, SA and their assessments and referrals, families employment referrals If you, or a family member, served in any combat zone and received a military campaign ribbon (Vietnam, Southwest Asia, OEF, OIF, etc.) then both you and your family are eligible for Vet Center services. Cohen Veterans 1420 Spring St,Suite 300 240-847-7500 www.cohenveteransnetw Veterans and Therapy for a variety of mental health Network Silver Spring, MD ork.org their families issues for veterans and their families 20910 Veterans Families Veterans Families United 405-535-1925 veteransfamiliesunited.or Veterans and Links with service organizations, United Foundation g/ their families therapeutic avenues, pharmaceutical P.O. Box 14355 & non-pharmaceutical treatment Oklahoma City, OK 73113 possibilities, funding sources Real Warriors Online live chat http://www.realwarriors. Veterans/acti Online Live Chat with a professional net/livechat ve counselor duty/families TRANSITION SUPPORT: RESOURCES, PEER SUPPORT, AND OTHER
National Resource https://nrd.gov/ Veterans and a searchable database of resources Directory their Families vetted for Service members, veterans, family members and caregivers Wounded Warrior Phone 877-TEAM-WWP woundedwarriorproject.o Veterans who Assistance with transition to civilian Project 877-832-6997 rg incurred a life, mental health, peer support, physical or benefits service, employment mental illness, assistance, physical health injury, or wound on or after 9/11/01 Vets 4 Warriors Email: 855-838-8255 www.vets4warriors.com Veterans Peer support & resource connection vets4warriors@ubhc. rutgers.edu SemperK9 Mailing Address: Email at https://www.semperk9.o Provides service dogs to qualifying PO Box 451 Quantico, VA applications@ rg/ veterans at no cost with approval of 22134 semperk9.org application, Family Integration or contact through Program (FIP) provides assistance to website form the families of service members/veterans to manage the difficulties they face when bringing a service dog into their home to support their veteran’s mental health and/or mobility issues *application approvals may be on hold due to COVID, call or email with questions Active Heroes Website/crisis line/email: 502.277.9280 https://activeheroes.org/ Veterans/acti NATIONAL ACTIVITIES, RETREATS, info@activeheroes.org ve duty and PEER SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR family MILITARY HEROES AND THEIR members FAMILIES MEDICAL VA Medical Center 50 Irving Street 202-745-8000 www.washingtondc.va.go Veterans Provides comprehensive healthcare Northwest v/ services Washington, DC 20422 Fort Belvoir VA Clinic 9300 Dewitt Loop 571-231-2408 www.va.gov/health/ Veterans Provides basic medical care, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 preventive care, health education for eligible Veterans, including comprehensive women’s health care
Fredericksburg VA 130 Executive Center 540-370-4468 https://www.richmond.v Veterans Primary care services for veterans in Clinic Parkway a.gov/locations/Frederick the Fredericksburg metro area. Fredericksburg, VA sburg.asp Mental Health services including 22401-3100 individual, group and family counseling. Brain Injury Services 8136 Old Keene Mill 703.451.8881 and https://braininjurysvcs.or Veterans Resources, education, and advocacy Road, Suite B-102 ask to speak to the g/veterans-integration- Assists in: finding or keeping paid or Springfield, VA 22152 Veterans Case program/ volunteer work, Networking and Manager socializing with other survivors of brain injuries, Referral to counseling services, Assistive technology consultation, recommendations, orientation, and training VITAS Healthcare Call or visit the website 24/7 at 844-242- https://www.vitas.com/c Veterans and Hospice and end of life palliative care 7975 are-services/therapy- their Families for Veterans, coordinating with emotional-and-spiritual- VA/Medicaid/Medicare/Private 866.418.4827 care/caring-for-veterans Insurance and other forms of reimbursement, bereavement support for veterans’ families up to 13 months after a death HomUnity Health Call or Email Email: https://homunityhs.com/ Veterans and HomUnity Health Services provides Services homunityhs@gmail their Families skilled and non-skilled home health .com services with seniors, veteran, Fax: 540-216-7789 pediatric, special needs, and new Phone: 540-216- moms. Services include: 8218 medication administration, g-tube, diabetic monitoring, seizure precautions and wound care, personal care, transportation, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminder, companion, grocery/ errands, and laundry. Accepts Medicaid and long-term insurance; VA Premier, United Healthcare, Aetna, Magellan Complete of Care, Optima and Anthem Healthkeepers. Accepts referrals in 3 ways: email, fax, phone.