Advocacy
City & County of San Francisco Veterans Affairs Commission holds hearings and submit recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor regarding the problems, interest and needs of veterans.
Golden Gate University Veterans Legal Advocacy Center
GGU Law has partnered with Pearl.com, which offers pro bono legal information online, to provide veterans with benefits information online.
Swords to Plowshares is a community-based, not-for-profit veteran service organization that provides wrap-around care to veterans in order to break through the cultural, educational, psychological and economic barriers they often face in their transition to the civilian world.
CalVet Women Veterans provides information, advocacy, outreach, and support to Women Veterans and their families.
Benefits
California Department of Veteran Affairs
Visit the California Department of Veteran Affairs to learn about the state and federal benefits you are entitled to receive and how to claim them.
Military State Benefits
The state of California provides several veteran benefits. Benefits include: Housing, Financial Assistance, Employment, Veteran Business, and Education.
Veterans Benefits Administration administers a variety of benefits and services that provide financial and other forms of assistance to Service members, Veterans, their dependents and survivors.
Education
California Veterans Education Opportunity Partnership
UC campuses are committed to providing access and support to veterans and active-duty military personnel.
Post 9/11 GI Bill: Yellow Ribbon Program allows institutions of higher learning (degree-granting institutions) in the United States to enter voluntarily into an agreement with VA to fund tuition and fee expenses that exceed VA’s maximum amount payable.
Health
The Coming Home Project provides a wide range of free, confidential, non-partisan and non-denominational services for Veterans and Their Families, Female Veterans, Student Veterans, and Care Providers.
Give an Hour provides free mental health services to U.S. military personnel and families affect by the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
San Francisco VA Medical Center offers a range of inpatient and outpatient medical, mental health and substance care services.
San Francisco Student Veterans Outreach Progam is an outreach and mental health program under the SFVAHCS Office of the Director, whose mission is to provide convenient, whole-Veteran concierge services to a range of Veterans in academic and community-based settings.
San Francisco Vet Center is a community-based clinic, providing individual, group, and family readjustment counseling.
Veteran's Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.
Veterans Health Administration administers a variety of health services that provide financial and other forms of assistance to Service members, Veterans, their dependents and survivors.
Other Resources
California Employment Development Department (EDD) Services for Veterans assists veterans and their eligible spouses maximize their employment and training opportunities.
Military OneSource is a confidential Department of Defense-funded program providing comprehensive information on every aspect of military life at no cost.
National Center for PTSD
Visit the National Center for PTSD to download one of the mobile applications that provide self-help, education and support following trauma.
National Resource Directory is a website for connecting wounded warriors, service members, veterans, and their families with those who support them.
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