OIF/OEF
Making sense of all of the resources available to veterans and their families can be a daunting task. In order to help, we have listed some but not all resources available by category. Please let us know if any of the links are no longer active and if you know of resources that we should add to the list. And always feel free to call or email for help finding resources, via the info on our contact page.
Seamless Transition
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) web site for returning Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve service members of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF).
This is the catch all site for all GWOT veterans. It can be hard to navigate at times, but it is a clearing house for nearly all benefits and health related issues. For medical, or any mental health, substance abuse, OIF/OEF, or MST issues.
Horatio Alger Military Scholarship for OIF/OEF Veterans
http://www.horatioalger.com/scholarships_military/index.cfm
Horatio Alger Military Scholarship is specifically for veterans of OIF/OEF
The Horatio Alger Association seeks to assist students who have demonstrated integrity, perseverance in overcoming adversity, strength of character, financial need, a good academic record, commitment to pursue a college education, and a desire to contribute to society.
SF VA Combat Veteran Case Manager
Polly Rose (415) 221-4810 x4405
Contra Costa Vet Center OIF/OEF Outreach
Nathan Johnson (707) 590-3639
Redwood City Vet Center OIF/OEF Outreach
Romeo Horvath (707) 333-4814
Iraq Veterans against the War
www.ivaw.org
Anti-war organization affiliated with Vets for Peace
Vets4Vets
Vets4Vets is a place for veterans of today’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to use peer support to help each other through speaking and listening. Many of today’s new veterans are coming home with an overwhelming amount of emotional obstacles in readjusting to life after the hardships or horrors of war.
Veterans for Common Sense
1101 Pennsylvania Ave SE Suite 203
Washington, DC 20003-2229
www.veteransforcommonsense.org
Veterans for Common Sense OIF/OEF Resource Guide
Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) was formed in August 2002 as a nonprofit organization by war veterans who believe that we, the people of the United States of America, are most secure when our country is free, strong, and responsibly engaged with the world. Our mission, based on the pragmatic ideals of the American patriot Thomas Paine, is to raise the unique and powerful voices of veterans so that our military, veterans, freedom, and national security are protected and enhanced, for ourselves and for future generations.
