As a veteran living in Martinsville-Henry County, you’ll have so much to come home to. A great quality of life, plentiful job opportunities, and a giving and supportive community filled with pride. Plus, being stuck in traffic and long commutes are pretty much non-existent here, which leaves you more time to focus on the things that matter most to you.
Resources for Veterans
Whether you need more information about our local employment services, accessing your health care benefits, or jump-starting your education we have the resources you need here.
Local Resources
Miles for Vets
Transportation for disabled & senior veterans. Miles 4 Vets provides disabled & senior veterans a door-to-door service, with wheel-chair accessible vehicles every Monday & Wednesday, free to the Veteran.
Employment Services
Virginia Employment Commission
Veterans from all periods of military service are eligible for job referral, job training and job placement assistance through the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC).
Virginia Transition Assistance Program
The Virginia Transition Assistance Program (VTAP) offers transitioning service members and their spouses the best Virginia has to offer.
Military Medics and Corpsmen Program
Healthcare
VA Benefits & Healthcare
Access and manage your VA benefits and health care.
Veterans Hospital
At Salem VA Medical Center, services are available to more than 78,000 eligible Veterans living in 26 counties and 13 independent cities of southwestern Virginia.
Virginia Veterans Care Center
The Virginia Veterans Care Center (VVCC) is one of two state homes for veterans in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Additional Resources
Credits to Careers
Credits2Careers translates your military service into college credits to give you a headstart on your degree – saving you time and money.
Published as an informational service by the Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Attorney General Mark R. Herring has created the Virginia Military and Veteran Legal Resource Guide, a new tool to help Virginia servicemembers, military families, and veterans understand the unique legal protections, rights, and resources available to them under the law.
Resources for Employers
Training for Educational Institutions
The Training and Education Alliance uses a three-pronged approach to assist transitioning veterans that have chosen educational institutions as their preferred path to employment. Identifying and promoting employment pipelines, providing military cultural sensitivity training to education staff, and highlighting community service initiatives are three methods used by the TEA Alliance program to support Virginia’s Veterans on their path to employment.
Virginia Values Veterans
The V3 Program helps employers develop and implement long-term strategies and nationally recognized best practices in recruiting, hiring, and retaining Veterans.
Once you are certified, Employers can access the V3 Transition Connection Job Sharing Form to share open job positions through a weekly newsletter to Veterans and Transitioning Service Members!
Get V3 Certified!
Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Online Training Program
Hundreds of thousands of American service members will transition from active duty into the civilian workforce in the coming years. America’s Veterans, including our serving members of the National Guard and Reserve, are highly-trained and well-educated professionals for competitive organizations like yours.
The Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program is a Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Veterans Services Program whose mission is to educate and train employers throughout the Commonwealth on the Value of Virginia’s Veterans, and to help employers connect with these personnel assets to maximize the productivity of their workforce. We are committed to assisting employers attract, hire, train and retain Veterans. Visit www.dvsV3.com for more information.
Contacts:
V3 Information: Meagan Altizer, DVS, Meagan.Altizer@dvs.virginia.gov
Local Information: Sarah Hodges, Martinsville – Henry County EDC, shodges@yesmartinsville.com
