Veterans Connect: Resource Center

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

To provide veterans the world-class benefits and services they have earned - and to do so by adhering to the highest standards of compassion, commitment, excellence, professionalism, integrity, accountability, and stewardship.

eBenefits

A web portal that provides Service Members, Veterans, their families, and authorized caregivers with a single sign-on, central access point to clinical and benefits information.

CalVet

To serve and honor all California veterans by connecting them and their families with their earned benefits through education, advocacy, and direct services.

Oakland Vet Center

Open Monday - Friday to serve the mental health needs of veterans and family members. Call 510.562.7906.

Fremont VA Clinic

Open Monday - Friday for mental health and primary care needs of veterans. Call 510.791.4000.

Bay Area Community Health

Delivering health care services in a caring, nurturing, and respectful atmosphere while improving the quality of life for every individual and family. Call 510.770.8040.

CalJOBS

Provides priority service to all veterans for job and training referrals. CalJOBS has customized job search assistance, job fairs and workshops, and assistance with helping you return to work.

Swords to Plowshares

Dedicated to supporting nearly 3,000 homeless, low-income, and at-risk veterans in the Bay Area every year. Offers employment and job training, supportive housing programs, permanent housing placement, counseling and case management, and legal services.

Tri-Cities One-Stop Career Center

To change lives through innovation, by connecting students & the community to future careers.

Veteran Readiness and Employment

Services to help with job training, employment accommodations, resume development, and job-seeking skills coaching. Other services may be provided to assist Veterans and Servicemembers in starting their own businesses or independent living services for those who are severely disabled and unable to work in traditional employment.

VA Fremont Clinic

Open Monday - Friday for a variety of health care services. Call 510.791.4000.

Palo Alto VA Medical Center

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 medical care and cutting-edge technology. Call 650.493.5000.

VA Dental Insurance Program

VA’s comprehensive VA Dental Insurance Program (VADIP) gives enrolled Veterans and CHAMPVA beneficiaries the opportunity to purchase dental insurance through Delta Dental and MetLife at a reduced cost.

Operation Dignity

A soldier does not leave their wounded on the battlefield. We consider the streets to be our battlefield, and Operation Dignity’s core mission is to leave no veteran behind. Provides shelter and housing to veterans and their families.

National Call Center for Homeless Veterans (VA)

Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness—and their family members, friends, and supporters—can make the call to or chat online with the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans, where trained counselors are ready to talk confidentially 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 877.424.3838.

Bay Area Legal Aid - Veterans Project

Provides free legal assistance to veterans with the following issues: benefits, character of discharge determinations, social security disability, housing, consumer law, domestic violence prevention, and health care access.

CalVet - Legal Assistance for Veterans

The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) is an independent nonprofit organization that has worked since 1981 to ensure that the government delivers to our nation's 22 million veterans and active-duty personnel the benefits to which they are entitled because of disabilities resulting from their military service to our country.

The State Bar of California - Resources for Veterans

If you serve or have served in the military and need legal assistance, this page can help you navigate the network of organizations and services available to you and your family.

Swords to Plowshares

All veterans are eligible for a free one-time consultation. Full attorney representation is offered on a case-by-case basis and is prioritized for homeless veterans who live in San Francisco and veterans with a mental health condition.