Community Resources
The following Veteran Service Providers are available to assist you if you can't find what you're looking for on campus!
Texas Workforce Commission
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The Texas Workforce Commission provides employment, training and related services to veterans via a network of partnerships, Workforce Solutions offices, dedicated staff and specific rules, policies, guidance and initiatives. Contact Information: |
City of Houston
Office of Veterans Affairs
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The City of Houston Office of Veterans Affairs
Services: Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Seminars with military units, local law enforcement training on veteran behavioral health issues, 'Navigating the Road to Services for Returning Veterans' resource directory and compiling of all local military/veteran events on central online calendar. Contact Information: |
Combined Arms
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Combined Arms brings together veteran-focused nonprofits committed to serving those who served. These 40+ best-in-class organizations provide 240+ resources that empower veterans to lead the successful civilian lives they want, making our community stronger than ever. Combined Arms streamlines the connection between veterans and their families from all branches of the military with organizations that serve them. We’ve created a new veteran service model, focusing on collective impact—reinventing what it means to serve veterans by creating pathways for them to access resources based on exactly what they’ve asked for, leaving the outdated model of “services in silos” behind. Contact Information:
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Goodwill Industries of Houston –
Veterans Outreach and Employment Services (VOES)
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Goodwill Industries of Houston has been awarded a $312,500 grant to serve eligible participants enrolled in the Veterans Outreach and Employment Services (VOES) project by providing them with employment services including assessment, individual employment plan, job readiness training, life skills training, occupational skills training and placement services to assist participants in becoming self-sufficient through employment. Contact Information: |
Homes for Our Troops
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Organization Mission Statement: We are Homes for Our Troops, a national non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2004. We are strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly given to our country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries since September 11, 2001. It is our duty and our honor to assist severely injured Servicemen and Servicewomen and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and to coordinate the process of building a home that provides maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently. The homes provided by Homes for Our Troops are given at no cost to the Veterans we serve. Contact Information: |
NextOp
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The NextOp recruits, trains, and places high-performing middle-enlisted military leaders into industry careers. NextOp provides companies with world-class, skilled candidates and coaches them on how to be effective employees. Our mentors work with each transitioning veteran to adjust to their new roles and cultivate the necessary skills to excel in field work, increasing satisfaction and reducing turnover for these positions. We serve those who have served so many—our hardworking veterans. Contact Information: |
Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB)
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The Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) offers quality services to Texas veterans by providing unique, low-interest loan programs for land, homes and home improvements, state-of-the-art long-term care for veterans and dignified places of rest in state cemeteries. Contact Information: |
Texas Veterans Portal
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The Texas Veternas Portal connects veterans, their families, and caregivers to the benefits and services earned through their military service.
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USO (United Service Organization)
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The USO's mission is to lift the spirits of the American troops and their families. Through the USO, you touch their lives through an extensive range of programs at more than 150 centers in 27 countries and at hundreds of entertainment events each year. Thousands of USO volunteers do everything possible to provide a home away from home for our troops and to keep them connected to the families they left behind while serving our great Country. Contact Information: |
Vet Center
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Readjustment Counseling Services (RCS) encompass a wide range of psycho social services offered to eligible Veterans and their families in the effort to make a successful transition from military to civilian life. They include, but are not limited to:
Contact Information: Vet Center # 711 Vet Center # 731 |
Wounded Warrior Project ®
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The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Its purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and servicewomen aid and assist each other and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP's vision is to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded warriors in our nation’s history. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. Contact Information: |
Worklife Institute Reentry and Worklife Transition Program
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The Worklife Institute Reentry and Worklife Transition Program is free for military personnel (active, retired, Guard and Reserve), veterans, who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families. Services provided include: career transition, family and personal transition counseling, legal and financial consultation, work orientation and resources, workshops and seminars and mediation training. Contact Information: |