Veterans Services

Links & Resources


 

50Strong
Connects military-affiliated jobseekers with military-seeking employers.
Strong employers.  Strong pathways.  Strong Connections.  Strong military talent.

AVA
Provides an easier and faster way for you to get the answers you need from the VA.

Concord Vet Center
Provides counseling for veterans, service members, and their families.
1333 Willow Pass Road, Suite 106
Concord, CA  94520-7931
Phone:  925 680 4526
Joseph Moglia,
Outreach Coordinator
Readjustment Counseling Service
VA Northern California Health Services
Email:  Joseph.Moglia@va.gov
Phone:  925 680 4526

Contra Costa County Veterans Service Office
Assists veterans and their families obtain veteran benefits from federal, state, and local agencies including dependents college fee waiver.
10 Douglas Drive, #100  
Martinez, CA 94553-4078
Phone:  925 313 1481
Fax:  925 313 1490
Email:  veterans@vs.cccounty.us

Delta Veterans Group
Assists veterans with housing, employment, health, and education.

EDD Services for Veterans
Strengthening California's veteran workforce.
Chris Crisostomo,
Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist
Email:  Christopher.Crisostomo@EDD.ca.gov
Phone:  916 639 0478
Andrew Herrera,
Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist
Email:  Andrew.Herrera@edd.ca.gov
Phone:  925 602 5039

GI Bill® Hotline
Provides expert guidance and detail regarding education benefits.
Phone:  1 888 442 4551

Martinez VA Medical Center
150 Muir Road
Martinez, CA  94553-4668
Phone:  925 372 2000 (Main)
Phone:  925 372 2105 (Mental Health)
Dennis Rojas,
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
Compensated Work Therapy
VA Northern California Health Services
Email:  Dennis.Rojas@va.gov
Phone:  925 372 2316

Post-9/11 Military to VA Case Management Program (M2VA)
Heather Graviet, LCSW, MBA
Clinical Social Work Case Manager – Team Lead
VA Northern California Health Services
Email:  Heather.Graviet@va.gov
Phone:  925 477 6947

Military Transcripts
Provides official military transcripts to schools and colleges upon service member’s request.
United States Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marines: Joint Services Transcripts 
United States Air Force Transcripts (Community College of the Air Force)

Sentinels of Freedom
Assists severely wounded, post-9/11 veterans in their efforts to become productive and self-sufficient members of their communities as they transition back into civilian life.
Phone:  925 380 6342
Email:  contact@sentinelsoffreedom.org

Shelter, Inc.

Provides support services and housing for veteran families.
Phone:  925 335 0698
Email:  shelter@shelterinc.org
Antoinette D. Smith, Program Manager
Phone:  707 324 1403
Email:  Antoinette.Smith@ShelterInc.org

Veterans Accession House
Provides transitional housing and legal services for veterans.
Main Phone:  925 822 3175
Main Email:  info@vahouse.org
Leonard Ramirez, Founder/CEO
Email:  LRamirez@vahouse.org
Phone:  415 517 5143

VA - Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Benefits Hotline 800 827 1000
VA Certificate of Eligibility (COE) Education Decision Letter - Download Copy
VA CHAMPVA School Enrollment Certification Letter
VA Direct Deposit Educational Benefits Payments
VA Education & Training Benefits
VA G.I. Bill Hotline 888 442 4551
VA Locations
VA Records
VA Regional Benefit Office - Oakland
1301 Clay Street
North Tower, 12th Fl., Room 1200 
Oakland, CA  94612 
Phone:  800 827 1000

Veterans Crisis Line
Provides 24/7 confidential help for veterans in crisis or concerned about one.
Phone:  Dial 988, then Press 1
Text:  838255

WAVE - Web Automated Verification of Enrollment
For Ch. 33 Post 9/11 G.I. Bill and non-Chapter 33 students (except Ch. 31 VR&E)
Monthly Verification of Enrollment.
Phone:  1 887 823 2378