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The Center for Veterans Services and Middlesex County College are not the only places where you can find help. There is a multitude of resources off-campus that offer help to veterans. These include counseling groups, employment services, healthcare organizations, insurance providers, community organizations and professional assocations.

Click and scroll through the categories below to learn more. Click on the Adobe logo (pdf_button) in the top right corner of this webpage, underneath the picture, to access the PDF version.

 

General Information

Counseling

NJ Services

PTSD

Education

Employment

Transcripts / Military Education Records

Health / Health Care

Military Branches

Insurance

Community / Organizations / Recreational

Legal Assistance

News / Current Events

Miscellaneous Assistance

 


 

General Information

Center for Homeland Defense and Security – www.chds.us

Department of Defense: Veterans – www.dodvets.com

Department of Homeland Security – www.dhs.gov

Department of Veterans Affairs – www.va.gov

Department of Veterans Affairs: Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors –

www1.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp

Department of Veterans Affairs: Loan Guaranty Service, Home Loan Program –

www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans

Department of Veterans Affairs:  Returning Service Members FAQ – www.oefoif.va.gov/faqs.asp 

Military OneSource – www.militaryonesource.com

 

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NJ Services

Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery – www.nj.gov/military/cemetery

Disabled American Veterans Department of New Jersey – www.davnj.org/index.html

Middlesex County Veterans Service Office

County Administration Building
75 Bayard Street, Fifth Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Doug Breen – Veterans Services Coordinator
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Days and Hours: Mon/Tues – 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. / Wed – 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Phone: 1-732-745-4051 or 1-800-591-9867
Fax: 1-732-296-7971

Military Records and Medals – www.archives.gov/veterans

NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs – www.state.nj.us/military

NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs: NJ Veterans Guide –

www.state.nj.us/military/veterans/njguide/

 

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Education

Academic counseling resources at Middlesex County College -

         http://www2.middlesexcc.edu/services-and-support/counseling-services/academic-counseling.html

Department of Defense Voluntary Educational Program – http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/voled

Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill Website – www.gibill.va.gov

Military Student Aid – www.finaid.org/military

Military Student Bill of Rights –

www.military.com/education/content/finding-a-school/the-military-student-bill-of-rights.html

National Association of Veterans Upward Bound – www.navub.org

NJ Army National Guard Tuition Assistance – www.state.nj.us/military/education/TA.htm

Operation College Promise – www.operationpromiseforservicemembers.com

 

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Transcripts / Military Education Records

Air Force transcripts – www.au.af.mil/au/ccaf

Army/American Council on Education (ACE) Registry Transcript System – http://aarts.army.mil

Sailor/Marine Corps American Council on Education Registry Transcript – http://smart.navy.mil

Veteran Service Records – http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/

 

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Military Branches

U.S. Air Force official site – www.af.mil

U.S. Army official site – www.army.mil

U.S. Coast Guard official site – www.uscg.mil

U.S. Marine Corps official site – www.usmc.mil

U.S. Navy official site – www.navy.mil

 

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Community / Organizations / Recreational

American Veterans – www.amvets.org

Center for Women Veterans – www.va.gov/womenvet

Catholic War Veterans – www.cwv.org

Disabled American Veterans – www.dav.org

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans – http://iava.org

Jewish War Veterans – www.jwv.org

Korean War Veterans Association – www.kwva.org

Marine Corps League – www.mcleague.org

Military Order of the Purple Heart – www.purpleheart.org

Military Order of the World Wars – www.militaryorder.net

Olive Branch International – www.olivebranchinternationalonline.com

Veteran Love and Appreciation – www.veteranlove.com

Veterans of Foreign Wars – www.vfw.org 

Vietnam Veterans of America – www.vva.org

 

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News / Current Events

Military.com – www.military.com

Military Media – http://militarymedia.com

The Veterans Hour Newspaper – www.veteranshour.com

Veteran News and Information Services – www.vnis.com

 

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Counseling

Department of Veterans Affairs: Trenton Vet Center Outstation –

Woodbridge Health Center, Room 109
2 G. Fredrick Plaza (off of NJ Route 35)
Woodbridge, NJ 07095

