Assistance

UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

NEED YOUR DISCHARGE PAPERS  (click here)  or MAKE A CORRECTION DD Form 149?

 PRE-DEPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (SEE ABOUT VFW>PRE-DEPLOYMENT TAB on this website) 

 Returning Service Members (OEF/OIF/OND)

The 1-855-VA-WOMEN hotline joins numerous other VA hotlines that provide critical information and assistance to veterans, such as those for veterans in crisis and in danger of becoming homeless. 

Mobile App for PTSD  VERY IMPORTANT!!!

Military Mental Health Assessment for Active Duty, Veterans, and their family members

Resource Guide for NJ Military Veterans & Families 

 Binding the Wounds of War--there's an App for that!

 ACAP (Army Career and Alumni Program)

E-BENEFITS FROM VA 

TSGLI Hospital Benefit  (Traumatic Injury Protection Program)

 ADA: Know Your Rights Returning Service Members with Disabilities

 The Army "Gold Book" (represents the next phase in the Army's ongoing campaign to counter the stress associated with more than a decade of war)

 REQUEST YOUR SEPARATION PAPERS, MEDICAL RECORDS, MAKE CHANGES, ETC

MILITARY RECORD SOURCES (Personnel, Units, Histories, Awards, etc.)

 NJ Attorney General "Military Service and Your Rights" FACT SHEET

 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)

 Local Veterans Centers       (in NJ)    Find one near you

 Transitional Housing & Support Services for Veterans in Bergen County, NJ

 RCS Combat Call Center (VA Referral Services): 1-877-WAR-VETS (877-927-8387)

Active Duty Pre-Separation Guide

Military ONE Care (Military One Source.com new website)

Wounded Warrior Resource Center  1-800-342-9647 
The directory holds over 13,000 resources that have been screened for suitability
 and for their commitment to providing resources to Wounded Warriors,
 Veterans, their families and caregivers. The resources listed support recovery,
 rehabilitation and reintegration.

Homes Fit For Heroes

Travel Planning and Air Tickets for Wounded Warriors  (Luke's Wings)

National Resource Directory 

Veterans My Health E-Vet Website

 FCC Publications of interest to us all about Telephones, Wireless, Frauds, etc. 

Calling Cards from Various Organizations   

 NEED SOMEONE TO PLAY LIVE TAPS for a comrade's funeral in New Jersey?

USPS ZIP CODE FINDER 

 WORLD TIME ZONES

VETERANS DIRECTED HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES PROGRAM 

is a new program only in as a Pilot Program in Morris County (1-800-564-4656),

 Somerset County (1-888-747-1122) and Bergen County (201-336-7400). 

Veterans Electronic Gateway to Health Benefits

Mental Health Screening and Mental Health America

PTSD

National Call Center for Homeless Veterans (with Live Chat Line)

Victim and Witness Assistance Council

Military Health System (for TBI assistance)

VETERANS AID AND ATTENDANCE FOR NON-SERVICE RELATED INJURIES 
		FOR THOSE WITH PENSIONS (CLICK HERE)    

Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors  

VA BENEFITS FACT SHEETS

Military Compen$ation

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Gulf War Illness

Agent Orange 

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Best Veteran Employers (January 2012)

HireVetsFirst (Program on hold by DOL, but click here for other information)

"JOBS FOR JERSEY" ("Where talent meeets opportunity")

Vets Success (Jobs, Tools, Tips) 

Get Skills to Work

 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring our Heroes

 Norfolk Southern Railroad Hiring Veterans

FedsHireVets

Hire Veterans

My Next Move?

Gold Card for Veterans

Career Service for those who served

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VetBiz.gov

Small Business Administration

Patriot Express Loans (part of SBA)

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TALK TO OTHER VETERANS ON-LINE (VFW Web Com)

Veterans Health Council

VFW National Veteran Services

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Post 9/11 G.I. Bill

"Do you need help dealing with the VA bureaucracy?  We can help you connect with a NJ VFW Service Officer or a NJ Veterans Affairs Service Officer with many years of experience to help you process your claim and break through logjams in the system.  You fought for us, now it is our turn to fight for you.  You are not alone and will not be alone in this fight for your rights." (J.J. Kelly,Sr., Cmndr VFW District 2 NJ 2010-2011)

New Jersey VFW Service Officer: 

• Name: Bernard J. McElwee
• Title: VFW Department Service Officer
• Address: 20 Washington Place
• City: Newark
• Zip: 07102
• Phone: 973 297-3226
• Fax: 973 623-1244
• Email: bernard.mcelwee@vba.va.gov

 Gulf War Records Destruction

 What Happens After I'm Discharged?

"NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS"

Transition Assistance Program

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 "FREEBIE$" AND DI$COUNTS FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES

IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITES, PHONE NUMBERS, ETC.

More Important Phone Numbers:

VA Benefits, 1-800-827-1000 
Health Benefits, 1-877-222-8387 
Education Benefits, 1-888-442-4551 
Life Insurance, 1-800-669-8477 
Debt Management, 1-800-827-0648 
Mammography Hotline, 1-888-492-7844 
Telecommunication Device For the Deaf (TDD), 1-800-829-4833 
CHAMPVA, 1-800-733-8387 
Headstones and Markers, 1-800-697-6947 
Health Eligibility Center, 1644 Tullie Circle, Atlanta, GA 30329-2303, 404-235-1257 or 1-800-929-8387 

VFW Service Officer Brochure 

New Jersey Veterans Affairs Service Office

Veteran Service Organizations located at the Newark, NJ Regional Office:
American Legion (AML) 973.623.6298 or 973.297.3377
American Veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam (AMVETS) 973.297.3376
Catholic War Veterans (CWV) 201.843.9177
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) 973.297.3378
Jewish War Veterans (JWV) 973.297.3388
Military Order Purple Heart (MOPH) 973.297.3389
NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (NJDMVA) 973.297.3230
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) 973.297.3228
United Spinal Association (USA) (Eastern Paralyzed Veterans) 973.297.3387
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 973.297.3226
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) 973.297.3227

VA Benefits Guide (2012)

New Jersey Veterans Guide

NEED YOUR DISCHARGE PAPERS  (click here)  or MAKE A CORRECTION DD Form 149? 

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Bergen County NJ Veteran'sService Medal Application

Bergen County NJ Veteran's Honorary Service Card Application

Bergen County NJ Veteran's Services -- 201-336-6325

Essex County NJ Veteran's Service -- 973-395-8375

LIST OF VETERAN BENEFITS WEBSITES

(RECEIVED FROM INTERNET E-MAIL AND NOT VERIFIED)

(SEE OTHER LOCATIONS ON THIS PAGE FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR LINKS TO ACTIVE WEBSITES)

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 Google for Veterans (recommended by Gary Sinise--"CSI NY")

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VETERAN'S FACILITIES IN NEW JERSEY (see below)

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