Resources for Veterans
National Hotlines and Call Centers
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline—Dial 988
or call 1.800.273.8255 - Veterans Crisis Line/Military Crisis Line— 1.800.273.TALK (8255)
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Legal and Peer Support Helpline—
1.888.729.2089 (10am-6pm EST)
- National Call Center for Homeless Veterans—1.877.4AID.VET (424.3838)
- VA Caregiver Support Line—1.855.260.3274
Southern California Veterans Centers
- San Bernardino Vet Center
1325 E. Cooley Drive, Suite 101
Colton, CA 92324
Phone: 909-801-5762 Or 877-927-8387 - VA Loma Linda Healthcare System
11201 Benton Street
Loma Linda, CA 92357
Phone: 909-825-7084 Or 909-825-7084 - Riverside National Cemetery
22495 Van Buren Blvd.
Riverside, CA 92518
Phone: 951-653-8417 - Redlands Blvd Clinic
25828 Redlands Blvd.
Redlands, CA 92374
Phone: 909-825-7084 x6930 - Corona
800 Magnolia Avenue #101
Corona, CA 92879
Phone: 951-817-8820 - Corona Vet Center
800 Magnolia Avenue Suite 110
Corona, CA 92879
Phone: 951-734-0525 Or 877-927-8387 - Rancho Cucamonga
8599 Haven Ave., Suite 102
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: 909-946-5348 - Murrieta
28078 Baxter Rd., Suite 540
Murrieta, CA 92563
Phone: 951-290-6500 - Santa Ana
1506 Brookhollow Dr.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: 714-434-4600 - South Orange County Vet Center
26431 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 100
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone: 949-348-6700 Or 877-927-8387 - Temecula Vet Center
40935 County Center Drive, Suite A
Temecula, CA 92591
Phone: 951-302-4849 Or 877-927-8387 - Laguna Hills
25292 McIntyre Road
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone: 949-269-0700 - Victorville
12138 Industrial Boulevard, Suite 120
Victorville, CA 92395
Phone: 760-951-2599 - Anaheim
2569 W Woodland Dr.
Anaheim, CA 92801
Phone: 714-763-5300 - North Orange County Vet Center
12453 Lewis St. Suite 101
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Phone: 714-776-0161 Or 877-927-8387 - High Desert Vet Center
15095 Amargosa Rd, Suite 107
Victorville, CA 92394
Phone: 760-261-5925 Or 877-927-8387 - Intake Site At Camp Pendleton
VA Pre-DischargeCenter, Bldg 13150, Room 226
Camp Pendleton, CA 92055 - Intake Site At Naval Hospital Camp
DES office, Naval Hospital
Lower Level Santa Margerita Road
Camp Pendleton, CA 92055 - Wounded Warrior Career Transition Center (WWCTC)
Bldg 278807T, Santa Margerita Road
Camp Pendleton, CA 92055 - Whittier/Santa Fe Springs Clinic
10210 Orr & Day Rd
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: 562-466-6080 - East Los Angeles Community Based Outpatient
5426 E. Olympic Boulevard
City of Commerce, CA 90040
Phone: 323-725-7372 - East Los Angeles Vet Center
5400 E. Olympic Blvd. Suite 140
Commerce, CA 90022
Phone: 323-728-9966 Or 877-927-8387
- Bereavement Counseling
1-202-461-6530 - Headstones and Markers
1-800-697-6947 - National Cemetery Scheduling Office
1-800-535-1117 - Presidential Memorial Certificate Program
1-202-565-4964 - Special Health Issues
1-800-749-8387 - National Alliance On Mental Ilness
nami.org - Burial and Memorial Benefits
cem.va.gov - Memorial Certificate Program
cem.va.gov/pmc.asp
- Caregiver Support
1-855-260-3274 - Education
1-888-442-4551 - Federal Recovery Coordination Program
1-877-732-4456 - Homeless Veterans
1-877-424-3838 - Pension Management Center
1-877-294-6380 - Presidential Memorial Certificate Program
1-202-565-4964 - Special Health Issues
1-800-749-8387 - Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD)
1-800-829-4833 - VA Benefits
1-800-827-1000 - Women Veterans
1-202-461-1070 - Caregiver Support
caregiver.va.gov
- Civilian Health and Medical Program (CHAMPVA)
1-800-733-8387 - Caregiver Support
1-855-260-3274 - Health Care
1-877-222-8387 - Homeless Veterans
1-877-424-3838 - Special Health Issues
1-800-749-8387 - Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD)
1-800-829-4833 - VA Benefits
1-800-827-1000 - Prosthetics
prosthetics.va.gov - VA Housing Grants for Disabled Veterans
Benefits.com/veterans-disability/housing-for-disabled-veterans - Top 10 Work from Home Jobs for Military Spouses & Veterans with Disability
https://www.transcriptioncertificationinstitute.org/blog/work-from-home-jobs-for-disabled-veterans - Five Ways to Cope with PTSD
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319824
- Education
1-888-442-4551 - Federal Recovery Coordination Program
1-877-732-4456 - VA Benefits
1-800-827-1000 - Education Benefits
gibill.va.gov - Resources for Student Veterans During COVID-19
studentveterans.org/news/covid-19-resources-for-student-veterans/ - College Resources for Veterans and Their Families
https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/higher-education-for-military-veterans/
- Federal Recovery Coordination Program
1-877-732-4456 - Pension Management Center
1-877-294-6380 - Federal Jobs
usajobs.gov - Department of Labor
www.dol.gov/vets - Top 60 Veteran and Military-Friendly Employers
https://info.recruitics.com/blog/top-veteran-military-friendly-employers-for-2020 - ALL-FREE Training, Industry Certification, Resume Updates, and Job Placement (Remote work, AWS/Google/Microsoft Cloud, PMI Project Management, Six Sigma/Agile, CompTIA, CISCO, AWS, MS Azure, and more!)
