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Virginia Veterans Resource Guide

Table of Contents

Employment/Transition..................................................................... 1 • Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program • Virginia Transition Assistance Program (VTAP) • 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 or by downloading the DVS mobile app.

• Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) • Virginia Veteran Entrepreneurship Program

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 • 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 Veteran License Indicator • Veteran License Plates • Troops to Truck Program • Virginia Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Program (SDVOSB) • Real Estate Tax Exemptions • Veteran Hunting & Fishing Licenses Virginia War Memorial..................................................................... 19 Advising Boards and Supportive Organizations. ............................ 20 • Board of Veterans Services • The Veterans Services Foundation • Virginia War Memorial Board • Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations Federal Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities in Virginia........ 21 Contact Information......................................................................... 22 • Mason Veterans and Service Members Legal Clinic • The Virginia Bar Association Veterans Task Force

Carlos Hopkins Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs

John L. Newby II Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services

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