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Habitat for Affiliate Office 703-369-6145 https://habitatpwc.org/p Veterans critical systems that impact health and Humanity: Critical 10159 Hastings Drive Or e-mail at rograms/critical-home- safety are repaired, replaced or built Home Repair for Manassas, VA 20110 restore@habitatpw repair/ for families who could not otherwise Veterans Program Mailing: PO Box 3111 c.org. afford to accomplish these tasks. Manassas, VA 20108 Critical home repairs include the Phone: (703) 369-6708 repair or replacement of major home Fax: (703) 393-2878 systems including roofing, siding, info@habitatpwc.org windows, heating and air conditioning, plumbing or electrical systems, or Habitat ReStore providing accessibility Discount Home accommodations such as wheelchair Improvement and ramps. Fill out online form for Donation Center eligibility 10159 Hastings Drive Manassas, VA 20110 Families who earn less than 60% of Phone: (703) 369-6145 the area median income (or less than 80% of the area median income when a veteran resides in the home) are considered for the program Salvation Army – 1483 Old Bridge Rd 703-580-8991 salvationarmynca.org/pri Veterans and The fund covers financial assistance Prince William Corps Suite 102 ncewilliam/ their families for rent & mortgage payments, utility Woodbridge, VA 22192 bills, food supplies, medical costs Veterans of Foreign 1.866.789.6333. https://www.vfw.org/assi Unmet Needs is there to help Wars (VFW) email: stance/financial-grants America's military families who have unmetneeds@vfw. run into unexpected financial org difficulties as a result of deployment or other military-related activity or injury. The program provides financial aid grants of up to $1,500 to assist with basic life needs in the form of a grant - not a loan - so no repayment is required. To further ease the burden, we pay the creditor directly. USA CARES Veterans 11760 Commonwealth 1-800-773-0387 https://www.usacares.or Post 9/11 Pay expenses for veterans diagnosed and Family support Drive, Louisville, KY g/ Veterans/ with PTSD, TBI and military sexual system 40299 Email: families trauma while in treatment. info@usacares.org
Career transition- pay for assistance while veterans is being trained for employment. The Housing Assistance program- aims to prevent foreclosures and evictions for post-9/11 veterans and their families. The Emergency Assistance program- focuses on cases where the financial stress is related to military service. This program pays immediate, essential bills, including food and utility bills. The American Legion The American Legion 804-353-6606 Fax: https://www.legion.org/fi Children of Financial Assistance (TFA) program has Department of Virginia 804-358-1940 nancialassistance active duty or awarded cash grants to minor children 1708 Commonwealth members of of current active duty or American Avenue AL Legion members. These grants help Richmond, VA 23230 families in need meet the cost of shelter, food, utilities, and health expenses, thereby keeping the child or children in a more stable environment Coalition to Salute 1 888-447-2588 https://csah.webauthor.c Veteran with Emergency Financial Aid often covers America’s Heroes om/go/apply.cfm injury urgent expenses such as: sustained during Utility bills — gas, electric, water, combat in cable, internet, and phone service Operation Car payments and repair costs Iraqi Freedom Mortgage and rent payments or Operation Groceries, baby formula, and Enduring household supplies Freedom, or School supplies and clothing in support of Medical bills those operations in a hostile environment; A disability rating of 30 percent or greater from
a single, sustained injury HOMELESS SERVICES Volunteers of 1660 Duke St 703-341-5077 www.voachesapeake.org Veterans and Assists families transitioning from America – Supportive Alexandria, VA 22314 703-341-7020 /ssvf2 their families homelessness to permanent housing, Services for Veterans prevents at-risk families from Families Program becoming homeless (SSVFP) Virginia National website 800-VET-HELP http://nchv.org/index.ph Veterans and Links with homeless shelters Coalition for p/help/help-virginia/ their families Homeless Veterans VA Programs for VA Medical Centers 877-4AID-VET https://www.va.gov/hom Veterans and HUD Housing Vouchers, employment Homeless Veterans 877-424-3838 eless/for_homeless_vete their families services, healthcare for homeless rans.asp veterans, homeless veterans’ dental program Friendship Place 4713 Wisconsin Ave NW 202-364-1419 friendshipplace.org/progr