Support Resources
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
These resources are useful for veterans, their families, those who want to learn more about services, and those who support current and former military personnel.
- Veteran’s Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 Press Option 1
- Agent Orange
- American Flag
- Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
- County Directors – list of Directors and contact information for Veterans’ Affairs in each of Pennsylvania’s counties
- Driver’s License – how to add a veteran designation to your PA driver’s license
- Employment Information – list of local agencies and educational programs Coming soon
Housing & Homeless – list of VA and local agencies that provide assistance
- VA Homeless Hotline
- HUD Veterans Resource Center
- City Mission (including the Crabtree Kovacicek Patriot House)
- Veterans Leadership Program – emergency housing, supportive services and food provisions
- Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard – resource housing, transitional shelter and employment services
- Military Registration Plates – how to obtain a PA vehicle license plate that reflects your military service and/or disabilities
Veteran Classification – defines “wartime” service requirements for some VA benefits
Military veterans are classified for wartime service depending upon when, not where they served:
- Persian Gulf
August 2, 1990, to cessation of hostilities as determined by U. S. Government, including Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom - Vietnam War
August 5, 1964 through May 7, 1975 (February 28, 1961 for Veterans who served “in country” before August 5, 1964) - Korean War
June 27, 1950 through January 31, 1955 - World War II
December 7, 1941 through December 31, 1946
