RESOURCES FOR VETERANS IN NEED

AFFORDABLE HOUSING:

Affordable Housing in Vermont Directory http://www.vsha.org/housedir.cfm

Burlington Rental Opportunity Center, (802) 864-2629 (for assistance finding affordable housing in Chittenden County, VT, especially with Section 8 vouchers). Email: Rentopp@together.net

New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority,  http://www.nhhfa.org/1-800-640-7239 or (603)472-8623

Vermont State Housing Authority Programs, http://www.vsha.org/programs.htm (802)828-3295 or 1-800-820-5119 message line

COUNSELING AND SUPPORT:

Vet Center, 103 Liberty Street, Manchester, NH, (603) 668-7060

Vet Center, 359 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT,  (802) 862-1806

Vet Center, 2 Gilman Office Complex, White River Junction, VT, (802)295-2908 or 1-800-649-6603

DEBT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE:

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of New Hampshire and Vermont,  http://www.cccsnh-vt.org/ 1-800-327-6778

DEFAULT/FORECLOSURE PREVENTION:

HUD Approved Counseling Agencies in Vermont http://www.hudhcc.org/agencies/vermont.txt

HUD Approved Counseling Agencies in New Hampshire http://www.hudhcc.org/agencies/newhampshire.txt

EMERGENCY LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE:

Community Action Agencies in New Hampshire http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs/csbg/documents/nh-caa.htm

Community Action Agencies in Vermont: http://www.vtlawhelp.org/images/caplist.pdf

* Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council (BROC), http://www.broc.org/ 1-800-717-BROC or 802-775-0878

* Central Vermont Community Action Council (CVCAC), http://www.cvcac.org/1-800-639-1053

* Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO), http://www.cvoeo.org/1-800-287-7971 or 802-860-1417

* Northeast Kingdom Community Action (NEKCA), http://www.nekca.org/1-800-639-4065 or 802-334-7316

* Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA), 1-800-464-9951 or 802-463-9951

Green Mountain Vietnam Era Veterans Assistance Corporation http://nutt-in2000.com/gmv/

Vermont Department of Prevention, Assistance, Transition, and Health Access (PATH), http://www.dsw.state.vt.us/800-287-0589 (Emergency Hotline) or (802)241-2800

Vermont Needy Veterans Fund, 1-888-666-9844 or (802)828-3379

Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity, Community Services http://www.ahs.state.vt.us/oeo/commserv.htm

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING:

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation, http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/index.htm 1-800-827-1000

New Hampshire Employment Security, http://www.nhes.state.nh.us/vetpage.htm 1-800-852-3400 or (603)224-3311

New Hampshire Vocational Rehabilitation, http://www.ed.state.nh.us/VR/ 1-800-299-1647 or (603) 271-3471

Vermont Department of Employment and Training http://www.det.state.vt.us/~vets/vtlverdv.htm

Vermont Division of Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.dad.state.vt.us/DVR/

Vermont Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Veterans Program, http://www.dad.state.vt.us/DVR/Veterans/vet.htm (802)447-2780 or bobh@dad.state.vt.us

HEATING FUEL ASSISTANCE:

Vermont Office of Home Heating Fuel Assistance, http://www.dsw.state.vt.us/districts/fuel/ 1-800-479-6151 or (802)241-1165

New Hampshire Fuel Assistance Program, http://www.state.nh.us/governor/energycomm/assist/fap.html

HOMELESS PROGRAMS:

Burlington Emergency Shelter, VT, (802) 862-9879

COTS Day Station, Burlington, VT (802) 862-5418 http://www.cotsonline.org/

COTS Waystation Shelter, Burlington, VT (802) 862-7776 http://www.cotsonline.org/

Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Outreach Coordinator, (802)295-9363, x5680

Good Samaritan Haven, Barre, VT (802) 479-2294

Morning Side House, Brattleboro, VT (802) 257-0066

New Hampshire Homeless Helpline, http://www.nhhelpline.org/homeless.cfm 1-800-852-3388

Open Door Mission, Rutland, VT, (802) 775-5661

Rutland County Housing Coalition, (802) 775-9286

Samaritan House, St. Albans, VT, (802) 527-0847

See list of New Hampshire Homeless Shelter Providers http://www.nhes.state.nh.us/esb/vetsreso.htm

HUMAN SERVICE LINKS:

New Hampshire Service Link, http://webster.state.nh.us/servicelink/ 1-866-634-9412. Community-based connections for elders, adults with disabilities and their families.

Vermont ServiceNet http://www.ahs.state.vt.us/services/ for a variety of human services, searchable by town, county, and provider.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE:

Handbook For Tenants, Landlords and Others http://www.cvoeo.org/vti/riv/renting-in-vtindex.htm

Legal Services Law Line of Vermont http://www.lawlinevt.org/

National Veterans Legal Services Program http://www.nvlsp.org/

New Hampshire Legal Services Directory http://www.state.nh.us/nhsl/frc/legal.html

Vermont Law Help http://www.vtlawhelp.org/

Vermont Lawyer Referral Service, 1-800-639-7036

Vermont Legal Aid, Inc., http://www.vtlegalaid.org/ 1-800-889-2047

Vermont Tenants, Inc., http://www.cvoeo.org/vti/vtiindex.htm 1-800-287-7971

MILITARY RECORDS:

National Personnel Records Center, http://www.nara.gov/regional/mpr.html 1-86-NARA-NARA. Download DD Form 180 http://www.nara.gov/regional/mprsf180.html for Military Record Requests.

Vermont Veterans Affairs Office, http://www.va.state.vt.us/ 1-888-666-9844

Senator Patrick Leahy, http://leahy.senate.gov/ 1-800-642-3193

Senator Jim Jeffords, http://www.senate.gov/~jeffords/ 1-800-835-5500

Congressman Bernie Sanders, http://bernie.house.gov/ 1-800-339-9834

VETERANS BENEFITS:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, http://www.va.gov/

VA Benefits Forms http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms1.htm

VA Benefits Information, http://www.va.gov/vbs/index.htm 1-800-827-1000.

VA Health Care Eligibility, http://www.visn1.med.va.gov/wrj/ 1-800-941-8387.

VA Medical Center White River Junction, http://www.visn1.med.va.gov/wrj/ 1-866-OUR-VETS (866-687-8387)

VA New England Health Care System (VISN1), http://www.visn1.med.va.gov/

Vermont Veterans Affairs Office, http://www.nasdva.com/vermont.html 1-888-666-9844 or (802)828-3379

Vermont Veterans Home, http://www.state.vt.us/vvh/ (802) 442-6353

Veterans Service Links on VT DET web site http://www.det.state.vt.us/~vets/

VETERANS CLAIMS ASSISTANCE:

American Legion Service Officers: http://members.tripod.com/~Post_119_Gulfport_MS/vt.html (802)296-5166 in Vermont; (603) 666-7658 in New Hampshire

Disabled American Service Officers: (802)296-5167 in Vermont http://www.geocities.com/disabledveterans2001; (603)666-7664 in New Hampshire

Veterans of Foreign Wars Service Officers: (802)296-5168 in Vermont; (603)666-7653 in New Hampshire

Vietnam Veterans of America, Vermont State Council http://vvavtsc.com/sco.htm

VVA Service Officers: rvreed@bluemoo.net or paigevet@earthlink.net