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. 

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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

We hope you will enjoy our ADVS Monthly Update for July/August 2017. Click the link above to open the full-color PDF document, which may be printed for sharing with others. Or send your friends to

2016-04-07: (PBS-8 Arizona Horizon) Although there has been a decline in homelessness among veterans, it continues to be a problem for that segment of the population.

2017-09-01: We're sorry; this

Aug 2017: Lights! Camera! Action! Our Summer 2017 State of the Department interview video provides ADVS' constituents and staff alike with a recap of department activities over the past year, with a

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

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GOT YOUR DD214? 
Following your discharge from military service, your DD214 is THE Number One document needed to access so many Veteran Benefits. Request your DD214 online here!

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

We hope you will enjoy our ADVS Monthly Update for March/April 2017. Click the link above to open the full-color PDF document, which may be printed for sharing with others. Or send your friends to