American Legion Post #121 |
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| The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
214 Center Street Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-724-0481 |
| Website: | https://www.legion.org/ |
American Legion Post #64 |
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| The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation's largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
846 Front St. PO Box: 418 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Website: | http://www.legion.org/ |
Cabrillo College Career Center |
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| Students will find assistance in investigating different career possibilities, and with center guidance, will be able to plan a career, get specialized training, or plan an academic, transfer or occupational program at Cabrillo. The Career Center offers career counseling, classes in career...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
6500 Soquel Drive Bldg 100 Aptos, CA 95003 |
| Phone: | 831-479-6385 |
| Website: | http://www.cabrillo.edu/services/transfercenter/careers |
California Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) works to serve California veterans and their families. With nearly 2 million veterans living in the State, CalVet strives to ensure that its veterans of every era and their families get the state and federal benefits and services they ...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1227 O Street Sacramento, CA 95814 |
| Website: | https://www.calvet.ca.gov/ |
California State Jobs Veterans' Preference |
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| Veterans’ Preference is an assistance program for military benefits who seek employment with the state. Preference can be applied to a veteran’s eligibility for qualifying open and open, non-promotional examinations. To determine if the exam being administered qualifies for Veterans’ Prefe...[Full Record] |
| Website: | https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Landing/Jobs/VeteransInformation.aspx |
California Veterans Resource Book |
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| This book assists you with accessing the wide variety of services and benefits available to Veterans and family members. Chapter 1: California State Benefits Chapter 2: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Claims & Benefits Chapter 3: Healthcare Chapter 4: Education Chapter 5: Housi...[Full Record] |
| Website: | https://www.calvet.ca.gov/VetServices/Documents/Veteran_%20Resource_%20Book.pdf |
CalVet Advocacy and Assistance |
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| Our staff are qualified benefits specialists trained to help veterans and their family gain benefits they are entitled to. We provide counseling and referral services to individuals and their families and offer a complete referral service to provide veterans with accurate and current infor...[Full Record] |
| Website: | https://www.calvet.ca.gov/veteran-services-benefits/advocacy-assistance |
CalVet Food Assistance |
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| CalFresh (Food Stamps): The program issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy most foods at many markets and food stores. For more information or to apply for CalFresh visit www.calfresh.ca.gov or call (916) 654-1896. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: the na...[Full Record] |
| Website: | https://www.calvet.ca.gov/VetServices/Pages/Food-Assistance.aspx |
CalVet Non-Resident College Fee Waiver |
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| The Non-Resident College Fee Waiver waives non-resident fees at all State of California Community Colleges, California State University, or University of California campuses. To apply, contact the Admissions Office of any State of California Community College, California State Universit...[Full Record] |
| Website: | https://www.calvet.ca.gov/VetServices/Pages/Non-Resident-College-Fee-Waiver.aspx |
CalVet Vietnam |
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| Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service may be eligible for a variety of VA benefits, including disability compensation for diseases associated with exposure. Your dependents and survivors also may be eligible for benefits....[Full Record] |
| Website: | https://www.calvet.ca.gov/VetServices/Pages/Agent-Orange.aspx |
CalVet Women Veterans |
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| California is home to nearly 180,000 women who served in our U.S. military. They are Veterans, family members, friends, business owners, professionals, community leaders, and advocates. Women Veterans served in every major U.S. conflict and in peacetime since our Revolutionary War. For thi...[Full Record] |
| Website: | https://www.calvet.ca.gov/calvet-programs/women-veterans |
Capitola Career Center |
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| One-stop shops for an array of services for employers, employees, job seekers and providers of educational and career counseling services. The Career Centers offer universal access to core employment services, and referrals directly to jobs, training, education or other employment services...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
2045 40th Avenue Suite B Capitola, CA 95010 |
| Phone: | 831-464-6286 |
| Website: | http://www.workforcescc.com |
Center for Employment Training |
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| CET Watsonville offers vocational training and certification in high-demand fields optimally chosen to meet local labor market needs. All programs are accredited and include not only hands-on training in a workplace-simulating environment, but also basic academics, like math, human develop...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
10 Blanca Lane Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-728-4551 |
| Email: | aliaa@cet2000.org |
| Website: | https://cetweb.edu/location/watsonville-ca/ |
Disabled American Veterans |
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| DAV helps more than one million veterans every year connect with the healthcare, disability, employment, education, and financial benefits they've earned. If you're a veteran or are transitioning out of the military, DAV is here to help you and your family through a lifetime of services an...[Full Record] |
| Phone: | 831-277-3317 |
| Website: | http://www.dav.org/ |
Employment Development Department Veterans Services |
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| The Employment Development Department (EDD) assists veterans and their eligible spouses to maximize their employment and training opportunities. Veterans are entitled to many resources designed to help in their search for employment. A job center that may provide one or more employment ...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
2045 40th Avenue, Ste. B Capitola, CA 95010 |
| Phone: | 831-464-6286 |
