What We Do

The Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services provides direct services to Veterans, service members and their families through a number of state and federally funded programs and initiatives including:

• Veteran Benefits Counselors to help Veterans connect with their VA benefits •Four skilled-nursing Veterans homes in Flagstaff, Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma to provide long and short-term care
• Three Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemeteries in Bellemont, Marana and Sierra Vista.
• Financial Assistance programs with the Veterans’ Donation Fund and Military Family Relief Fund
• Education and Tuition Assistance

Services provided by the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services were instrumental in connecting Arizona’s over 500,000 Veterans with almost $400 million in compensation, pension, educational and medical benefits, and grants from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. With each passing year, we strive to serve more Veterans better.

ADVS also provides resources through community partnerships with Arizona organizations committed to serving Veterans. This includes coordinating services across public and private sectors to serve targeted populations including Veterans experiencing homelessness. While ADVS works closely with our counterparts at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), it is important to note that we are not the same department. 

Media and Public Records Requests

Media requests can be submitted to Public Information Officer Taylor Pettaway at [email protected].

State law (A.R.S. 39.171) requires all public facing state government websites to provide streamlined intake of Public Records Requests (PRR). If you wish to make a Public Records Request to the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services, please use this online webform. Your request will be automatically cataloged and sent to the Public Information Officer for processing and follow-up. Please do not submit public records requests directly to the PIO.

Important Information

Want to learn more about our ADVS FY25 Strategic Plan? Click here.

ADVS is committed to consulting with the 22 federally-recognized tribes in Arizona. To review our Tribal Consultation Policy, click here. 

Arizona law requires each state agency to post their annual budget request on the agency’s website. This document is a preliminary budget request by the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services for the upcoming fiscal year. The preliminary budget request does not necessarily reflect the contents of the Executive Budget Proposal or budget allocations determined during the legislative process.

The Arizona Ombusman-Citizens Aide is here to help citizens resolve ongoing issues with state agencies. For help, visit the Arizona Ombudsman Office website at www.azoca.gov.