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WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE!
Whether you’re a service member, veteran or family member seeking support, information or resources:
Call 1-866-4AZ-VETS
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
New Veteran ID Card
Nov 2017: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the application process for the national Veterans Identification Card (VIC) is now available for veterans.
Veterans who served in the armed forces, including the reserve components, and who have a discharge of honorable or general (under honorable conditions), will be able to apply for the ID card.
Click on the image at left to read details and get your own VIC!
Here's a direct link to the VIC application page.
ADVS Veteran Toolkit Program
July 2017 (revised July 2018): 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.
Veteran Suicide Prevention Video
June 2018: As ADVS Director Wright says, “Suicide can be prevented, and how we do it is as a community.” Please view this video message regarding preventing veteran suicides.
Click on the image at left to view the video, and remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel when you visit us.
Veteran Homes Funded
April 2018: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) State Home Construction Grant Program has approved construction costs for 80-bed skilled-nursing veteran homes in Flagstaff and Yuma. The new Arizona State Veteran Homes will hold four 16-bed long-term care units and one memory care unit. This grant will fund 65 percent of the construction costs.
Click on the image at left to read all the details!
ADVS Monthly Update - 2017 August
We hope you will enjoy our ADVS Monthly Update for July/August 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.
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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