Approximately 43 former military personnel and veterans in the Tri-County area visited the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Mobile Vet Center to connect with services for veterans during the Center’s most recent visit in February. Mobile Vet Centers help veterans make the difficult transition between military and civilian life.
The Mobile Vet Center is available to Southern Maryland citizens who have served in our military and their families, and offers a wide variety of family and veteran services.
The Mobile Vet Center’s next scheduled visit is March 24–25, and it will be parked at the St. Mary’s County Welcome Center in Charlotte Hall, near the Charlotte Hall Veteran’s Home. The Vet Center is scheduled to be in the area on the last Thursday and Friday of each month through 2011 (except in November, the Center is scheduled for Nov. 17-18 due to the Thanksgiving holiday and in December, the scheduled days are Dec. 15-16 due to the Christmas holiday.) Staff will be available on Thursdays, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., and on Fridays, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The Mobile Vet Center program is a gateway into the VA. Staff will provide a variety of services including: readjustment counseling services to combat veterans and their spouses; VA health care enrollment; linkage to job resources; housing; financial services; referrals to veterans’ service organizations for claims support; ordering documents/records; and referrals for discharge upgrades. The Vet Center Program was established by Congress in 1979. For additional information on the VA, log on to www.va.gov.