| Website: | http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/Services_for_Veterans.htm#eddresources |
Guitars for Vets |
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| Thousands of our war Veterans are afflicted with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In fact, more soldiers have committed suicide since the Vietnam War than have died in actual battle. But many are finding hope in an unlikely place: behind the wood and strings of an acoustic guitar. Th...[Full Record] |
| Email: | info@guitarsforvets.org |
| Website: | http://www.guitars4vets.org/ |
HSD Adult and Long Term Care |
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| We assist older adults and people with disabilities to maximize self-sufficiency, safety and independence. We provide case work services and resource information that offer a choice of community services and care options. Report Elder Abuse, Available 24-hours a day 1-866-580-HELP(4357...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1400 Emeline Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Phone: | 831-454-4101 |
| Website: | http://www.santacruzhumanservices.org/ |
Military Officers Association of America, Santa Cruz Chapter |
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| Welcome to the Santa Cruz Chapter an affiliate of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). Our Chapter includes the Santa Cruz, CA metro area. The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is the nation's largest and most influential association of military officers. ...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
PO Box: 1011 Santa Cruz, CA 95061 |
| Website: | http://www.moaa.org |
Monterey Bay Veterans, Inc. |
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| Monterey Bay Veterans Inc. (MBV) is a volunteer based, non-profit organization which exists to honor and support those who have served and sacrificed for our nation....[Full Record] |
| Address: |
PO Box: 481 Monterey, CA 93942 |
| Phone: | 831-901-0217 |
| Email: | MBVInc@pacbell.net |
| Website: | http://mbv.org/ |
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Santa Cruz County |
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| The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a grassroots organization providing support, education and advocacy for people with serious mental illnesses and their families and friends. NAMI focuses its efforts on serious mental illnesses. Serious mental illnesses include schizophreni...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
35 Penny Lane, Suite 2 Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-824-0406 |
| Email: | info@namiscc.org |
| Website: | http://www.namiscc.org |
Paget Center |
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| Paget Center is a 12 bed short-term (up to 90 days) emergency housing program for homeless veterans. The house is located in the Live Oak area of Santa Cruz County. In this program, veterans learn to access VA resources and transition into permanent housing....[Full Record] |
| Address: |
831 Paget Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
| Phone: | 831-475-5591 |
| Website: | http://www.frontst.com/paget-center |
Santa Cruz County Vet Center |
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| The goal of the Vet Center program is to provide a broad range of counseling, outreach, and referral services to eligible veterans in order to help them make a satisfying post-war readjustment to civilian life. To schedule an appointment, call the Vet Center at (831) 464-4574. The hou...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1350 41st Avenue, Suite 102 Capitola, CA 95010 |
| Phone: | 831-464-4575 |
| Website: | http://santacruzhumanservices.org/AdultLongTermCare/VeteransServices/SCVetCenterat41stAve.aspx |
Santa Cruz County Veteran Court |
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| Veterans' courts are hybrid drug and mental health courts that use the drug court model to serve veterans struggling with addiction, serious mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders. They promote sobriety, recovery and stability through a coordinated response that involves cooperation ...[Full Record] |
| Email: | vcpsantacruz@gmail.com |
| Website: | http://www.courts.ca.gov/11181.htm |
Santa Cruz County Veterans Services Office |
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| The Santa Cruz Veterans Service Office is a State and County funded agency, established in 1946 to assist veterans, military retirees, and their families in obtaining benefits earned by military service. Watsonville Veterans Office 18 West Beach Street Watsonville, CA 95076 Office: (...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
842 Front St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Phone: | 831-454-7276 |
| Email: | Dean.Kaufman@santacruzcounty.us |
| Website: | http://santacruzhumanservices.org/AdultLongTermCare/VeteransServices/VeteransServicesOffice |
Swords to Plowshares |
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| Founded in 1974 by veterans, Swords to Plowshares is a community-based not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides needs assessment and case management, employment and training, housing, and legal assistance to approximately 3,000 veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area each year. ...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1060 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 |
| Phone: | 415-252-4788 |
| Email: | supportvets@stpp-sf.org |
| Website: | https://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/ |
Team Rubicon |
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| Team Rubicon unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams. Disasters are our business, but veterans are our passion. When not involved with an operational deployment, we're committed to connecting our veterans and m...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
6171 W. Century Blvd., Ste 310 Los Angeles, CA 90045 |
| Phone: | 310-640-8787 |
| Email: | info@missioncontinues.org |
| Website: | http://www.teamrubiconusa.org/ |
The American Legion Guide for Women Veterans |
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| American women have answered the call to serve with the same honor and integrity as their male counterparts, but often do not identify themselves as veterans. Very often women have not properly been identified as veterans, and have been overlooked for benefits and services. While things ha...[Full Record] |
| Website: | http://www.legion.org/documents/legion/pdf/WomenVeteransbrochure_07.pdf |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides a variety of benefits and services to Servicemembers, Veterans, and their families. VBA has been undergoing a major transformation that is people-centric, results-oriented, and a forward-looking integration of solutions that will ensure t...[Full Record] |
| Website: | http://www.benefits.va.gov/ |
UCSC's Veteran Benefits Services Office |
