Find out what is happening this week at the Bill Daniels Veteran Service Center. Volunteers of America regularly hosts meetings, office hours with service providers, resource fairs, and other events at the Bill Daniels Veteran Services Center.
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Meet our service providers
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Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
The CDLE strives to make veterans a priority by providing a variety of services such as job search assistance, job fairs, registration with workforce centers, resume guidance, networking, labor market information, educational programs and unemployment guidance.
Availability: Monday-Friday 8:00-3:30 PM
Who to contact: Vet Representative Tony Medina
Phone: 720-398-7157
Fax: 720-865-5685
E-mail: anthony.medina@denvergov.org
How to Contact: Referrals or appointments are preferred
Walk-ins are welcome when Vet Representative Tony Medina is available.
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Colorado Department of Military and Veteran Affairs
The DMVA can provide benefits representation, community outreach and advocacy, incarcerated veterans and homeless veterans initiatives, Colorado state veterans cemetery, veterans employment preference and benefit letters, women veterans programs, operation recognition, Colorado State and veterans nursing homes, DD214 and medals request .
Availability: Wednesdays, 8:00am-4:00pm
Who to contact: Josh Gates
Phone: 303-914-5832
Email: josh.gates@dmva.state.co.us
How to contact: Walk-ins, referrals or by appointment.
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Denver County Veteran Services
Public benefits, customized employment development services, assistance applying for VA benefits, referrals to counseling/mental health services
Availability: 8:00-4:00 pm Monday-Wednesday
Thursday and Friday by appointment when available
Walk-ins welcome, takes appointments as well
Who to contact:Constance Tatro
Email: constance.tatro@denvergov.org
Cell: (720) -481-8916
Fax: (720) 944-3505
How to contact: Participants can contact directly or through vet specialist referral
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DU Law, Veteran Advocacy Project
Assistance with filing for veteran benefits, claims and appeals. Will provide intakes on all legal issues to refer participants to appropriate services.
Availability: Weekly schedule posted every Monday
Walk-ins and appointments welcome
Who to contact: Email: VAP@law.du.edu
Phone: 303-660-6421
Fax: 720-598-0458
How to contact: Participants can contact directly or through vet specialist referral
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Financial Health Institute
Provides courses for individuals to learn how to improve their financial health
Availability: 8:30-12pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday (Not guaranteed)
Who to contact:
Michael Kilgore
Email: mkilgore@fhinst.com
Phone: (303) 358-6961
Joanne McLain
Email: jmclain@fhinst.com
Phone: 720-244-6329
How to contact: Case manager (vet specialist) should set up appointments for participants
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Honor Bell Foundation
Honor Bell Foundation, Inc. is a Colorado nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation based in Denver. Creating a community of veterans to foster public appreciation of military service and honor their fellow veterans with a proper, final tribute is the foundation's mission. Its primary purpose is to provide a unique funeral honor for deceased military veterans through the slow ringing, known as tolling, of a 1,000-pound ceremonial bell. The foundation also provides veteran outreach and community education through the recruitment of volunteer groups of Bell Guards to toll the Honor Bell.
Availability: TBD at the VSC - Office Hours 8:00am-5:00pm
Who to Contact: Michelle Mallin, Chief of Staff
Phone: 720-282-9182
E-mail: info@honorbell.org
For Bell Honors: requests@honorbell.org
How to Contact: E-mail
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Metro Veterans Upward Bound
Cost-free college preparatory program that will not only enhance veterans' academic skills, but is also designed to demonstrate what personal commitments a full college course load will require. Upon successful completion of the VUB Program, veterans are not only familiar with the services and resources that would be available to them as college students, but more importantly they possess a renewed confidence in their academic abilities. VUB courses include Math, Science, Spanish, and English.
Availability: Tuesdays, 9:00am-12:00pm in the Kuhl Cafe
Who to Contact: EJ Walton
Phone: 303-556-3305/3024
E-mail: vub2@msudenver.edu
How to Contact: Speak with EJ 'the Director of Happiness' on Tuesdays in the Kuhl Cafe, or contact VUB directly via phone or e-mail
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The Mission Continues
Services Provided: The Mission Continues empowers veterans who are adjusting to life at home to find purpose through community impact. We deploy veterans on new missions in their communities, so that their actions will inspire future generations to serve. Our operations deploy veteran volunteers alongside non-profit partners and community leaders to solve some of the most challenging issues facing our communities: improving community education resources, eliminating food deserts, mentoring at-risk youth and more. Through this unique model, veterans build new skills and networks that help them successfully reintegrate to life after the military while making long-term, sustainable transformations in communities and inspiring future generations to serve.
