America's Invisible Heroes Resource Page

Brides Across American Program Military bride's free wedding gown begins on July 2021. The fiancé will need to have been deployed within the past 5 years or about to be deployed and have not had a formal wedding. For information call: 877-650-3309 or email info@bridesacrossamerica.com

The Heroes Warehouse provides homeless veterans and their families with furniture and home essentials for their permanent homes at NO COST (909) 714-2640 Or email us at heroeswarehouse@gmail.com

Website: www.heroeswarehouse.org

The Safe Parking Programsis a safe and legal homelessness intervention to stabilize and connect to resources for people who are living in their vehicles. All program locations include access to a restroom facility and the security of a guard. To begin the application process call/text 323-210-3375 during regular business hours

Retrieving Freedom, Inc. a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to training service dogs. There primary focus is on training dogs to serve the needs of Veterans and children with Autism. RFI operates out of two locations, Waverly, Iowa, and Sedalia, Missouri as an accredited member of Assistance Dogs International

Iowa Facility

PHONE: 319-505-5949

1152 230th Street
Waverly, IA 50677

Missouri Facility

PHONE: 660-586-2055

20360 Tangle Nook Road
Sedalia, MO 65301

Babies on the Homefront provides military and veteran parents ideas for enhancing everyday moments with their baby or toddler. Parents will find lots of material to add to their toolbox of strategies.

For general inquiries about Babies on The Homefron‪t and/or ZERO TO THREEgo to the App Store. And for specific department contact the main office.

ZERO TO THREE

100 West Broadway Suite 3000
Long Beach, CA. 90802
213-481-7279 | Fax: 213-481-2891

Veterans and the Americans with Disabilities Act

There are several federal laws that provide important protections for veterans with disabilities who are looking for jobs or are already in the workplace.

Here are 3 Resources

Laws Protecting Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities

ADA
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
www.eeoc.gov
1-800-669-4000
1-800-669-6820 (TTY)

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
www.ada.gov
1-800-514-0301
1-800-514-0383 (TTY)

USERRA
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Veterans’ Employment & Training Service
www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/userra
1-866-4-USA-DOL (1-866-487-2365)

Veterans Healing Veterans From The Inside Out

http://veteranshealingveterans.com/index.html. Ron Self is the person to talk to. You can let him know I sent you

Swords to Plowshares: https://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/.

Warrior Canine Connection: https://warriorcanineconnection.org/

Inside Circle

insidecircle.org

2151 47th ave

Oakland CA 94601

Thank you so much for the opportunity to continue to serve.

aaron@insidecircle.org is my professional email.

Each week, Help Heal Veterans (HEAL VETS) supplies hundreds of therapeutic craft kits to military service members and veterans receiving medical care. Kits include a wide variety of crafts and materials such as leatherwork, models, woodwork, jewelry, painting, needlecrafts, poster art, scrapbooks and many more.

Headquarters

Help Heal Veterans, Inc.
36585 Penfield Lane
Winchester, CA 92596

(951) 926-4500

Email: info@healvets.org

Contact Locations

Bay Pines, Florida
(727) 422-6577

Buffalo, New York
(716) 335-2919

East County, California
Fresno, California
(559) 403-3424

Los Angeles, California
(951) 926-4500

Maywood, Illinois
(708) 356-6243

San Antonio, Texas
(210) 639-0954

Temple, Texas
(254) 773-8900

Veterans Treatment Courts, California

https://www.courts.ca.gov/11181.htm -

https://www.sfsuperiorcourt.org/divisions/collaborative/veterans-justice

Dept. of Veterans Affairs

VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

American Legion: 310-473-6534
AMVETS: 310-513-6554
Disabled American Veterans (DAV): 323-377-7055
Wounded Warrior Project: 888-997-2586
Paralyzed Veterans of America: 800-424-8200
Veterans of Foreign Wars: 310-638-8848

Vietnam Veterans of America: 800-882-1316

Veterans who are homeless and their loved ones to visit Veteranscrisisline.net. There, you can have access to a chat service that offers clinical assessments for veterans, and you can receive medical referrals along with assistance for employment and housing. You can also contact the crisis line by dialing 1-800-273-8255 and pressing 1.

https://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/Services_for_Veterans.htm

California Americas Job Centers / One-Stop Centers

https://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/Local_Area_Listing.htm

The Local Workforce Development Area (Local Area) Administrators oversee the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) services as designated by the Governor. The Governor considers geographic location, population, and commonality of labor market areas when designating Local Areas. If you are interested in obtaining additional information on WIOA services, please contact a Local Area near you.

SSVF / HVRP

Administered through the Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS), the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) is the only federal program that focuses exclusively on the employment of Veterans who are experiencing homelessness.