https://cloudveterans.org
- Homeless Veterans
1-877-424-3838 - Home Loans
homeloans.va.gov
1-888-244-6711 - Life Insurance
insurance.va.gov
1-800-669-8477 - VA Benefits
1-800-827-1000 - Women Veterans
1-202-461-1070 - National Alliance to End Homelessness
endhomelessness.org - Homeless Resource Center
homelessness.samhsa.gov - National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
nchv.org - SNAP Benefits
https://militarybenefits.info/snap-benefits/ - VA Loan Mortgage Calculator
MortgageCalculator.org/mortgage-rates/va.php
- Be the One
https://www.legion.org/advocacy/be-the-one - Bereavement Counseling
1-202-461-6530 - Civilian Health and Medical Program (CHAMPVA)
1-800-733-8387 - Caregiver Support
1-855-260-3274 - Foreign Medical Program
1-888-820-1756 - Health Care
1-877-222-8387 - Special Health Issues
1-800-749-8387 - Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD)
1-800-829-4833 - VA Benefits
1-800-827-1000 - Women Veterans
1-202-461-1070 - CHAMPVA
va.gov/hac/forbeneficiaries/forbeneficiaries.asp - Health Care Eligibility
va.gov/healtheligibility - Mental Health
mentalhealth.va.gov - My HealtheVet
myhealth.va.gov - National Alliance On Mental Ilness
nami.org - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration
samhsa.gov - Alcoholism Symptoms | Addiction Group
AddictionGroup.org
- Education
1-888-442-4551 - Federal Recovery Coordination Program
1-877-732-4456
- Women Veterans
publichealth.va.gov/womenshealth
1-202-461-1070 - Final Salute, Inc.
https://www.finalsaluteinc.org/Mission.html
Assistance with homelessness, unemployment - Women with a Mission Project (WAM)
https://wamproject.org/
Support for female veterans, education, peer support - Foundation for Women Warriors (only serves California)
https://foundationforwomenwarriors.org/programs/
In CA only – helps with transition assistance, housing, emergency financial assistance, basic needs, scholarships/internships, childcare - Challenge America – Military Sisterhood Initiative
https://www.challengeamerica.com/msi
Support for female veterans; music therapy - CFV Families United (North Carolina)
https://www.cfvfunited.com/
Financial assistance, transition support, advocacy - Foundation for Women Warriors (South Carolina)
https://foundationforwomenwarriors.org/
Transition support for female veterans and their children; empowerment - Grace After Fire
https://www.graceafterfire.org/
Peer support, financial basic needs, community resource navigation, social events, annual spring retreat - Lady Veterans Connect (Kentucky)
https://www.lv-connect.org/
Hope, home, healing, assistance and support for PTSD, MST, homelessness - Michigan Women Veterans Empowerment
https://www.empowermiwomenvets.com/About-Us.html
*Open to ALL veterans; empower and educate through training, programs, events, mentorship, and supportive resources - National Women Veterans United (Illinois)
https://nwvu.org/mission-statement/
Advocacy and education; emphasis on disabled female veterans, homeless, at risk - One Savvy Veteran (Illinois)
https://onesavvyveteran.wixsite.com/womenwarriors
Support, advocacy, benefit assistance, access to veteran specific info, resources - Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN)
https://www.servicewomen.org/
Unifiy, Support, Impact - Swords to Plowshares (San Francisco, CA)
https://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/shout/
Housing, employment, legal, income support - WINC: for all women veterans
https://wincforall.com/
Military sisterhood initiative, peer support, retreats, MST therapy retreats, workshops, summits - Women’s Trauma Recovery Program (WTRP)
https://www.paloalto.va.gov/services/wtrp.asp
Palo Alto, VA - Women Veterans Alliance (California)
https://www.womenveteransalliance.org/
Careers, professional development, education, entrepreneurship, housing, LCBTQ, personal health and wellness, states benefits, VA benefits - Women Veterans Interactive (WVI)
https://womenveteransinteractive.org/wpbuild3/programs-for-women-veterans/
Advocacy and outreach, health and wellness, workforce development - Women Veterans Rock
https://womenvetsrock.org/about/signature-programs/
Leadership retreats, online community, empowerment - National Association of Black Veterans, Inc.
www.nabvets.com
- National Resource Directory
nationalresourcedirectory.gov - Records
archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel - Returning Service members
oefoif.va.gov - VA Vet Centers
vetcenter.va.gov - VA Home Page
va.gov - VA Benefit Payment Rates
vba.va.gov/bIn/21/rate - VA Forms
va.gov/vaforrr - Veterans Affairs
va.gov
vawatchdogtoday.org - House Committee on Veterans Affairs
veterans.house.gov - Veterans News
www.veteranstoday.com - United States Navy
navy.mil - United States Air Force
www.airforce.com - United States Coast Guard
www.uscg.mil - United States Marine Corps
www.marines.mil - Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee veterans.senate.gov www.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp
- Returning Service Members Facts
https://www.oefoif.va.gov/faqs.aspoefoif.va.gov - Trusted Military and Veteran Service Organizations
https://www.veteransadvantage.com/giving-back/trusted-military-organizations-and-nonprofits - Highly-Rated Nonprofits Dedicated to Veterans and Military Service Members
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=531