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| This office serves as a liaison between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and UCSC student veterans. Our goal is to help veterans and their dependents find the information they need and to assist you in processing your veterans education benefits while pursuing your undergraduate or ...[Full Record] |
| Email: | vets_benefits@ucsc.edu |
| Website: | http://registrar.ucsc.edu/enrollment/veterans/ |
VA Palo Alto Health Care System |
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| The VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) consists of three inpatient facilities located at Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Livermore, plus seven outpatient clinics in San Jose, Fremont, Capitola, Monterey, Stockton, Modesto, and Sonora. These facilities provide some of the world's finest m...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 |
| Phone: | 650-493-5000 |
| Website: | http://www.paloalto.va.gov/ |
VA Palo Alto Health Care System Women's Trauma Recovery Program (WTRP) |
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| In 1992, the Department of Veterans Affairs opened the National Women's Trauma Recovery Program (WTRP) as part of the National Center for PTSD at Menlo Park, CA. The WTRP, designed to treat women Veterans, active duty service members, National Guard, and Reservists with post-traumatic stre...[Full Record] |
| Phone: | 650-493-5000 Ext: 2716 |
| Website: | http://www.paloalto.va.gov/services/wtrp/ |
Veterans History Project |
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| Local Contact: David Addison Santa Cruz Public Libraries 831-427-7707 x7671 The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans...[Full Record] |
| Phone: | 202-707-4916 |
| Website: | http://www.loc.gov/vets/ |
Veterans Information Center at Cabrillo College |
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| The Veterans Information Center at Cabrillo (VIC) is operated by veterans for veterans. Our focus is to provide resources and information for those who have served as well as their dependents. All military service are welcome....[Full Record] |
| Address: |
6500 Soquel Drive Bldg 900, #914 Aptos, CA 95003 |
| Phone: | 831-479-6110 |
| Website: | http://www.cabrillo.edu/services/ar/veterans-overview.html |
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1716 |
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| Supports our military in uniform and their families. Promotes veterans activities on both the national and local levels. Sponsors fundraisers for generating money for the community. Post is home of the only Veterans Honor Guard in Santa Cruz County. Honor Guard provides military funeral ho...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1960 Freedom Boulevard PO Box: 716 Freedom, CA 95019 |
| Phone: | 831-722-5228 |
| Website: | https://www.vfw.org |
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5888 |
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| Veterans organization for service people who have served in foreign wars (primarily Vietnam, Korea, WWII, Iraq and Afghanistan). Offers counseling, assistance in filling out forms, and finding housing, jobs, etc. Also functions as a membership organization offering companionship and a soci...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
846 Front Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Website: | http://www.veteranshall.org/veterans-organizations/ |
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7263 |
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| The purposes of the corporation are fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational. The fundamental difference between our organization and other veterans organizations, and one in which we take great pride, is our eligibility qualifications. The VFW welcomes all who mee...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
2259 7th Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
| Phone: | 831-475-9804 |
| Email: | vfw7263@gmail.com |
| Website: | http://www.vfw7263.com/ |
Veterans Path |
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| Veteran's PATH builds a community of support for veterans, offering mindfulness, wellness and meditation tools. Each veteran's inner strength is supported, reflected and magnified in the strength of the community....[Full Record] |
| Address: |
PO Box: 1408 San Rafael, CA 94915 |
| Phone: | 415-878-6479 |
| Website: | http://veteranspath.org |
Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County |
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| By providing Veterans with transitional housing and case management programs, they will once again become employable, productive members of the community. VTC does not simply offer short term solutions to homelessness; it strives to better the lives of homeless Veterans, and aims to give t...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
220 12th Street, Martinez Hall Marina, CA 93933 |
| Phone: | 831-883-8387 |
| Email: | info@vtcmonterey.org |
| Website: | http://www.vtcmonterey.org/ |
Vets 4 Vets |
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| Vets 4 Vets is a Santa Cruz non-profit that is made up of Veterans and friends creating community and assisting our brothers and sisters in need....[Full Record] |
| Address: |
846 Front St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Email: | scveteranadvocate@gmail.com |
| Website: | https://www.vets4vetssantacruz.org/ |
Vietnam Veterans of America |
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| Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Inc., https://vva.org/ the only Congressionally Chartered National Veterans Organization devoted exclusively to Vietnam and Vietnam Generation Veterans, was founded in 1978 and received its Congressional Charter in 1986. It remains the only organization...[Full Record] |
| Email: | chapter201@vva201.org |
| Website: | http://www.vva201.org/ |
Warrior Expositions |
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| Historically, military units would experience a lengthy journey home after fighting a campaign abroad. During this journey home, warriors would process and come to terms with their wartime experiences. But in today's age of modern transportation military personnel can find themselves home ...[Full Record] |
| Email: | info@warriorhike.org |
| Website: | http://warriorexpeditions.org/ |
Workforce Santa Cruz County Full Service Career Center at Watsonville |
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| Workforce Santa Cruz County (WFSCC) is a partnership of local organizations that serve job seekers and businesses in the community. Our network of 3 (three) conveniently located Career Centers and CalJOBS offer an array of no cost services for businesses, employees, and job seekers. Wor...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
18 West Beach Street Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-763-8700 |
| Website: | http://www.workforcescc.com |