Title: GOVERNOR
1GOVERNORS TASK FORCE ON VETERANS SERVICES
- Veterans Benefits and Support System
2Veterans Services
- Federal
- State
- County
- Service Organizations
- Private Organizations
3Federal Veterans Services
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Department of Defense
- Department of Labor
- Department of Education
- Small Business Administration
- National Personnel Records Center
4Department of Veterans Affairs
- Veterans Benefit Administration
- Service-Connected Compensation
- Non-Service Connected Pension
- Education (GI Bill and Vocational Rehabilitation)
- Survivor Benefits
- Veterans Hospital Administration
- VA Medical Centers
- Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC)
- Vet Centers
- Rehabilitation Centers
- Veterans Cemetery Administration
5VA Health Care
- VA Hospitals
- Portland VA Medical Center
- Roseburg VA Medical Center
- VA CBOCs
- Bend
- Bandon
- Brookings
- Eugene
- Klamath Falls
- Salem
- Warrenton
6VA Health Care
- Vet Centers (PTSD)
- Portland
- Salem
- Eugene
- Grants Pass
- White City Rehabilitation Center
7VA Cemetery Administration
- Willamette National Cemetery
- Eagle Point National Cemetery
- Roseburg National Cemetery
8Department of Defense
- Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
- U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program
9U.S. Department of Labor
- Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act (USERRA) - Protects civilian job rights and benefits of
veterans - Veterans Employment and Training Services (VETS)
- Provides veterans with tools for workplace success
10U.S. Department of Education
- Troops to Teachers
- Troops to Teachers is a U.S. Department of
Education and Defense Department program that
helps eligible military personnel begin a new
career as teachers in public schools where their
skills, knowledge and expertise are most needed.
11Small Business Administration
- Patriot Express Loan
- The U.S. Small Business Administration has
implemented the Patriot Express Loan for veterans
and members of the military community wanting to
establish or expand small businesses.
12National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)
- Maintains most military records, including
separation documents and DD-214s, service medical
records, 201 files, and others.
13State Veterans Services
- Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs
- Oregon Military Department
- Oregon Employment Department
- Oregon Department of Education
- Oregon Department of Human Services
- Oregon Housing and Community Services
- Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
14Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs
- ODVA has seven main areas that serve veterans
- Claims and Counseling
- ORVET Home Loans
- Small Business Repair Loan
- Educational Aid
- Veterans Home
- Conservatorship
- Emergency Grant
15ODVA Claims and Counseling
- OVDA maintains a staff of accredited Veteran
Service Officers who represent veterans in their
claims with the federal VA. VSOs also refer
veterans to needed services, such as mental
health, addiction rehabilitation, and employment
services. VSO are a gateway to VA benefits and
health care.
16ORVET Home Loans
- ODVA has been providing low-interest home loans
to veterans for more than 60 years. Veterans who
have discharged in the last 30 years are eligible
for an ODVA home loan.
17Small Business Repair Loan
- While deployed, many veterans businesses have
suffered setbacks. To help veterans re-establish
their business, ODVA, in coordination with the
Department of Economic Development, has
implemented a small business repair loan.
Qualified veterans may obtain loans up to 20,000.
18Educational Aid
- ODVA offers veterans who are attending college an
educational aid of 150 per term. At this time,
this money cannot be provided at the same time
the veteran is receiving federal educational
assistance. However, ODVA has a bill slated for
the 2009 legislature to allow concurrent receipt
of both benefits.
19Veterans Home
- ODVA completed the construction of the states
first Veterans Home in 1997. A Place Where
Honor Lives, the Veterans Home is a 151-bed
skilled nursing facility for veterans and their
spouses. ODVA would like to build a second
Veterans Home in the near future.
20Conservatorship
- There are times when the federal VA deems a
veteran unable to handle his or her own financial
affairs. ODVA maintains a Conservatorship unit
that can be appointed to handle the finances of
these vulnerable veterans.
21Emergency Grant
- ODVA established an emergency grant system to
help veterans who have health and welfare
emergencies, such as evictions, power shuts offs,
and lack of basic necessities. ODVAs one-time
emergency grant has helped hundreds of veterans
get over the hump and allow them to get back on
their feet.
22Oregon Military Department
- Reintegration Team
- Works with veterans to direct them to federal,
state, local, and grassroots services, including
VA benefits, health care, mental health,
addiction rehabilitation, employment, family
support, and education. Provides support to
veteran and family during reintegration period
after deployment.
23Oregon Employment Department
- Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER)
- Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialists
(DVOPS) - Temporary Unemployment Insurance
- Recently discharged veteran attending college and
not working
24Oregon Department of Education
- Tuition Waiver Program
- Tuition for bachelors degree waived for
dependents of soldiers killed on active duty or
100 percent disabled since September 2001
25Department of Human Services
- Health Care (low-income OHP/Medicaid)
- Food Stamps
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Mental Health
- Addiction Rehabilitation
- Senior Services
26Oregon Housing and Community Services
- Home Ownership
- Affordable Housing
- Affordable Rental Housing
- Low-Income Housing
- Emergency Housing
- Low Income Energy Assistance Program
- Oregon Energy Assistance Program
- Low Income Weatherization Program
- Food Programs
27Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation
- Service-connected disabled veterans receive free
parks pass.
28Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Service-connected disabled veterans with a
disability rating of higher than 25 percent
receive free hunting and fishing license
29County Services
- County Veteran Service Officers (34 Counties)
- Mental Health
- Addiction Rehabilitation
- Housing
- Property Tax Assessment Reduction for Disabled
Veterans - Programs specific to each county
30Service Organizations
- Air Force Sergeants Association
- American Ex-Prisoners of War Association
- American Legion (VSO)
- American Merchant Marine Veterans
- American Red Cross
- American Veterans - AMVETS (VSO)
- Blinded Veterans of Oregon
- Disabled American Veterans (VSO)
- 1st Marine Division
- Fleet Reserve Association
- Greater Salem Veterans Organizations
- Jewish War Veterans of the US
- Korean War Veterans Association
- Marine Corps League
- Military Officers Association of America
- Military Order of the Purple Heart (VSO)
- Military Order of the World wars
- National Association of Atomic Veterans
- Navy League of the United states
- Non Commissioned Officers Association
- Paralyzed Veterans of America (VSO)
- Retired Enlisted Association
- United States Navy Association
- United Veterans Groups of Oregon
- Veterans of Foreign Wars (VSO)
- Vietnam Veterans of America
- Women Veterans Association
- Women Marines Association
- American Legion, AMVETS, DAV, Military Order of
the Purple Heart, PAV, and VFW all have Veteran
Service Officers who represent veterans in their
claims before the federal VA
31Private Organizations
- Helmets to Hardhats
- Returning Veterans Resource Project NW
- Gold Star Wives of America
- Silver Star Families of America
- Blue Star Mothers Of America
- Veterans of Oregon
- Operation Love Boxes
- Operation Home Front
- Central City Concern
- Northwest Indian Veteran Association
- Faith-Based Organizations
- Salvation Army
- Union Gospel Mission
- Interfaith Hospitality Network
- Church Fellowship Funds