Jenny A. Rosetti – Social Worker, MSW, LSW
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Phone: 1-609-882-5744 or 1-973-640-0235

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org, 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

NJ Veterans Helpline – www.njveteranshelpline.org, 1-866- VETS-NJ4 (838-7654)

Military Pathways: Military Mental Health Screening Program –

www.militarymentalhealth.org/Welcome.aspx

Vet Center – www.vetcenter.va.gov

Veterans Crisis Line – www.veteranscrisisline.net, 1-800-273-8255 (press one [1])

Vets 4 Warriors – www.vets4warriors.com, 1-855-VET-TALK (838-8255)

Wounded Warrior Project – www.woundedwarriorproject.org

 

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PTSD

Department of Veterans Affairs: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder – www.mentalhealth.va.gov/PTSD.asp

Make the Connection: Shared Experiences and Support for Veterans –

http://maketheconnection.net/conditions/ptsd

National Center for PTSD – www.ptsd.va.gov

The Veterans PTSD Project – http://veteransptsdproject.com

 

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Employment

Association for Service Disabled Veterans – www.asdv.org

Department of Labor: Veterans Employment and Training – www.dol.gov/vets

Department of Veterans Affairs: Career Search – www.vacareers.va.gov

Department of Veterans Affairs: JOBS – www.va.gov/JOBS/index.asp

Feds Hire Vets – www.fedshirevets.gov

HireVeterans.com – www.hireveterans.com

NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development – http://lwd.state.nj.us/labor/index.shtml

U.S. Office of Personnel Management – www.opm.gov

One-Stop Career Center – http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wnjpin/findjob/onestop/services.html

Tip of the Arrow – http://tipofthearrow.net

USA Jobs – www.usajobs.gov

VeteranEmployment.com – www.veteranemployment.com

Veterans Across America – http://veteransacrossamerica.org

Veterans Transitional Services – www.veteranstransitionalservices.com

VetJobs – www.vetjobs.com

Vets 4 Veterans – www.vets4veterans.com

Entrepreneurship/Business Startup

SCORE: Central Jersey – http://centraljersey.score.org

Small Business Administration – www.sba.gov/about-sba

VetBiz.gov – www.vetbiz.gov

 

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Health / Health Care

Department of Veterans Affairs: NJ Health Care System – www.newjersey.va.gov

East Orange Campus
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018
1-973-676-1000

Lyons Campus
151 Knollcroft Road
Lyons, NJ 07939
1-908-647-0180

Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse: Resource Guide for Military Veterans and Families –

www.nj.gov/treasury/gcada/publications.shtml

Pleural Mesothelioma & Veterans – www.pleuralmesothelioma.com/veterans

War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC): East Orange, NJ –

www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/nj

Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury: Resources for TBI & SCI – www.brainandspinalcord.org

TRICARE – www.tricare.mil

 

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Insurance

Department of Veterans Affairs: Health Administration Center (CHAMPVA) –

www.va.gov/hac/forbeneficiaries/champva/champva.asp

Department of Veterans Affairs: Life Insurance – www.insurance.va.gov/miscellaneous/index.htm

USAA: Military Home, Life & Auto Insurance, Banking & Investing –

www.usaa.com/inet/ent_logon/Logon

 

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Legal Assistance

National Veterans Legal Services Program – www.nvlsp.org

U.S. Army Support Activity: Legal Services – www.dix.army.mil/SJA/default.htm

Veterans Legal Aid Society – http://veteranslegalsid.org

Legal Services of New Jersey: Law: Veterans – www.lsnjlaw.org/english/veterans/index.cfm

Legal Services of New Jersey: Veterans Legal Assistance Project (brochure) – www.lsnj.org/PDFs/VLAP.pdf

Veteran Justice Outreach Initiative - http://www.va.gov/homeless/vjo.asp

Justice For Vets - http://www.justiceforvets.org/

(Justice for Vets is nation’s only Veterans Organization exclusively committed to

ensuring that veterans involved in the criminal justice system have access to  

Veterans Treatment Courts and the benefits, services and treatment they have earned.)

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Miscellaneous Assistance

Defense Financing and Accounting Service (DFAS) – www.dfas.mil

Transition Assistance Program – www.turbotap.org/register.tpp

 

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