Veteran Resources

    You fought for the American Dream, now it's your turn to live it.

    1. BEST PLACE TO START 
    2. EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES
    3. FINANCIAL COACHING 
    4. FOOD RESOURCES
    5. GENERAL INFORMATION
    6. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER SERVICES 
    7. HOUSING AND SHELTER
    8. MEDICAL CLINICS 
    9. M-SPAN
    10. REGIONAL OFFICES 

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    BEST PLACE TO START

    The best place to start to get any benefits for a veteran is on their website: http://www.michiganveterans.com/   Go to the web page and click on the link that says "Locate a benefits counselor". 


    These counselors are highly trained individuals that know how to help a vet get the help they need. Their services are free. They are important because benefits from the VA come from different departments and you have to know the right department to contact. The system is not coordinated.

    The hot-line can also tell you where to locate a counselor: 1-800-MichVet (800-642-4837)

    or 1-800-455-5228
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    EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

    Career One-Stop (Veterans ReEmployment)

    Allows veterans to quickly identify civilian job openings realtaed to prior military experience, locate training and identify benefits and other assitance after military service.

    Federal Employment

    The U.S. Government's official website for Federal jobs and employment information.

    Feds Hire Vets

    Federal employment information for Veterans, transitioning military service members, their families, and Federal hiring officials.

    GI Jobs

    Job postings, career tips, resume tips, and education information for post-military success.


    Hire A Hero

    The premier online job board and community of choice for those who have served our country and their spouses.

    Hire Heroes USA

    Dedicated to creating job opportunities for US military veterans and their spouses through personalized employment training and corporate engagement.

    Hire Veterans

    A top e-recruiting site for veterans

    MEDC Job Portal

    State of Michigan's job portal providing Veterans Preference to job seekers and Veterans

    Military to Civilian Occupation Translator

    Helps service members match military skills and experience to civilian occupations.

    Military Vet Jobs

    Offers veteran job seekers a community of support and connections to employers seeking qualified, veteran candidates

    My Next Move for Veterans

    A simple and quick search engine where veterans can enter in prior military experience and be linked to information on civilian careers and related training, including information on how to write resumes that highlight related civilian skills.

    Oakland Community College Off-Campus Job Board

    Public job board consisting of a wide range of job openings located off the OCC campus.

    O*NET Military Crosswalk

    Search codes or titles from the Military Occupational Classification

    Vet Central

    Provides access to career reserach to use your Military Occupation Classification to identify similar occupations and career opportunities in the civilian workforces, including government and private-sector resources to make a successful military-to-civilian transition.

    Vet Jobs

    Assists all members of "The United States Military Family" and their spouses with employment assistance, posting resumes, serching jobs, and upcoming job fair information.

    Vet Success on Campus

    Access to job tools and tips (job application,interview, resume, and cover letter tips, assess to military skills translators and jobs for veterans.

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    FINANCIAL COACHING 

    Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
    The Department of Labor initiated this program in May 2015.  It provides free financial coaching to veterans.  The finance coach will help set goals, eliminate debt, build a credit score, avoid finance charges, save for retirement, etc.  The coaches can meet with you at their office, by telephone, or at any safe place with a private room.

    Macomb and St. Clair Counties:  
    Michigan Works Office
    Clinton Township, MI 
    Garbriella Barthlow, Financial Coach 

    586-783-1398

    Oakland and Wayne Counties
    Michgan Works Office
    15100 Northline Road
    Southgate. MI 48195
    Scott Rubin, Financial Coach
    734-720-7857 
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    FOOD RESOURCES 

    Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA)
    248-209-2600

    Lighthouse Emergency Services

    248-920-6000 Pontiac
    248-620-6116 Clarkson

    Open Door Outreach Center

    248-360-2930

    Open Hands Emergency Food

    248-546-1255

    Focus: HOPE

    313-494-5500
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    GENERAL INFORMATION

    American Legion
    1210 McNamara Federal Building
    477 Michigan Avenue
    Detroit, MI 48226
    313-964-6640

    AMVETS
    1227 McNamara Federal Building
    477 Michigan Avenue
    Detroit, MI 48226
    313-964-6920

    Disabled American Veterans
    1200 McNamara Federal Building
    477 Michigan Avenue
    Detroit, MI 48226
    313-964-6595

    Paralyzed Veterans of America
    1233McNamara Federal Building
    477 Michigan Avenue
    Detroit, MI 48226
    313-471-3996

    Veterans of Foreign Wars
    1215 McNamara Federal Building
    477 Michigan Avenue
    Detroit, MI 48226
    313-964-6510

    Vietnam Veterans of America
    1231 McNamara Federal Building
    477 Michigan Avenue
    Detroit, MI 48226
    313-961-9568

    VA Caregiver Support Line: 1-855-260-3274 — Help from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for caregivers of Veterans.

