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Help for the veterans
VFW Post
8495 Post Service Officer
The Post Service Officer assists members of the Post, their widows and
orphans
and other worthy causes broughtto their attention in obtaining rightful
benefits from the
federal and
state governments.And very important web site for information is the
VFW
web site http://www.vfw.org
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Hanifin Post Service Officer
Veterans of all
wars and now with returning veterans from the wars in
the Mideast, have
sometimes needed or still need help finding answers
and resolutions to service related
issues and
post-service rights and benefits earned for their service. The Veterans of
Foreign Wars and their members are committed to aid
veterans and keep the memory
of
veterans alive in their communities.
They also have gone through the initial and o
ngoing
stage of seeking help and
information. We are here to aid those returning who
need help in resolving veterans issues.
E-mail us at webmaster@vfw8495.org with
any questions about the post's help activities.
Veterans Administration
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a web page "VA Benefits in
Brief" that describes VA Benefits.
Click here - http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-21-0760-ARE.pdf
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Help Base Greater Rochester
www.HelpBaseGreaterRochester.org
An online
resource for veterans, service members, and their families in
Monroe,
Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates Counties.
To help find the
resources that you are looking for, you select the most appropriate
caption on the
left of the web site and follow the prompts.
The mission of
Help Base Greater Rochester is to enhance services by coordinating,
mobilizing and
educating the community-at-large about the issues facing veterans,
service members,
and their families and advocating for the necessary services to
ensure
that these community
members can regain and maintain their physical,
emotional, and economic
well-being.
"This website is
a collaboration among several organizations in the area who wish
to
help all veterans and their
families to find the help that they may need for a great
many
services. The American Red Cross,Veterans
Outreach Center, Vet Center,
VA, County of Monroe, The Salvation Army
and the Army Strong Community
Center.
are all involved in this project. I took a few minutes to
visit the website and admit I'm
very impressed."
Rick
Gough, Commander
Monroe
County Council
Veterans
of Foreign Wars of the United States
A very important contact located in Rochester is:
Mrs. Marianna W. Sernoffsky - marianne.sernoffsky@us.army.mil
Community Support Leader - Soldier Support Center
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Hanifin Post Service Officer
Recently Discharged?
4 steps to be on your
way to receiving everything you have earned:
1. Secure your discharge certificate (DD Form 214)
2. Enroll in VA health care within your first 12 months from
separation. Steps include:
Visiting the closest VA facility or Veteran Service
Center
Fill out the form (10 10EZ)
Visit your nearest New York State Veterans
Counsoler County Veteran Service
Agency. Before Visiting
gather as much information as possible
including but not limited to : DD214;
Medical Records; Bank account
information;
Dependent information.
3. If you need help obtaining your Form DD 214, or any other necessary
documentation,
call 1-888-838-7697(NYS Division of Veterans
Affairs) visit
www.veterans.ny.gov .
To locate a veterans counsoler, call 1-888-838-7697 (NYS Division of
Veterans Affairs)
visit
www.veterans.ny.gov .
As a veteran living in New York State you may be eligible for a variety
of economic,
medical and social benefits (including compensation, health care,
vocational
rehabilitation/training, tuition assistance for higher education, and
real property tax
exemptions) These benefits are
not automatic, however -
you must apply for them
From NYS Department of Veterans
Affairs brochure & VVOA
GREATER
ROCHESTER
Online
Resources, News and Events for our
Veterans,
Servicemembers and Families
Operation Welcome Home and Recovery
|
Veterans
Outreach Center, Inc.
459
South Avenue |
Rochester, NY 14620 |
585.546.1081 |
Cell: 585.474.2068 |
Direct
Line 585.295.7854
Veterans
Education Benefits
Ms.
Laura Stradley,
Military Coordinator for Bryant
& Stratton College, spoke
at the Post prior to the February
2010 meeting,
regarding veterans benefits for
education. There are many
programs and
grants to veterans that can be used to
advance the veterans
education.
Ms. Stradley explained the sources and the help
she provides for the
veteran to determine what is available for the individual. If a
veteran
is interested in educational benefits, Colleges and Universities have
staff to
review the applicant and guide the veteran through the
variety of financial help available.
She left a number of folders
at
the post. It was a very
informative presentation.
This
is a link to a VFW website that any unemployed
comrades in our post may use.
Also useful for
any returning vet. www.vetjobs.com
Denise Edelman
Member
Insurance
VFW
National Headquarters
406 W. 34th
Street
Kansas
City, Missouri 64111
1-800-821-2606,
opt 4, ext 723
Veterans
Information Links
We
are Veterans helping Veterans in the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and we need eligible
veteransin our Perinton VFW Post 8495. Check your eligibility to join -
click
here eligibility
State
and County VFW Web
Sites:
State: http://www.vfwny.com
County: http://www. monroevfw.com
Its official, DD-214's are NOW Online.
The
National
Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has provided the following
website for
veterans to gain access to their DD-214's online:
http://vetrecs.archives.gov/
Mesothelioma
Watch -Asbestos Exposure Information
Servicemen and
women who were in the ranks during the period from World War II
into the seventies might well have been exposed to asbestos and
asbestos products.
The most serious impact of asbestos exposure is mesothelioma, a lethal
form of
cancer
that usually develops in the lungs.
Mesotheliomawatch. home page:
http://www.mesotheliomawatch.org/
Mesotheliomawatch
and the military:
http://www.mesotheliomawatch.org/category/asbestos-and-the-military/
VA
Health Site
- Here
is a new VA health site It has a calendar schedule, various
health
information. It's worth
checking out by clicking here, Veterans Health
Veterans
Benefits Site
- A ,government
sponsored and organized 500 federal and state
benefit programsone one single
site. Check it out at www.govbenefits.gov or click here, Gov benefits
The
National Registry for WWII Veterans
Available on the internet.
Our nations
World War 2 veterans can now use the internet to add their
names to the WWII Memorial
Registry that
honors those who participated in our nations largest and
most devastating war. Any American
who served in
the armed forces or contributed to the war effort on the
home front in factories and shipyards
or farms and
neighborhoods is eligible to be added to the registry.
The web address
is www.WWIImemorial.com or click here WWII Registry
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