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Here we've provided resources and services for veterans and military on campus, in the community, as well as at the state and federal levels.
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Community
Veterans and military have many resources available to them and their families in the communities in which they live.
| Abilene Pride Alliance |
| American Legion Post 57 302 E. South 11th St. Abilene, TX 79602 P: 325.672.8348 |
| Disabled American Veterans (DAV) 2555 Grape St. Abilene, TX 79601 P: 325.484.4328 |
| Taylor County Veterans Service Office 400 Oaks St., Ste. 170 Abilene, TX 79602 P: 325.674.1328 |
| Vet Center 3564 N. 6th St. Abilene, TX 79603 P: 325.232.7925 or 877.927.8387 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 1049 Veterans Dr. Abilene, TX 79605 P: 325.692.1111 |
| West Texas VA Health Care System (Abilene CBOC) 3850 Ridgemont Abilene, TX 79606 P: 325.695.3252 |
| The American Legion 617 SW 7th Ave. Amarillo, TX 79101 P: 806.373.7630 E: HansonPost54Amarillo@gmail.com |
| Combined Arms Gus Cabarcas, NorthEast Texas Regional Coordinator E: gcabarcas@CombinedArms.us |
| Disabled American Veterans (DAV) 600 W. 7th St. Amarillo, TX 79101 P: 806.359.4405 Meetings held 4th Saturday of each month, 10:30am |
| Panhandle PRIDE |
| Amarillo VA Health Care System 6010 Amarillo Blvd. W. Amarillo, TX 79106 P: 806.355.9703 or 806.305.9703 |
| Amarillo Vet Center 3414 Olsen Blvd., Ste. E Amarillo, TX 79109 P: 806.354.9779 or 877.927.8387 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 1401 SW 8th Ave. Amarillo, TX 79101 P: 806.373.3521 |
| Veterans Resource Center 200 S. Tyler St. Amarillo, TX 79101 P: 806.342.2500 |
| Combined Arms Sharon Ozdarski, Regional Manager E: Sharon@CombinedArms.us |
| Austin VA Outpatient Clinic 7901 Metropolic Dr. Austin, TX 78744 P: 512.823.4000 |
| Austin Pride |
| Austin Vet Center 2015 S. I.H. 35, Southcliff Bldg., Ste. 101 Austin, TX 78741 P: 512.416.1314 |
| Combined Arms Megan Heil, North Texas Regional Manager E: Megan@CombinedArms.us |
| Polk Street VA Annex Clinic 4243 S. Polk St. Dallas, TX 75225 P: 214.372.8100 |
| LGBTQ Resource Center 5750 Cedar Spring Rd. Dallas, TX 75235 P: 214-521-5124 |
| Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center 1201 E. 9th St. Bonham, TX 75418 P: 800.924.8387 or 903.583.2111 |
| VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center 4500 S. Lancaster Rd. Dallas, TX 75216 P: 800.849.3597 or 214.742.8387 |
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Veterans Assistance Office East Office |
| Vet Center 1155 Westmoreland Dr. #121 El Paso, TX 79925 P: 915.772.0013 |
| Combined Arms 2929 McKinney Houston, TX 77003 P: 888.737.3112 |
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| Disabled American Veterans (DAV) 6900 Almeda Road Room 1033 Houston, TX 77030 P: 713.383.2715 E: vfw8790@yahoo.com |
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| Harris County Vet Center #731 14300 Cornerstone Village Dr. #110 Houston, TX 77014 P: 281.537.7812 |
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| Houston Southwest Vet Center 10103 Fondren Rd. Ste. 470 P: 713.523.0884 |
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| Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Blvd. Houston, TX 77030 P: 713.791.1414 |
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| the Montrose Center: Empowering LGBTQ Houston 401 Branard St. Houston, TX 77006 P: 713.529.0037 |
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| American Legion Post 575 6628 66th St. Lubbock, TX 79424 806-794-7225 |
| City of Lubbock |
| Disabled American Veterans (DAV) 1301 Buddy Holly Ave. Lubbock, TX 79401 P: 806-763-7229 |
| LubbockPRIDE |
| Lubbock VA Outpatient Clinic 3510 4th St. Lubbock, TX 79415 P: 806.472.3400 |
| Lubbock Vet Center 3106 50th St., Ste. 400 Lubbock, TX 79413 P: 806.792.9782 or 877.927.8387 |
| Team RWB Lubbock |
| VetStar 3804 I-27 Frontage Rd. Lubbock, TX 79412 P: 806.470.9317 |
| American Legion - Earl S Bailey Post 430 2701 E. 8th St. Odessa, TX 79761 P: 432.332.5582 E: americanlegion430@cableone.net |
| American Red Cross Wesley McMahand, Service to the Armed Forces Regional Program Manager P: 915.497.0631 Stacey Pickett, Office of Volunteer Services P: 432.425.7637 |
| Combined Arms Martha Garza, West Texas Regional Manager E: MGarza@combinedarms.us |
| Disabled American Veterans (DAV) of Midland Odessa P: 432.349.1280 |
| H.E.A.R.T (Healing Emotions Above Reasons and Thoughts) Rebecca Haberman, Executive Director P: 325.733.8741 E: RH@PermianBasinHeart.org Peer to Peer support groups: Reboot Combat Recovery, Horses 2 Heroes (Equine Therapy), Brave Love (married Veterans), Healed (Military Sexual Trauma), Bored Vets (Board Game night for Veterans) |
| Midland Vet Center 2817 W. Loop 250 N., Ste. E Midland, TX 79707 P: 432.697.8222 or 877.927.8387 |
| Military Veteran Peer Network (MVPN) Joseph Gonzalez, MVPN Services Coordinator P: 432.770.9326 E: JosephGonzalez@PermianCare.org |
| PFLAG Midland/Odessa E: pflagmidlandodessatexas@gmail.com |
| Tall City Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7208 1306 E. Taylor Ave. Midland, TX 79701 P: 432.684.6079 |
| Texas Veterans Commission Claims Hector Garcia, VA Claims Program Manager P: 432.688.4879 E: Hector.Garcia@tvc.texas.gov |
