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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) • Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) Women Veterans Resources................................................................ 6 Education............................................................................................ 7

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.

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

Benefits Services.................................................................................. 8 Veteran Legal Assistance. ................................................................. 10 • Veterans Assistance & Resources offered by the Office of the Attorney General • Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic

• Mason Veterans and Service Members Legal Clinic • The Virginia Bar Association Veterans Task Force

Virginia Veteran and Family Support Program (VVFS)................. 11 Veteran Housing and Homeless Services. ........................................ 12 Long Term Veteran Care Centers..................................................... 14 Cemetery Benefits............................................................................. 15 Other State Services............................................................................ 1 • Virginia Veteran ID Cards • 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..................................................................... 18 Advising Boards and Supportive Organizations. ............................ 19 • 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........ 20 Contact Information......................................................................... 21

Carlos Hopkins Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs

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

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