Did you serve in the military? Then you are a veteran making you eligible for a variety of benefits. The Veteran's Resource Center at the San Leandro Public Library is dedicated to helping Veterans and their families. The Center provides assistance through trained volunteers who can connect Veterans and their families to benefits and resources. The Center also provides access to books, DVDs and pamphlets on various topics including transitioning from military to civilian life, finding jobs, surviving change, Veterans benefits and managing post-traumatic stress disorders.
San Leandro Main Library
300 Estudillo Ave, San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone: 510-577-3993
Email: sanleandrovrc@gmail.com
During shelter in place, volunteer available for over the phone help. Monday- Friday 10am-6pm & Saturday from 10am-4pm. Call 510-289-1119 (No voicemail) or email us at sanleandrovrc@gmail.com.
Access to resource materials at the Veterans Resource Center is available during regular library hours. Click here for Main Library hours. Benefit coaches are generally available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Call first to ensure that someone is in before you visit, 510-577-3993. The best way to get assistance from a benefit coach is to make an appointment by calling 510-577-3993 or emailing sanleandrovrc@gmail.com
The Veterans Resource Center at the San Leandro Public Library was made possible by a Library Services & Technology Act (LSTA) Grant along with Veterans Connect @ the Library.
eBenefits - https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits-portal/ebenefits.portal Site for veterans, service members, and their families to research, find, access, and manage their benefits and personal information. It offers a personalized workspace that provides quick access to eBenefits tools. Using eBenefits tools, 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.
https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits-portal/ebenefits.portal
CalVet - https://www.calvet.ca.gov/ Learn about state and federal benefits you are entitled to receive and how to claim them. Get information tailored to your personal profile or simply browse the site anonymously. Register with CalVet to get information tailored to the personal profile you create or simply browse the site anonymously.
https://www.calvet.ca.gov/
CalVet Resources Book 2020 Online
(paperback copies are available at no charge in the Library’s VRC)
https://www.calvet.ca.gov/VetServices/Documents/Veteran_%20Resource_%20Book.pdf
Vet Center
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Vet Center: Vet Centers offer a wide range of services to Veterans and their families at 300 community-based Vet Center locations.
http://www.vetcenter.va.gov/index.asp
Veterans Affairs
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs administers a variety of benefits and services that provide financial and other forms of assistance to Service members, Veterans, their dependents and survivors.
http://www.va.gov
Oakland Vet Center (PTSD Support Groups)
510-763-3904
VA Northern California Health Care System (Oakland Outpatient Clinic)
http://www.northerncalifornia.va.gov/
VA Medical Center Palo Alto
Caregiver Support
Programs are available for both in and out of home to help you caregivers as they care for Veterans
http://www.caregiver.va.gov/index.asp
Disabled American Veterans
Dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. The DAV accomplishes this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes on Capitol Hill.
http://www.dav.org/
Cal State East Bay Veterans Office
https://www.csueastbay.edu/veteran/veteran-students/index.html
Las Positas College Veterans First Program
http://www.laspositascollege.edu/veterans/
VA Education and Training
http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/