HVRP and SSVF - Leveraging Opportunities to Best Serve Veterans
Supportive Services for Veterans and Families (SSVF) - https://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf/
Non-profit agencies focusing on veterans / homelessness

Volunteers of America - https://www.voa.org/
PATH – www.epath.org
United Way - https://www.unitedway.org/blog/211-is-the-entry-point-to-help-for-veterans#

Vocational training programs, Community Colleges, Certifications
California Community Colleges (list) - https://www.cccco.edu/Students/Find-a-College/College-Alphabetical-Listing
California Vocational Training Programs - https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/vocational-trade-school/california/
California Training Resources for Job Seekers - https://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/Resources_for_Job_Seekers.htm
Apprenticeship Programs - https://www.dir.ca.gov/databases/das/aigstart.asp
Re-entry Programs – A Program That Provides Opportunities for Individuals With Criminal Backgrounds.

https://www.friendsoutsidela.org/programs/project-impact/

Department of Rehabilitation - https://www.dor.ca.gov/
Bob Hope Patriotic Hall (213) 765-9680 http://mva.lacounty.gov Veteran employment, housing, education, car repairs, job training, skills workshop, resume support, job placement, recruitments, work-related assistance, veterans’ benefits, medical/health/mental services, counseling, DMV services, veteran events/fairs life skills resources.

Main VA phone numbers

Where to call

Toll-free numbers

Hours

MyVA411 (VA's main information line)

800-698-2411

24/7

Telecommunications Relay Services (using TTY)

711

24/7

VA health care

Toll-free number

Hours

Health care benefits

877-222-8387

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

My HealtheVet help desk

877-327-0022

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)

800-733-8387

Monday through Friday,
8:05 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET

CHAMPVA Meds by Mail

888-385-0235 or
866-229-7389

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. MT,
or Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET

Foreign Medical Program (FMP)

877-345-8179

Monday through Friday,
8:05 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. ET

Quit VET (get help from a counselor to stop smoking)

855-784-8838

Monday through Friday,
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET

MISSION Act

844-698-2411,
Option 1

24/7

Spina Bifida Health Care Benefits Program

888-820-1756

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

Caregiver support line

855-260-3274

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET,
and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

VA benefits

VA benefits hotline

800-827-1000

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET

GI Bill hotline

888-442-4551

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

Students outside the U.S.

+1-918-781-5678
This isn't toll-free.

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

National Pension call center

877-294-6380

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET

Support for SGLI or VGLI

800-419-1473

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

All other VA life insurance programs

800-669-8477

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET

Special issue hotline (Blue Water Navy Act, Gulf War, Agent Orange, and other information)

800-749-8387

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET

Burials and Memorials

National Cemetery Scheduling Office

800-535-1117

Every day, 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET

Headstones and markers

800-697-6947

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

Women Veterans hotline

855-829-6636

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET,
and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET

benefits technical support

800-983-0937

Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

Debt Management Center (collection of nonmedical debts)

800-827-0648

Monday through Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

Vets Center call center

877-927-8387

24/7

White House VA hotline

855-948-2311

24/7

Veterans Crisis Line

800-273-8255

24/7

Paralyzed Veterans of America of California Chapter

NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICERS (Ernest Bors M.D. SCI Center)
Inpatient benefit and hospital issues

5901 E. 7th Street
Bldg. 150, Room T-133
Long Beach, CA 90822

562 826-3774 (Office)
(562) 826-8000 ext. 23774

Enrique Chavez (National Service Officer)
enriquec@pva.org

Bertha Smith (Administrative Assistant)
Berthas@pva.org

NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICERS (Los Angeles Regional Office)
Counties Served: Los Angeles, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hawaii

LA VA Regional Office
11000 Wilshire Blvd R 5208
Los Angeles, CA 90024

310 235-7796 (Office)
310 882-3438 (Fax)

Allen Williams (National Service Officer)
allenw@pva.org

Joseph Phillips (National Service Officer)
josephp@pva.org

Sharon Patterson (Administrative Assistant)
Sharonp@pva.org

NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICERS (San Deigo Regional Office)
Counties Served: San Diego, Riverside, Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino

San Diego Regional Office
8810 Rio San Diego Dr Ste 1121
San Diego, CA 92108

619 400-5320 (Office)
619 400-5562 (Fax)

Robert Kamai (National Service Officer)
Robertk@pva.org

Eric Meekins (National Service Officer)
Ericm@pva.org

Samantha Galliher (Administrative Assistant)
Samathag@pva.org

Jodi Galvin - Founder and Executive Director of the Community Veteran Justice Project - 818-633-2440

Tom Lasser - Veteran Advocate - 310-562-1121
Ben Donenberg - Founder and Executive Director of Shakespeare Center L.A. - Veterans Art Program - 323-833-9199

Veteran and Military Transition Center

one-stop employment, training, and financial help after military service.

Employment or training help:
1-877-US2-JOBS
(1-877-872-5627)
TTY:1-877-889-5627

CareerOneStop help:
info@CareerOneStop.org

YouTube videos regarding people with disabilities

https://youtu.be/HXEEh6UteEo

https://youtu.be/rjluLV1F-UI

https://youtu.be/o0lt0KFhUek

https://youtu.be/24KE__OCKMw

https://youtu.be/mUk6r-62a5I

https://youtu.be/WbFZvlcwqt4

https://youtu.be/C-uyB5I6WnQ