Veteran Support & resources

Hotline Information   

  • Military Crisis/Suicide Hotline:

    • Dial 988, then press 1 (also serves active duty and transitioning members)

  • National Call Center for Homeless Veterans:

    • Call 1.877.424.3838 for 24/7 housing and wraparound assistance

Local Resources

  • Franklin County Veterans Service Commission: 

    • Contact Information :
    • Services include
      • Burial And Memorial
      • Education Benefits
      • Eye Glass Program
      • Financial Assistance
      • Health Care Benefits
      • Home Loans
      • Life Insurance
      • Preventive Dental Program
      • School Supplies Program
      • Survivor Benefits
      • Transition Assistance
      • VA Claims Assistance
      • Vocational Rehabilitation

  • Ohio Department of Veterans Services:

    • Contact Information : 

    • Conducts outreach to veterans and provides training and oversight to the 88 County Veterans Service Offices (CVSOs).
    • Coordinates programs and operations with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which provides benefits to Ohio veterans.
    • Works with the Ohio General Assembly and Congressional representatives to craft legislation in support of veterans and their families at the state and federal levels.
    • Communicates and coordinates with other state agencies concerning veterans’ programs and support to veterans.
      Administers the Ohio Veterans Bonus for veterans of the Persian Gulf War era and post-9/11 era conflicts, a program that is funded by bonds approved by Ohio voters.
    • Operates the Ohio Veterans Homes in Sandusky and Georgetown which are open to Ohio-resident veterans who served in periods of armed conflicts.
    • Manages one federal education-related program: The State Approving Agency.
    • Hosts several veterans’ ceremonies each year including the Governor’s Wreath-Laying Ceremony which honors Ohio’s killed in action and the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
    • Maintains custodianship of more than 1.9 million veterans’ records dating back to World War II.
  • VetSuccess on Campus at The Ohio State University 

  • Columbus VA Clinic 

National Resources

  • US Department of Veteran Affairs
  • National Resource Directory
    • The National Resource Directory (NRD) is a resource website that connects wounded warriors, Service Members, Veterans, their families, and caregivers to programs and services that support them. The NRD is hosted, managed, maintained, sustained and developed by the Defense Health Agency’s Recovery Coordination Program.

      It provides access to services and resources at the national, state and local levels to support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration. Visitors can find information on a variety of topics that supply an abundance of vetted resources. For help finding resources on the site, visit the How to Use this Site section of the NRD. Please see below for some of our major categories.
    • Contact Information: