Veterans Resources

Benefits and Support Services

• MyMilitaryEducation.org
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
• Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs
• Military OneSource
• Minnesota National Guard Family Programs
• Minnesota Veterans One Stop Website
• The American Legion
• The Disabled Soldier Support System
• Minnesota Military Family Foundation: Provides community-supported funds to soldiers and their families as grants or loans to Minnesota Military Families of deployed soldiers that need a little help.
• Army Reserve Family Programs Office: ARFP is committed to offering education, training, awareness, outreach, information, referral, and follow-up. Our mission and vision statements reflect our commitment to the Army Reserve community.
• Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans: A statewide nonprofit serving veterans that assists and supports veterans and their families with services focused on housing, employment, and legal support.
• Operation Minnesota Nice: Provides packages and cell phone minutes to deployed soldiers.
• Veterans Resource Center, "Keeping the Promise",
  Counseling Services for Veterans and Their Families
  2480 University Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55114
  651-644-4022

Career Exploration

• Century’s GPS Career Plan
• Century Counseling and Career Center

Children

• National Guard family and youth resource site.
• Information on military children and their special needs.
• Minnesota Veteran - Children Information. Numerous resources for and about children such as moving tips, deployment information and other items.

Education

• The Higher Education Veterans Program (HEVP) initiative was created by the Minnesota Legislature and the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs in 2006 to serve the unique higher education needs of Veterans, military members and their families.
• MilitaryStudent.org Assistance for the family to make informed choices about educational issues.
• Minnesota Guard Online
• Minnesota Online offers thousands of online credit and non-credit courses and over 200 online degree, certificate and diploma programs.
• Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC)
• United States Army Reserve Tuition Assistance

Employer

• National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

Employment/Unemployment

• Minnesota Workforce Center. Employment/Unemployment assistance.
• Minnesota Veterans Employment Representatives

Family

• Minnesota National Guard Family Programs
• CinCHouse. The nonprofit community of military wives and women: Volunteer organization of military wives, created to help military wives and women in the military manage day-to-day life.
• The Military Family Network
• Minnesota Veteran Family Support
• Family Assistance Center (FAC) one-stop assistance and referral role for individual families.
• Mary Pawlenty, First Lady's Military Family Care Initiative.
• Minnesota Military Family Foundation. A non-profit organization developed to help soften the financial hardships that may occur at home while a soldier is deployed.

Housing

• Minnesota Housing. Information on housing as it relates to veterans and their families.
• VA Home Loan Guarantee

Insurance

• TRICARE, military health care available to active duty servicemembers, reservists and their families.
• TRICARE Dental Insurance.

Higher Education Veterans Programs (MnSCU/MnONLINE)

• Select the "Ask A Question" link

Medical/Mental Health

• Minnesota Veteran – Medical. Medical related information available to veterans, their families and employers.
• National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• US Army health and wellness promotion website
• VA Medical and Dental Health

Scholarships

• Minnesota National Guard.
• National Military Family Association (scholarships).
• National Military Family Association (home page).
• Scholarship Finder.
• Scholarships for Military Children.
• ThanksUSA
• Minnesota Military Appreciation Fund, organization provides a monetary gift to previously deployed troops to show appreciation for their service.