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Veterans' Assistance

National Resource Directory

The National Resource Directory is a website for connecting wounded warriors, Service Members, Veterans, and their families with those who support them.

It provides access to services and resources at the national, state and local levels to support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration. Visitors can find information on a variety of topics including benefits and compensation, education and training, employment, family and caregiver support, health, homeless assistance, housing, transportation and travel, volunteer opportunities and other services and resources.

The National Resource Directory is a partnership among the Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs.

eBenefits.va.gov

eBenefits is a portal; a central location for Veterans, Service Members, and their families to research, find, access, and, in time, manage their benefits and personal information.

eBenefits offers:

  • A personalized workspace called My Dashboard that provides quick access to eBenefits tools. Using eBenefits tools, you can complete various tasks. You can apply for benefits, download your DD 214, view your benefits status, in addition to other actions as needed. This workspace is available to you once you have created an eBenefits account.
  • A catalog of links to other sites that provide information about military and Veteran benefits.
Department of Labor Gold Card

The Gold Card provides unemployed post-9/11 era veterans with the intensive and follow-up services they need to succeed in today's job market. The Gold Card initiative is a joint effort of the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS).

An eligible veteran can present the Gold Card at his/her local American Job Center to receive enhanced intensive services including up to six months of follow-up.

Veterans Job Bank

The Veterans Job Bank connects unemployed veterans to job openings with companies that want to hire them. The site is a new, easy to use online service that enables employers to "tag" job postings for veterans.

It launched with more than 500,000 job listings, a number that will continue growing as more companies tag the job postings on their own websites and add them to the Veterans Job Bank.

Veterans Retraining Assistance Program

The Veterans Retraining Assistance Program offers up to 12 months of training assistance to unemployed veterans between the ages of 35 and 60. The program is provided to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor.

My Next Move for Veterans has a list of all careers eligible for retraining under this program.