Veterans and Provides rapid rehousing & homeless Veterans First Washington DC, 20016 ams-outreach/veterans- their families prevention services first/ Operation Renewed P.O. Box 10142 703-887-8117 operationrenewedhopefo Veterans Provides housing, transportation, Hope Foundation Alexandria, VA 22310 undation.org dental services Final Salute Inc. 2800 Eisenhower Ave 703-224-8845 www.finalsaluteinc.org/H Women Provides transitional housing, on-site Suite 200 ome.html veterans and case management, food, clothing, Alexandria, VA 22314 their children transportation, childcare subsidy/assistance, employment support, financial education, Sitter and Barfoot 1601 Broad Rock Blvd 804-371-8000 www.dvs.virginia.gov/vet Veterans Features 200 single-occupancy rooms Veterans Care Center Richmond, VA 23224 erans-care-centers/sitter- in four nursing units: two 60-bed barfoot-veterans-care- skilled nursing care units, one 40-bed center skilled nursing care unit, one 40-bed secure Alzheimer’s dementia unit Veteran Directed Prince William Area 703-792-6374 www.pwcgov.org/govern Veterans Provides services to help the veteran Home and Agency on Aging ment/dept/aaa/Pages/Ve (any age) live independently in the community Community-Based terans_Assistance.aspx instead of having to go to a nursing Services (VDHCBS) home) Program
EMPLOYMENT Veterati website Sign in via Linkedin www.veterati.com Veterans and Job, internship, mentorship and military education/certification opportunities, spouses job and resume postings, recruiting & networking events, professional development opportunities Northern Virginia website www.nvtcveterans.org Veterans and Connects veterans, retired military, Technology Council military active duty, and their families with (NVTC) Veterans spouses employers who value their experience Employment and skills Initiative MilitaryHire.Com – website www.militaryhire.com/jo Veterans and Job listings for veterans; tips on Jobs for Veterans bs-for their families resume writing, interviews, financial veterans/state/Virginia/ planning; job fair listings Stars and Stripes website veteranjobs.stripes.com/j Veterans Job listings for veterans Veterans Job Center obs/by/state/ VA/Virginia Volunteer Prince Website Jan Hawkins at https://www.volunteerpr Veterans provide meaningful service William: Retired and 703-369-5292 incewilliam.org/rsvp- opportunities to adults aged 55 and Senior Ext. 307 updated/ older, matching their skills, life jhawkins@volunte experiences and interests to help erprincewilliam.org meet priority needs in the community, some mileage reimbursement, transportation for veterans Hire A Veteran Jobs website hireaveteran.com/vetera Veterans Job listings for veterans Board n-jobs/virginia-veteran- jobs/ TRANSPORTATION Veteran Enhanced Contact George Caldwell 703-792-6374 www.pwcgov.org/govern Veterans and Transportation to and from VA health Transportation Geroge.Caldwell@va.gov ment/dept/ their spouses, care facilities and authorized non-VA Services (V.E.T.S.) aaa/Pages/Veterans_Assi age 55 or health care appointments stance.aspx older Veterans 9240 Center Street 202-745-8000 www.va.gov/HEALTHBEN Veterans Transportation to and from VA health Transportation Manassas VA 20110 ext. 56400 EFITS/vtp/ care facilities and authorized non-VA Services (VTS) veteranstransportationse health care appointments rvice.asp LEGAL
Veteran Justice N/A karen.carrington2@va.go VJO’s purpose is to avoid the Outreach in PWC: v unnecessary Karen Carrington criminalization/incarceration of Veterans suffering from mental health and substance use disorders and are at risk of becoming homeless. Can link to VA and non-VA treatment and provide resources on legal assistance in local communities Legal Services of N/A veteranslaw@lsnv.org Discharge upgrades and assistance Northern Virginia with civil legal matters, free legal clinics recurring twice monthly pre- pandemic Veterans Law Project Mason Veterans and 703-778-6800 http://www.lsnv.org/wha Veterans Free of charge preparation of simple Servicemembers Legal t-we-do/veterans-law- wills, advanced medical directives, Clinic project/ durable powers of attorney Antonin Scalia Law School George Mason University 3301 Fairfax Drive MS1 G3 Arlington, VA 22201 Wills for Veterans - Prince William County 703-393-8865 www.pwcba.org/Commu Veterans and Legal assistance related to negotiation PWC Bar Association Judicial Center nity/wills-for- their spouses & litigation in consumer protection, 9311 Lee Avenue veterans.php expungements, family law Third Floor (uncontested divorce, step-parent Manassas, VA adoptions, name changes), landlord- tenant and contract matters, civil matters (limited to matters located in courts in Northern Virginia), administrative and military law & entitlements matters, Medical & Physical Evaluation Boards, discharge upgrade applications before Discharge Review Boards and Boards for Corrections of Military Records, appeal of initial (partial or total) denials of VA disability compensation claims, the filing of requests for increases in ratings, and appeals to