| Texas Veterans Commission Employment Ms. "Jo" Hernandez, Rural Veteran Career Advisor, Midland/Odessa P: 432.215.2951 E: Jojadys.Hernandez@tvc.texas.gov |
| Texas Veterans Commission Entrepreneurial Anna Baker, Veterans Entrepreneur Program Manager P: 512.605.8861 E: Anna.Baker@tvc.texas.gov |
| Texas Veterans Commission Healthcare Advocacy Ashley Hultz, Health Care Advocate P: 432.270.4256 E: Ashley.Hultz@tvc.texas.gov |
| Texas Veterans Commission Women's Program Cynthia Lendof, Women Veterans Program P: 806.746.2144 E: Cynthia.Lendof@tvc.texas.gov |
| Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention Matthew Dauziuso E: Matthew.Dauziuso@va.gov |
| Vet Center LeAnne Thornton, Veteran Outreach Program Specialist P: 432.697.8222 E: LeAnne.Thornton@va.gov |
| VFW Post 4149 - Midland, TX 409 Veterans Airpark Ln. Midland, TX 79705 P: 432.684.9226 E: vfw4149midland@gmail.com |
| West Texas VA Health Care System George H. O'Brien, Jr. VA Medical Center 300 Veterans Blvd Big Spring, TX 79720 P: 432.263.7361 or 800.472.1365 |
| VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network NE 410 San Antonio CBOC 2391 NE Loop 410, Ste. 101 San Antonio, TX 78217 P: 210.590.0247 |
| NW 410 San Antonio CBOC 4318 Woodcock Ste. 120 San Antonio, TX 78228 P: 210.736.4051 |
| San Antonio Northeast Vet Center 9504 IH 35 N., Ste. 214 San Antonio, TX 78233 P: 210.650.0422 or .877.927.8387 |
| San Antonio Northwest Vet Center 9910 W. Loop 1604 N., Ste. 126 San Antonio, TX 78222 P. 210.688.3421 or 877.927.8387 |
| Pride Center San Antonio 1303 McCullough Ave. Ste. 160 San Antonio, TX 78212 P: 210.370.PRIDE (7743) |
State
Veterans and military have many resources available to them and their families in the communities in which they live.
Meals for Vets helps veterans struggling with hunger by providing a free, daily meal.
TexVet,
consolidated list of mental health resources.
Texas Workforce Commission
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Veterans Commission (TVC)
State Bar of Texas
Texas Veterans Leadership Program
Texas Veterans Network
Texas Veterans Portal
Voter Registration
College for All Texans
National/Federal
Resources for veterans and their families at the federal level.
American Veterans (AMVETS) - AMVETS is a national organization whose members provide a range of services and support to veterans, communities and other nonprofit organizations.
Joint Services Transcript - an official transcript tool for documenting the recommended college credits for professional military education, training courses, and occupational experiences of service members.
National Archives - Request military records and learn about other services for yourself or a family member.
eBenefits - Apply for and manage benefits, and manage health.
VA YouTube Channel - informative mix of specialized programming that honors, entertains, and informs Veterans of the benefits and services that they have earned.
Student Veterans of America (SVA) - 501(c)(3) coalition of student-veteran groups on college campuses across the globe.
Center for Women Veterans (CWV) - Resources for women veterans.
The American Legion - Wartime veterans service organization aimed at advocating patriotism across the U.S.
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) - War veterans service organization providing assistant and support to America's service members, veterans, and their families.
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) - Nonprofit assisting veterans with a full range of benefits.
Veterans Suicide Prevention Channel - The creation of this channel is an attempt to channel is an attempt to stop the rate of 22 veterans dying from suicide every day in America.
College Scorecard - U.S. Dept. of Education (ED) planning tool and resource to assist prospective students and their families.
College Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) consumer tool providing school information to include tuition and fees, retention and graduation rates, financial aid, student loan default rates and cost calculator.
Financial Aid Shopping Sheet - Model aid award letter designed to simplify the information that prospective students receive about costs and financial aid.
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) - Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members – veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction.
VA LGBT Service Members and Veterans - VA is committed to providing outreach to diverse service member and Veteran populations and has provided guidance on how under current Federal law VA may recognize marriage.
VA LGBT Patient Care Services - There is an LGBT Veteran Care Coordinator at every facility to help you get the care you need.
VA Minority Veterans Program - The main goal for Minority Veterans Program Coordinators is to increase the awareness of issues pertaining to minority Veterans. This includes developing long-term strategies to encourage eligible minority Veterans to participate in VA benefit programs.
Paying for College - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) tool for prospective students to receive detailed financial information for up to three schools and to enter actual financial information.