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Virginia Veterans Resource Guide

Table of Contents

Employment/Transition..................................................................... 1 • Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program • Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Transition Program • Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) • Military Medics and Corpsmen Program (MMAC)

This Resource Guide is provided and published by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services to educate Virginia’s veterans and their families about state veterans benefits. Veterans may also access information online at www.dvs.virginia.gov .

• Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) • Hiring Preference in State Government

Women Veterans Resources................................................................6 Education............................................................................................ 7

• Using GI Bill ® Benefits in Virginia • Virginia’s Credits2Careers Initiative • Virginia Military Survivors & Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP)

Benefits Services..................................................................................8 Veteran Legal Assistance..................................................................10 • Virginia Veteran and Family Support Program (VVFS) Justice Involved Veteran Services • Veterans Assistance & Resources offered by the Office of the Attorney General • Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic Virginia Veteran and Family Support Program (VVFS).................12 Veteran Housing and Homeless Services.........................................13 Long Term Veteran Care Centers.....................................................15 Cemetery Benefits.............................................................................16 Other State Services..........................................................................17 • Virginia Drivers License Veteran Indicator • Veteran License Plates • Troops to Truck Program • Real Estate and Property Tax Exemptions – Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses • Veteran Hunting & Fishing Licenses • Virginia Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Program (SDVOSB) • Mason Veterans and Service Members Legal Clinic • The Virginia Bar Association Veterans Task Force Virginia War Memorial.....................................................................19 Advising Boards and Supportive Organizations.............................20 • Board of Veterans Services • Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations • The Veterans Services Foundation • The Virginia War Memorial Foundation U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities in Virginia.............21 Contact Information.........................................................................22

Craig Crenshaw Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs

Daniel Gade Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services

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