LibGuides: Community Resources: Veterans Resources

North Carolina Housing Services

H.A.R.R.Y Veterans provides outreach to veterans and their families. "Our goal is to identify the veterans and their eligible family members who have been underserved and empower them by; assisting with the filing of claims for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs, advocating on their behalf, researching to help resolve issues, and responding to the veterans’ needs". More information, please click here.

The American Legion is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to fellow service members and veterans.

American Veterans (AMVETS) is an organization formed by World War II Veterans of the United States military that advocates for its members as well as the causes its members deem helpful to the nation at large.
Disabled American Veterans is a nonprofit charity that provides support for veterans of all generations and their families by providing transportation for medical appointments and assistance with benefit claims. This group also assists with employment by hosting job fairs.

Paralyzed Veterans of America is a congressionally chartered veterans service organization focusing on a wide variety of issues involving special needs of Veterans who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction. Services are free of charge and are offered from the time of disability to end of life.

Veterans of Foreign Wars is a nonprofit veterans service organization and is the nation’s oldest major war veterans’ organization.

Forsyth Tech Veterans Resource Center is located in Room 123 of the Technology Building on the Main Campus.

Veteran Affairs

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is filled with quick tools to help veterans fill prescriptions, check on a claim or appeal, obtain a Veteran Identification Card and GI Bills.

Find the nearest VA Location here

The Changing Face of American's Veterans Population Pew Research

Upcoming events in Winston Salem for Veterans

Lifeline for Veterans provides housing, legal and social support resources.

Ted Talks

History of Veterans Day

Veterans Day is November 11, 2021 to learn more about the History of Veterans Day click here.

Quick facts about Veterans Day.

North Carolina Veteran Museums

The Veterans Museum of the Carolinas help to preserve the legacy of veterans.

North Carolina Museum of History mission statmenet "The Division of State History Museums collects and preserves artifacts and other historical materials relating to the history and heritage of North Carolina in a local, regional, national and international context to assist people in understanding how the past influences the present".

82nd Airbone Divison War Memorial in Fort Bragg, NC explores the 82nd Division from World War I to present.

American Military Museum of Gastonia is a community meeting place for Veterans.

Bennett Place is located in Durham to read more information, please click here.

E-books

Disabled Veterans in History by David A. Gerber (Editor)
ISBN: 9780472028887
Publication Date: 2012-06-06
Disabled Veterans in History explores the long-neglected history of those who have sustained lasting injuries or chronic illnesses while serving in uniform. The contributors to this volume cover an impressive range of countries in Europe and North America as well as a wide sweep of chronology from the Ancient World to the present. This revised and enlarged edition, available for the first time in paperback, has been updated to reflect the new realities of war injuries in the 21st century, including PTSD. The book includes an afterword by noted Veterans Administration psychiatrist and MacArthur Award winner Jonathan Shay, a new preface, and an added essay on the changing nature of the American war hero.
The Praeger Handbook of Veterans' Health by Thomas W. Miller (Editor)
ISBN: 9780313383502
Publication Date: 2012-09-20
This four-volume set provides a history of veterans' healthcare that examines programs of care and veterans' special needs, and offers insight into future directions for veteran's healthcare in the 21st century. This comprehensive contribution to understanding veterans' healthcare uniquely draws on a national and international cadre of scientists and practitioners, both within the Department of Veterans Affairs and specialists beyond the institution, providing a matrix view of veterans' healthcare, past, present, and future, both nationally and internationally. This work will prove an essential reference set that examines and identifies veterans' healthcare through the first decade of the 21st century, invaluable to health and psychology researchers and students, policymakers, social workers, and veterans. The Praeger Handbook of Veterans' Health: History, Challenges, Issues, and Developments is organized to cover four key elements. Volume I presents a history of veterans' healthcare, the various veteran's eras, and the global healthcare provided to our veterans. Volume II examines several of the programs of care and veterans' special needs. Volume III is devoted to the several aspects of mental health care, treatment, and rehabilitation services offered to veterans through the healthcare system. The last volume offers insights into future directions for veterans' healthcare.
ISBN: 9781476636634