Availability: Visit the website for upcoming events
Who to Contact: Ben Eichel
E-mail: beichel@missioncontinues.org
How to Contact: Visit the website for Denver 1st Service Platoon to join the platoon and/or view upcoming service projects
Website: https://www.missioncontinues.org/service-platoon/Denver-1st-platoon
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Project Sanctuary
Provides facilitated 6 day therapeutic retreat for Veterans and their family where they will receive access to counseling, healthy marriage and financial classes, PTS class, entering the 2-year program; follow-up services to retreat families for up to 2 years and volunteer opportunities.
Who to contact: Geneva Templeton Chief Operating Officer
E-mail: info@projectsanctuary.us
geneva@projectsanctuary.us
Phone: 720-561-9193
How to contact: Please contact directly through e-mail
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Soldiers’ Angels
Soldiers' Angels provides aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Coast guard and their families and a growing veteran population. Soldiers' Angels “Angel" volunteers assist veterans, wounded and deployed personnel and their families in a variety of unique and effective ways. Soldiers' Angels is approved to work within VA Hospitals. Our volunteers visit patients, help coordinate events and activities, and much more to improve the living conditions and morale of the hospitalized or struggling veterans at the Denver VAMC. Soldiers' Angels has many other wonderful programs. Please check the website for a complete list.
Availability: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00AM-3:00PM
Who to Contact: Chris Nuels
Fax: 210-629-0024
E-mail: msmith@soldiersangels.org
Phone: (915) 241-7751
How to Contact: Call or email if you are interested in volunteering or providing donations
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Team Rubicon
Team Rubicon works with veterans and community volunteers to help areas dealing with natural disasters. Vets can use skills developed through services such as medical training to reach those is crisis.
Availability: Soon to have set hours
Who to contact: Carolyn Wagnild
Phone: 719-286-9589
E-mail: carolyn.wagnild@teamrubiconusa.org
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US Department of Veteran Affairs - Veteran’s Benefits Administration
VA administers a variety of benefits and services that provide financial and other forms of assistance to Service members, Veterans, their dependents and survivors. A few example of the benefits are compensation, education and training, home loans, life insurance and vocational rehabilitation.
Availability: 9:00-1:00pm 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
Walk-ins welcome, takes appointments as well
How to contact: Participants can contact directly or through vet specialist referral
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US Department of Veteran Affairs - Programs for the Homeles
The Veteran Affairs Programs for the Homeless provides assistance via the transitional housing (GPD) and permanent supportive housing (HUD-VASH) programs in addition to employment services, peer support, mental health, showers and referrals for other VA assistance.
Contact: 720-501-3367
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Volunteers of America — "Back Home" Supportive Services for Veteran Families
Case management, housing search counseling/assistance, education/employment counseling, temporary financial assistance, advocacy, referrals to community resources.
Availability: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 4:00 pm
How to contact: By referrals, walk-ins or appointments
Call: 720-501-3367
Fax: 720-367-5147
Email: ssvfintake@voacolorado.org
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Volunteers of America — Grant Per Diem (GPD) Women Veteran Programs
Emergency and transitional housing for single women veterans and women veterans with children. Housing, financial education, VA and public benefits,employment, case management
Availability: Contact staff directly by work phone for appointment
How to contact: Walk-ins are okay if available- however, staff split their time across multiple locations.
Available: Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm
REFERRAL LINE: 720-501-3369
Fax: 720-367-5169
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Wheeler Advisory Group
Services Provided: The Wheeler Advisory Group provides legislative policy support and advocacy for Veterans and their families.
Availability: By appointment only
Who to Contact: Leeanne Wheeler; Director of Outreach, United Veterans Committee of CO
Phone: 303-995-8010
E-mail: leanne@wheeleradvisorygroup.org
How to Contact: email or phone