Resources for Veterans
A number of resources are available to veterans and their families. Connect with the local, state, regional, and national resources, or visit the Veterans Center on campus to learn more.
- Advising/Counseling Center
- Several counselors have experience working with Veterans and are certified mental health specialists.
- Contact: 360-623-8967
- Disability Services
- If you need assistance with testing, ergonomically chair or keyboard, require you to bring your service animal, a note taker, or even have classes recorded
- Contacts: 360-623-8966
- VA Education Benefits
- If you have questions regarding what classes will be certified or about your educational benefits Kelly is the person to see.
- Contact: 360-623-8664
- TRIO
- Provides services for low income, first generation -neither parents has received a BA, and disabled indivduals
- Contact: 360-623-8970
- Veteran's Center
- Provide resources for assistance for food, rent, electric, home/car repair, counseling from various groups in the community and on campus
- Contact: 360-623-8958 or veterans@centralia.edu
- BFET - Basic Food Employment and Training
- BFET Funds- Book/supply and tuition assistance for individuals receiving food or TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) assistance from the state
- Worker Retraining- Available for those "let go" from a job within the past 48 months
- Opportunity Grant- Provides finds for WA resident students who are training in certain high paying and in demand programs
- Contact: 360-623-8959
- Writing Center
- Staff will take the time to look over papers for you and help you make proper corrections.
- Contact: 360-623-8841 or writingcenter@centralia.edu
- Tutoring Center
- Check out the Tutoring Center in the Walton Science Center room 309 if you need assistance with any of your classes.
- Contact: tutoring@centralia.edu
Housing/Shelter/Homelessness
- Longview Housing Authority - 360-423-0140
- Dela comes to Yardbirds every Tuesday
- Lewis County Veterans Relief Fund
- Can provide assistance with rent, food, utilities assistance
- Contact: George Dodd
- National Call Center for Homeless Veterans - 1-877-424-3838
- VIP (Veteran's Integration Program)
- Lewis County DVOP (Disabled Veterans Outreach Program)
- DVOP Specialists provide services to gain employment needs for disabled veterans and other veterans
- Contact: David Gray 360-740-6884
- Thurston County DVOP
- DVOP Specialists provide services to gain employment needs for disabled veterans and other veterans
- Contact: John Moysiuk 360-704-3614
- Community Action Council
- 360-736-1800
- Community Housing and Outreach Services 360-895-4346
- Helps homeless veteran's access housing and healthcare, and secure employment through a variety of programs.
- Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
- Determine your BAH rate with this Basic Allowance for Housing calculator by using the link above. Just make sure to set the pay grade to E-5, and look at the Monthly Allowance with Dependents.
Food
- Veterans Assistance Fund - 360-740-1223
- West Lewis County - Public Health Building, Mondays 0930-1230
- East Lewis County - Morton PUD Office, 4th Thursday of each month 1200-1500
- Lewis County Veterans Relief Fund
- Can provide assistance with food
- Contact: George Dodd
- VIP (Veteran's Integration Program)
- Various Food Banks
- Salvation Army
- Destiny Christian Center
- Gather Church Food Bank
- Union Gospel Mission
Chemical Dependency/Substance Abuse Treatment and Support
- Veteran's Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255
- Alcohol and Drug 24 Hour Hotline 1-800-562-1240
- American Behavioral Health System 360-748-4776
- Community Allied Behavioral Health 360-748-3349
- New Directions Counseling, LLC 360-740-4380
- Cascade Mental Health Care 360-330-9044
- RW&B- Red White and Blue Eagles
- Uses physical fitness to get Veterans together.
- Hope for Heroes
- Using horses as therapists to help Veterans, Active Duty, and First Responders heal from PTSD, TBI, Anxiety, Depression.
- Healing Hearts Ranch
- Has a program for Veterans using horses for therapy
- The Mission Continues
- Team of Veterans that work together helping other Veterans on various projects
- The Fallen Outdoors
- Takes disabled Veterans out on hunting and fishing trips
- I Got Your 6 Fishing
- Ryan Caldwell takes Veterans and Active Duty soldiers out for fishing trips for FREE
- Wounded Warrior Project
- Has programs for Veterans to explore different avenues of therapy for Veterans and their families
- VFW- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- American Legion
- Give an Hour
- Provides free counseling for Veterans and their families
- National Resource Directory
- The National Resource Directory is an incredible website that has tons of information of various types of resources around the country
- Veterans National Assistance Fund
- Provide assistance for various things such as rent, food, and homelessness
- Team Rubicon
- Combines Veterans military experience and skills with a first responder to help with state, national, and international disasters.
- Wounded Warrior Project
- Has various programs for Veterans and their families
- National Veterans Foundation
- It has lots of resources available to Veterans.
- Lifeline for Vets
- Go under the Resources Tab and choose what category fits you
Contact Veterans Services
Veterans Services
Enrollment Services
TransAlta Commons, Second Floor
Kelly Worthey
360-623-8664
Email Kelly Worthey