    Veterans Disability Compensation
    : 1-800-827-1000 — Learn about benefits for Veterans with service-connected disabilities.
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    GOVERNMENT AND OTHER SERVICES

    US Veterans' Administration (Detroit Regional Office)
    800-827-1000

    Veterans Affairs Agency
    800-MICH-VET ot 800-642-4838

    Volunteers of America
    21415 Civic Center Dr. Suite 306
    Southfield MI 48076
    Veterans Programs statewide call 877-509-8387

    Veterans Housing- Veterans are provided case management, employment assistance and physical and mental health services.

    Veterans Employment- Employment and training programs addressing employment barriers and job skill training.

    Support Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) - Services include help to prevent homelessness, housing for the homeless, case management, legal assistance and direct aid for rent, utility and moving expenses. 

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    HOUSING AND SHELTER 

    Project Home - Providing Supportive Services to Veterans who are facing homelessness. Funded by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, the Veteran Family Services program is administered through Disability Network to provide supportive services ot very low income vetereans facing homelessness.  

    Please contact: 
    Wayne County Disability Network 313-923-1655
    Macomb/Oakland County Disability Network 586-268-4160
    St. Clair, Lapeer and Sanilac Counties: Blue Water Center for Independent Living 810-987-9337  

    Grace Centers of Hope
    Homeless Shelter and Rehab Center
    248-334-2187 

    Housing and Mortgages for Veterans
    Help with the benefits of and eligibility requirements for VA loans

    Lighthouse Emergency Services
    Housing assistance to stop foreclosure
    248-920-6100

    New Bethel Baptist Outreach
    Temporary shelter up to 30 days, mainly for women and children, food included
    248-333-7101

    Oakland County Community Home Improvement Services
    Counseling to tenants and homeowners, mortgage default resolution services including delinquency, default or foreclosure
    248-858-5402 

    Salvation Army
    Housing and utility assistance, referrals to shelters and rental assistance
    248-334-2407

    South Oakland Shelter
    Rotating shelter plan - 90 days maximum
    248-809-3773   

    Southwest Solutions Veterans Services
    Southwest Counseling Solutions provides services and resources to help veterans avoid or recover from homelessness, develop self-sufficiency and reintegrate into the community. 
    Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP)
    Claudia Edmonson 313-297-0076 or Cynthia Hunter 313-297-0089 or contact the Piquette Square office at 6221 Brush St., Detroit 313-874-7014 ext 340
     

    Training & Treatment Innovations, Inc. (TTI)
    Administers the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program via a grant from the Department of Veteran Affairs. They support the "Housing Frist" model in addressing and ending homelessness, especially as it relates to the Veteran population.  They serve Genesee, Jackson, Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, and Saginaw counties.
    Contact phone: 866-787-6734 

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    MEDICAL CLINICS

    Pontiac VA Outpatient Clinic
    44200 Woodward Avenue, Suite 208
    Pontiac, MI 48341
    248-322-4540

    VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
    2215 Fuller Rd.
    Ann Arbor, MI 48105
    800-361-8387
    734-769-7100

    John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
    4646 John R Street
    Detroit, MI 48201
    313-576-1000

    ❖ Free shuttle transportation for a veteran with a confirmed morning appointment at the John Dingel VA Medical Center in Detroit. Pick up locations are in Shelby Township, Clinton Township, and Roseville. The veteran must be ambulatory - no wheelchairs or oxygen - and be able to walk without assistance. To be placed on the pick-up schedule, call no less than 2 days in advance of the appointment to Macomb Veterans Services, (586) 469-5315.

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    M-SPAN 

    M-SPAN (Military Support Programs and Networks)

    The M-SPan programs at the University of Michigan are part of the Welcome Back Veterans national initiative to address the mental health needs of our veterans and their families.

    1. Buddy-to-Buddy is a peer mentored outreach and support for post 9/11 service members in Michigan. 734-998-5827 or 734-249-0380 Valeria Shipp, Coordinator
    2. PAVE (Peer Advisors for Veteran Education) is on campus peer support to facilitate a smooth tranistion to college.
    3.  Strong Military Families provides a 10 weeks parent/chld program to support and enhance the resilience of military families.
    4.  HomeFront Strong is an 8 week resiliency group for military/veteran spouses or partners of post 9/11 service members or veterans.
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    REGIONAL OFFICES

    Dearborn Vet Center
    19855 Outer Drive, Suite 105 W
    Dearborn, MI 48124
    313-277-1428 or 877-927-8387

    Detroit Regional Benefit Office
    477 Michigan Ave.
    Detroit, MI 48226

    Detroit Vet Center
    4161 Cass Avenue
    Detroit, MI 48201
    313-576-1514 or 877-927-8387


      
     
     

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