Arizona Veteran Survey
FIRST AZ COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY
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Whether you’re a service member, veteran or family member seeking support, information or resources:
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Visit www.beconnectedaz.org
Suicide Prevention
CONTACT HOTLINE 1-800-273-8255
TEXT "HELP" to 838255 on your cell
VISIT www.veteranscrisisline.net
Are you a veteran suffering from PTSD, sexual assault, or depression?
Latest News
Web Benefits Sessions
July 2017: Veterans Benefits Counselors (VBCs) from the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services (ADVS) are now using web cameras to complete appointments with veterans, their families and caretakers. VBCs can live chat with people to help them apply for their Veterans Administration compensation and pension claims. Click on the image at left to read all the details!
ADVS Monthly Update - 2017 June
We hope you will enjoy our ADVS Monthly Update for May/June 2017. Click HERE or on the thumbnail image at left, to open the full-color PDF document, which may be printed for sharing with others. Or send your friends to this web page! See you in two months with more news and photos from the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services.
But why wait? Are you friends with ADVS on Facebook? Why not? There's more news and information online there. How about Twitter? Check out our social media connections online HERE.
ADVS Veteran Toolkit Program
July 2017: The Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services is proud to launch the Veteran Tool Kit Program. It was created to help unemployed veterans get the supplies they need to start working. Surveyed veterans repeatedly said they were ready to work, but needed a few things to get them there, ranging from boots and tools to bicycles. Click image at left to open.
AZ Gold Star Medal - Pfc. Ralford Jackson
May 2017: Retired Air Force Col. Wanda Wright, Director of the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services presented the Arizona Gold Star Military Medal to the family of Pfc. Ralford Jackson. Jackson, a U.S. Marine Corps radio telegraph operator, was killed in Vietnam on May 22, 1969. He was 20 years old, and left behind a wife and two children. Click image at left to open.
ADVS Monthly Update - 2017 April
We hope you will enjoy our ADVS Monthly Update for March/April 2017. Click HERE or on the thumbnail image at left, to open the full-color PDF document, which may be printed for sharing with others. Or send your friends to this web page! See you in two months with more news and photos from the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services.
But why wait? Are you friends with ADVS on Facebook? Why not? There's more news and information there, online. How about Twitter? Check out our social media connections online HERE...
Updates
Help a Homeless Veteran
If you are a homeless veteran, at-risk of homelessness or a provider trying to assist a homeless veteran, please call the National Homeless Veterans Resource line at: 877-4AID-VET (877-424-3838).
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The wreath laying is now held annually on the second Saturday of December. December 13, 2008 was unanimously voted by the US Congress as “Wreaths Across America Day”. Wreaths Across America would not be successful without the help of the...
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