Important Veteran Links

Am I considered a Massachusetts Veteran? http://www.mass.gov/veterans/benefits-and-services/chapter-115.html

• • For information regarding Department of Veterans Affairs information such as VA Health Care, Benefits Information or VA Burial information click on the following link: www.va.gov
  • VA’s eBenefits Website: https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/homepage
  • Link for military exposures such as Agent Orange or Gulf War Illness: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp
  • Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services – (617) 210-5480 or www.mass.gov/veterans
  • Guide to Veterans Laws and Benefits [PDF]

VA offices that assist New Bedford:

• • Providence VA Medical Center: http://www.providence.va.gov/
  • New Bedford VA Medical Center: http://www.providence.va.gov/locations/New_Bedford_Community_Based_Outpatient_Clinic_CBOC.asp
  • Providence VA Regional Office (Benefits): http://www.benefits.va.gov/providence/

Job Seekers:

• • U.S. Office of Personnel Management: http://www.opm.gov/
  • Federal Employment thru USA Jobs: https://www.usajobs.gov/
  • New Bedford Career Center: http://newbedfordcareercenter.org/
  • Employment with the City of New Bedford: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/personnel/employment/

Emergency Links:

• Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255 Press 1 or http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
• Statewide Advocacy for Veterans’ Empowerment (SAVE): http://www.mass.gov/veterans/health-and-well-being/counseling/suicide-prevention-only/save.html
• New Bedford Police Department: http://www.newbedfordpd.com/
• New Bedford Fire Department: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/fire-department/
• New Bedford Emergency Medical Services: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/emergency-medical-services/
• New Bedford Street Sheet [PDF]
• New Bedford Vet Center (Counseling): http://www.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?id=5437
• Veterans Transition House: http://vetshouse.org/

Additional Links:

• Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW): http://www.vfw.org/
• The American Legion: http://www.legion.org/
• Disabled American Veterans (DAV): http://www.dav.org/
• Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA): http://vva.org/
• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA): http://iava.org/
• Fort Taber – Fort Rodman Military Museum http://forttaber.org/
• Member of the Vietnam Veterans Chapter 499 [PDF]
• 2004 City Proclamation – Vietnam Veterans Day [PDF]