Eastern New Jersey
VVA Chapter 779
Post Office Box 2465
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07207
Phone: 908-282-9100
FAX: 908-352-1586
"The
Eagle's Nest"
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Eastern New Jersey
VVA Chapter 779 |
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VETERANS SERVICE DIRECTORY
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AMERASIAN |
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ARCHIVES |
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CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF
VIETNAM VETERANS Gold Star Mothers.....202-265-0991 Gold Star Wives.....703-998-0064 National Birth Defects Registry.....www.birthdefects.org/research Sons and Daughters in Touch.....800-984-9994 Team of Advocates for Special Kids (assistance in seeking needed educational, medical, or support services-AOCAP grant).....714-533-TASK Wilderness Inquiry (outdoor adventures for people of all ages and ability levels-AOCAP grant).....800-728-0719 in the Twin Cities.....612-379-3858 |
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CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs.....202-224-9126 House Committee on Veterans Affairs....202-225-3527 Bipartisan Veterans' Health-care Coalition -- Contact: Stewart Lewack, Office of Rep. Peter DeFazio.....202-225-6416 Congressional Rural Health-care Coalition.....202-225-5506 Vietnam-era Veterans in Congress.....202-225-5905 FAX.....202-225-5396 |
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS VA Regional Office (Benefits).....800-8276-1000 Office of the Secretary.....202-273-4800 Office of the Inspector General.....202-565-8620 Office of the National Cemetery System.....800-697-6947 Arlington National Cemetery (general funeral information).....703-607-8585 Board of Veterans Appeals.....202-565-5436 Central Office (main switchboard).....202-273-5400 Government Life Insurance.....800-669-8477 Personal Locator.....202-273-4950 Persian Gulf Veterans Hotline.....800-PGW-VETS |
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OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES Department of Defense.....703-545-6700 Department of State, Office of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam Affairs.....202-647-3133 Office of Management and Budget-Veterans Affairs.....202-395-4500 Office of Personnel Management.....202-606-1800 Small Business Administration - Office of Veterans Affairs.....202-205-6600 Veterans Hiring Preference.....(www.opm.gov/veterans) |
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HOMELESS Department of Housing and Urban Development Veteran Resource Center.....800-998-9999 TDD.....800-483-2209 National Coalition for the Homeless.....202-737-6444 National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.....888-233-8582 |
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HUMANITARIAN American Red Cross.....800-HELP-NOW Army Emergency Relief.....703-545-6700 Gulf War Resource Center.....301-585-4000 ext. 162 National Marrow Donor Program.....800-654-1247 Operation Smile.....757-321-7645 |
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INCARCERATED Federal Bureau of Prisons.....202-307-3198 |
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LOCATOR AND REUNION
SERVICES Army Worldwide Locator.....703-325-3732 Navy Times Locator Service.....703-750-8636 |
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MINORITY VETERANS American G.I. Forum (Hispanic veterans).....303-458-1700 Black Veterans for Social Justice.....718-935-1116 Center For Veterans Issues, Ltd. .....414-342-4284 Navajo Nation Council Veterans.....928-871-6276 National Association of Black Veterans.....414-342-8387 |
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POW/MIA Department of Defense, POW/MIA Affairs.....703-699-1169 FAX.....703-602-4375 National League of Families of American Prisoners & Missing in Southeast Asia.....703-465-7432 24-hour update hotline.....703-465-8444 FAX.....703-465-7433 Website.....www.pow-miafamilies.org Task Force Omega, Inc. .....623-979-5651 VVA National POW/MIA Committee.....301-585-4000 National Alliance of Families.....425-881-1499 |
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PTSD Dr. Alfonso Batres, Director, VA Readjustment Counseling Service.....202-273-8967 FAX.....202-273-9071 National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Science Division, Boston VA Medical Center.....802-296-5132 |
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VIETNAM VETERANS
MEMORIALS Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.....202-393-0090 The Wall That Heals.....202-393-0090 In Memory Memorial Plaque Project.....members.aol.com/vietwarmem/plaque.htm The Moving Wall-Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd. .....408-288-6305 (www.themovingwall.org) The Virtual Wall.....www.virtualwall.org Vietnam Womens Memorial Foundation, Inc. (formerly "Project").....866-822-8963 |
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VVA MBNA Credit Card.....800-932-2775 Veterans Collectibles.....800-NAM-VETS FAX.....888-919-8387 Website.....www.veteranscollectibles.com VVA Life and Health Insurance Programs.....888-678-6698 VVA Checks and Labels.....800-243-2565 |
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VVA CHAPTER-RELATED
PROJECTS Reflections print (VVA Chapter 172).....301-777-7001 Toll Free.....800-482-VETS email.....vva172@hereintown.net |
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WOMEN VETERANS Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation.....703-533-1155 Vietnam Womens Memorial Foundation, Inc. (formerly "Project").....866-822-8963 |
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OTHER National Vietnam Veterans Are Museum.....312-326-0270 New York State Department of Labor-Veterans Programs (national referrals).....800-342-3358 Persian Gulf Veterans Hotline.....800-US1-VETS Point Man International Ministries.....800-877-VETS (pointmanintl.org) U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.....202-501-5970 National Organizations for Vets Advocates (attorneys).....800-810-VETS USO.....202-610-5700 |
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