GOVERNOR

1
GOVERNORS TASK FORCE ON VETERANS SERVICES

• Veterans Benefits and Support System

2
Veterans Services

• Federal
• State
• County
• Service Organizations
• Private Organizations

3
Federal Veterans Services

• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Department of Defense
• Department of Labor
• Department of Education
• Small Business Administration
• National Personnel Records Center

4
Department of Veterans Affairs

• Veterans Benefit Administration
• Service-Connected Compensation
• Non-Service Connected Pension
• Education (GI Bill and Vocational Rehabilitation)
• Survivor Benefits
• Veterans Hospital Administration
• VA Medical Centers
• Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC)
• Vet Centers
• Rehabilitation Centers
• Veterans Cemetery Administration

5
VA Health Care

• VA Hospitals
• Portland VA Medical Center
• Roseburg VA Medical Center
• VA CBOCs
• Bend
• Bandon
• Brookings
• Eugene
• Klamath Falls
• Salem
• Warrenton

6
VA Health Care

• Vet Centers (PTSD)
• Portland
• Salem
• Eugene
• Grants Pass
• White City Rehabilitation Center

7
VA Cemetery Administration

• Willamette National Cemetery
• Eagle Point National Cemetery
• Roseburg National Cemetery

8
Department of Defense

• Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
• U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program

9
U.S. Department of Labor

• Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment
  Rights Act (USERRA)
• Protects civilian job rights and benefits of
  veterans
• Veterans Employment and Training Services (VETS)
• Provides veterans with tools for workplace success

10
U.S. Department of Education

• Troops to Teachers
• Troops to Teachers is a U.S. Department of
  Education and Defense Department program that
  helps eligible military personnel begin a new
  career as teachers in public schools where their
  skills, knowledge and expertise are most needed.

11
Small Business Administration

• Patriot Express Loan
• The U.S. Small Business Administration has
  implemented the Patriot Express Loan for veterans
  and members of the military community wanting to
  establish or expand small businesses.

12
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)

• Maintains most military records, including
  separation documents and DD-214s, service medical
  records, 201 files, and others.

13
State Veterans Services

• Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs
• Oregon Military Department
• Oregon Employment Department
• Oregon Department of Education
• Oregon Department of Human Services
• Oregon Housing and Community Services
• Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation
• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

14
Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs

• ODVA has seven main areas that serve veterans
• Claims and Counseling
• ORVET Home Loans
• Small Business Repair Loan
• Educational Aid
• Veterans Home
• Conservatorship
• Emergency Grant

15
ODVA Claims and Counseling

• OVDA maintains a staff of accredited Veteran
  Service Officers who represent veterans in their
  claims with the federal VA. VSOs also refer
  veterans to needed services, such as mental
  health, addiction rehabilitation, and employment
  services. VSO are a gateway to VA benefits and
  health care.

16
ORVET Home Loans

• ODVA has been providing low-interest home loans
  to veterans for more than 60 years. Veterans who
  have discharged in the last 30 years are eligible
  for an ODVA home loan.

17
Small Business Repair Loan

• While deployed, many veterans businesses have
  suffered setbacks. To help veterans re-establish
  their business, ODVA, in coordination with the
  Department of Economic Development, has
  implemented a small business repair loan.
  Qualified veterans may obtain loans up to 20,000.

18
Educational Aid

• ODVA offers veterans who are attending college an
  educational aid of 150 per term. At this time,
  this money cannot be provided at the same time
  the veteran is receiving federal educational
  assistance. However, ODVA has a bill slated for
  the 2009 legislature to allow concurrent receipt
  of both benefits.

19
Veterans Home

• ODVA completed the construction of the states
  first Veterans Home in 1997. A Place Where
  Honor Lives, the Veterans Home is a 151-bed
  skilled nursing facility for veterans and their
  spouses. ODVA would like to build a second
  Veterans Home in the near future.

20
Conservatorship

• There are times when the federal VA deems a
  veteran unable to handle his or her own financial
  affairs. ODVA maintains a Conservatorship unit
  that can be appointed to handle the finances of
  these vulnerable veterans.

21
Emergency Grant

• ODVA established an emergency grant system to
  help veterans who have health and welfare
  emergencies, such as evictions, power shuts offs,
  and lack of basic necessities. ODVAs one-time
  emergency grant has helped hundreds of veterans
  get over the hump and allow them to get back on
  their feet.

22
Oregon Military Department

• Reintegration Team
• Works with veterans to direct them to federal,
  state, local, and grassroots services, including
  VA benefits, health care, mental health,
  addiction rehabilitation, employment, family
  support, and education. Provides support to
  veteran and family during reintegration period
  after deployment.

23
Oregon Employment Department

• Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER)
• Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialists
  (DVOPS)
• Temporary Unemployment Insurance
• Recently discharged veteran attending college and
  not working

24
Oregon Department of Education

• Tuition Waiver Program
• Tuition for bachelors degree waived for
  dependents of soldiers killed on active duty or
  100 percent disabled since September 2001

25
Department of Human Services

• Health Care (low-income OHP/Medicaid)
• Food Stamps
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Mental Health
• Addiction Rehabilitation
• Senior Services

26
Oregon Housing and Community Services

• Home Ownership
• Affordable Housing
• Affordable Rental Housing
• Low-Income Housing
• Emergency Housing
• Low Income Energy Assistance Program
• Oregon Energy Assistance Program
• Low Income Weatherization Program
• Food Programs

27
Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation

• Service-connected disabled veterans receive free
  parks pass.

28
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

• Service-connected disabled veterans with a
  disability rating of higher than 25 percent
  receive free hunting and fishing license

29
County Services

• County Veteran Service Officers (34 Counties)
• Mental Health
• Addiction Rehabilitation
• Housing
• Property Tax Assessment Reduction for Disabled
  Veterans
• Programs specific to each county

30
Service Organizations

• Air Force Sergeants Association
• American Ex-Prisoners of War Association
• American Legion (VSO)
• American Merchant Marine Veterans
• American Red Cross
• American Veterans - AMVETS (VSO)
• Blinded Veterans of Oregon
• Disabled American Veterans (VSO)
• 1st Marine Division
• Fleet Reserve Association
• Greater Salem Veterans Organizations
• Jewish War Veterans of the US
• Korean War Veterans Association
• Marine Corps League

• Military Officers Association of America
• Military Order of the Purple Heart (VSO)
• Military Order of the World wars
• National Association of Atomic Veterans
• Navy League of the United states
• Non Commissioned Officers Association
• Paralyzed Veterans of America (VSO)
• Retired Enlisted Association
• United States Navy Association
• United Veterans Groups of Oregon
• Veterans of Foreign Wars (VSO)
• Vietnam Veterans of America
• Women Veterans Association
• Women Marines Association
• American Legion, AMVETS, DAV, Military Order of
  the Purple Heart, PAV, and VFW all have Veteran
  Service Officers who represent veterans in their
  claims before the federal VA

31
Private Organizations

• Helmets to Hardhats
• Returning Veterans Resource Project NW
• Gold Star Wives of America
• Silver Star Families of America
• Blue Star Mothers Of America
• Veterans of Oregon

• Operation Love Boxes
• Operation Home Front
• Central City Concern
• Northwest Indian Veteran Association
• Faith-Based Organizations
• Salvation Army
• Union Gospel Mission
• Interfaith Hospitality Network
• Church Fellowship Funds