the Board of Veterans Appeals and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Mason Veterans and 3301 Fairfax Drive 703-993-8214 mvets.law.gmu.edu/ Veterans and Provides negotiation and litigation in Servicemembers MS1 G3 their families consumer protection, expungements, Legal Clinic Arlington, VA family law (uncontested divorce, step- 22201 parent adoptions, name changes), landlord-tenant and contract matters, administrative & military law & entitlements matters, Medical & Physical Evaluation Boards, appeal of initial (partial or total) denials of VA disability compensation claims, the filing of requests for increases in ratings, appeals The Lewis B. Puller, William & Mary Law https://law.wm.edu/acad Veterans/ The Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Jr. Veterans Benefits School emics/programs/jd/electi Active duty Benefits Clinic's services are currently Clinic PO Box 8795 ves/clinics/veterans/appl and their limited to disability Williamsburg, VA 23187- y_services/index.php families compensation claims. To apply for 8795 our services, please download, complete, and return the Application Form to veterans@wm.edu, or via fax to (757) 221-3131, or mail it to our office SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Department of Phone/text/App 877-995-5247 https://safehelpline.org Veterans/ For help with treatment and health Defense (DOD) Safe website Active duty care related to experiences of MST, Helpline and their please contact your local VA medical families center and ask to speak to the MST Coordinator.
VA Military Sexual 877-2HOPE4W https://www.mentalhealt Veterans Transition, health & wellness, sports & Trauma Services 877-246-7349 h.va.gov/msthome/index. recreation asp VA Military Sexual website https://www.benefits.va. Veterans and Therapy for a variety of mental health Trauma Coordinators gov/benefits/mstcoordin their families issues for veterans and their families ators.asp#V Action in Community Main Office: Sexual Assault https://www.actspwc.org Hospital accompaniment, Court Through Service 3900 ACTS Lane, Helpline 24/7 /services/sexual-assault Advocacy/Accompaniment, Individual (ACTS) Dumfries (703)-368-4141 Support, Support Groups VA 22026, US CALL CENTERS AND CRISIS LINES VA Crisis Line Chat/text/ online 800-273-8255 https://www.veteranscris Veterans/ Connect with the Veterans Crisis Line And Press 1; text isline.net/ Active duty 24/7 to reach caring, qualified 838255; hearing and their responders with the Department of impaired- 800-799- families Veterans Affairs. Many of them are 4889 Veterans themselves National Suicide Call 800-273-8255 https://suicideprevention Veterans/ The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and Prevention Lifeline lifeline.org/help- Active duty confidential support for people in yourself/veterans/ and their distress, prevention and crisis families resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals Defense Center of Phone/Website 866-966-1020 Veterans/ Provides 24/7 information and Excellence for http://www.dcoe.health. Active duty support on psychological health and Psychological Health mil/ and their traumatic brain injury Outreach Center families Military, Veteran, Phone 800-273-8255 www.veteranscrisisline.n Veterans and Crisis Line for thoughts of self-harm, and Family Member Text 838255 et/ get help/hotline anyone who is suicide, or becoming self-destructive Crisis Hotline concerned about one National Veterans Phone 888-777-4443 nvf.org/ Veterans and Vet to Vet assistance, crisis Foundation Lifeline their families management, information, and for Vets referral needs Coaching into Care Phone 888-823-7458 www.mirecc.va.gov/coac Anyone Helping callers figure out how to Hotline hing concerned motivate the Veteran to seek about a treatment veteran
Marine Corps Website/phone/text 1-877-476-7734 http://www.dstressline.c Marine Corps The Marine Corps DSTRESS Line is a DSTRESS Line om/ veterans, 24/7, anonymous phone and online Active duty, live chat counseling service with a and families ‘Marine-to-Marine’ approach. The call center is staffed with veteran Marines, former FMF Corpsmen, Marine Corps family members, and licensed clinicians with specific training in Marine Corps culture.
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