VA Benefits & Services

Wartime Veterans Pension
www.nvf.org/lifeline-for-vets
Military OneSource
www.militaryonesource.com
VA Home Page
www.va.gov
Civilian Health and Medical Program (CHAMPVA)
1-800-733-8387
CHAMPVA
www.va.gov/hac/forbeneficiaries/forbeneficiaries.asp
Caregiver Support
1-855-260-3274
www.caregiver.va.gov
Bereavement Counseling
1-202-461-6530
Deployment Health & Family Readiness Library
Online deployment cycle support resoures
written in “plain English.”
http://deploymenthealthlibrary.fhp.osd.mil
Post Deployment Care Management
OEF/OIF/OND Combat Care Management Team
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
www.chicago.va.gov
Returning Service Members
www.oefoif.va.gov
Education Benefits
www.gibill.va.gov
GI Bill Eligibility and Benefits
VA Regional Office
1-888-442-4551
Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Assistance
Toll Free: 1-844-480-0009
website: www.in.gov/dva
email: vetemployment@dva.in.gov
VA Homefront
For help with housing, jobs, health care, education and other Veteran benefits
1-877-424-3838
www.va.gov/homeless
Call Center for Homeless Vets
For vets that maybe losing there home and in need of immediate
assistance from VA
P: 1-877-424-3838
www.va.gov/homeless/national callcenter.asp
Health Care Eligibility
www.va.gov/healtheligibility
Mental Health
www.mentalhealth.va.gov
My Healthy Vet
www.myhealtheVet.va.gov
Prosthetics
www.prosthetics.va.gov
PTSD and Relationships
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/family/ptsd-and-relationships.asp
Readjusting Counseling Services
107 E. 93rd Ave
Crown Point Indiana
219-739-5633
www.vetcenter.va.gov
VA Healthcare
1-877-222-VETS (8387)
http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility
Brochure download
http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/library/pubs/healthcareoverview
Vet Center
Services readjustment counseling, PTSD, AODA, Job counseling & Referral,
Benefits counseling & Referral, Individual/Couples/Family and group therapy
Bereavement counseling, Community education outreach, Service connected
disability claims on Thurs: 9-11am and Wed: 8am-1pm
107 East 93rd, Crown Point, Indiana 46307
P: 219-736-5633
Services Provided:
– Combat Support
– Vietnam Support
– Core Education
– Spouse Support
– GWOT Support
– Combat Medie Support
– MST Survivor Support
Veterans Affairs Health Care Program
Primary care, specialized care and related medical and social support services
http://www.1.va.gov/HEALTH/index.asp
Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Program
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
820 S. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL 60612
P: 312-569-8387
Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Program at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Phone: 312-569-6929
Homeless Veterans Outreach Coordinator
United States Department of Veteran Affairs
Indianapolis Regional Office
P: 317-916-3470
E: marion.clinkscales@va.gov
General Services Administration (GSA)
Federal Citizen Information Center
Call center and free publications
1-800-FED-INFO
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
http://www.ConsumerAction.gov
Home Loan Guaranty
www.homeloans.va.gov
Home Loans
1-888-244-6711
http://www.benefits.va.gov/HOMELOANS/contact_rlc_info.asphttp://www.benefits.va.gov/HOMELOANS/contact_rlc_info.asp
Veteran’s Benefits
http://www.va.gov/explore/
VA Benefits
www.eBenefits.va.gov
VA Benefit Payment Rates
www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/rates
VA Forms
http://www.va.gov/vaforms/form_detail.asp?FormNo=21-526
VA Vet Centers
www.vetcenter.va.gov
Military HOMEFRONT
DoD programs, polices, news, and events
www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil
www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil
Military Family Relief Fund – IDVA
Emergency Grants
http://www.in.gov/dva/2329.htm
Department of Veterans (VA)
Insurance programs that specifically provide insurance benefits for veterans and
service members who may not be able to get insurance from private companies
because of the extra risks involved in military service or a service connected
disability
http://www.Insurance.va.gov
Life Insurance
www.insurance.va.gov
Life Insurance
1-800-669-8477
Minority Veterans program coordinator
Every healthcare facility, regional office and national cemetery:
www.va.gov/centerforminorityVeterans/
Department of Women Affairs
P: 202-461-6193
www.va.gov/womenvet
United States Department of Labor Women’s Bureau
Trauma-Informed Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Guide for Service Providers
http://www.dol.gov/wb/trauma/
Women’s Health Services
Formerly Women Veterans Health Strategic
Health Care Group
www.womenshealth.va.gov
Women Veterans
1-202-461-1070
Women Veterans
www.publichealth.va.gov/womenshealth
WVCs at every VA regional office:
www.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isFlash-1
Calumet Park Cemetery and Funeral Chapel
Veteran Benefits
P:219-769-8803
www.calumetparkcemetery.com
Burial and Memorial Benefits
Headstones and Markers
1-800-697-6947
Memorial Certificate Program
www.cem.va.gov/pmc.asp
Presidential Memorial Certificate Program
1-202-565-4964
National Cemetery Scheduling Office
1-800-535-1117