Resources for our Veterans
Thank you for your service! Please view the list of resources available to our residents.
- Get Support For Your Veteran-Owned Small Business | Veterans Affairs (va.gov): If you have a Veteran-Owned Small Business, you may qualify for advantages when bidding on government contracts—along with access to other resources and support—through the Vets First Verification Program.
- Vets First Verification Program - Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization: The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-461) provides the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with unique authority for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) set-aside and sole source contracts.
- Resources For Military And Veteran Family Members | Veterans Affairs (va.gov):If you’re a military spouse or surviving spouse, find out if you’re eligible and how to apply for the Department of Defense’s Spouse Education Career Opportunities (SECO) program. And learn about other resources to help you build your career or start a small business.
- Entrepreneurship Training | Veterans Affairs (va.gov): Want to start a business? We offer entrepreneurship training through the Small Business Administration. Find out how you can use your GI Bill benefits or our other educational assistance programs for training to become a business owner or entrepreneur.
- Easter Seals of CT: Providing life-changing services to children, seniors, veterans & adults.We offer a hand up, achieving sustainable outcomes helping veterans and their families, children, seniors and adults live their best lives!
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: VA has a variety of mental health resources, information, treatment options, and more — all accessible to Veterans, Veterans’ supporters, and the general public. Explore the pages below to learn more about a specific mental health topic or to find information specifically tailored to your needs.
- CT Department of Veterans Affairs: Connecticut has provided care for Veterans and their dependents for over 140 years. The first home was founded on July 4, 1864, and it was known as Fitch’s Home for Soldiers and their Orphans.
- Farmer Veteran Coalition, mobilizing Veterans to Feed America: We cultivate a new generation of farmers and food leaders, and develop viable employment and meaningful careers through the collaboration of the farming and military communities. We believe that veterans possess the unique skills and character needed to strengthen rural communities and create sustainable food systems. We believe that agriculture offers purpose, opportunity, and physical and psychological benefits.
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, serving an area of more than 333,000 veterans in Connecticut and southern New England, is one of eight members of the VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1). VA Connecticut is committed to providing veterans the highest quality health care.
- Veterans Home and Hospital, Rocky Hill: Serving CT Veterans and their families.
