RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA):800-827-1000
Vetarans Affairs Regional Office, Oakland CA – Benefits information
and claims assistance. On the Internet, go to: (http://www.va.gov)
Medical
VA Medical Center San Francisco, 4150 Clement Street,
San Francisco, CA 94121 - 415-221-4810 (http://www.sf.med.va.gov/)
VAMC San Francisco appointments, Medical Advice Nurse - 800-733-0502
VAMC San Francisco, Women Veterans Health Services - 415-750-2174
VA Santa Rosa Psychiatric Clinic, 3315 Chanate Road, Suite
1B, Santa Rosa CA 95404 - 707-570-3800.
VA Santa Rosa Medical Clinic, 3315 Chanate Road, Suite
1E, 95404, Fax 707 570 3850 or 3806 - 707-570-3855.
VA Vet Center, North Bay (RCS) 6225 State Farm Drive,
Suite 101, Rohnert Park CA, (counseling for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,
Sexual Assault, Family Grief) -
707-586-3295.
Medical Care Information, no charge to calling party - 877-487-2838.
FREE TRANSPORTATION
IS AVAILABLE TO THE VA MEDICAL CENTER SAN FRANCISCO:
A VA shuttle makes several trips daily between the VA Medical Center
in San Francisco ("Fort Miley") and the VA Santa Rosa Medical
Clinic at 3315 Chanate Road, Suite 1E, Santa Rosa.
- Depart Santa Rosa - 8:00 am, Arrive VAMC San Francisco 10:00 am
- Depart Santa Rosa - 12:30 pm Arrive VAMC San Francisco 2:00 pm
- Depart Santa Rosa - 4:00 pm Arrive VAMC San Francisco 5:30 pm
- Depart VAMC San Francisco
- 6:30 am Arrive Santa Rosa 8:30 am
- Depart VAMC San Francisco - 10:30 am Arrive Santa Rosa 11:30 am
- Depart VAMC San Francisco- 2:00 pm Arrive Santa Rosa 3:30 pm
- Depart VAMC San Francisco - 6:00 pm Arrive Santa Rosa 7:30 pm
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: also provides transportation
weekdays by appointment. To leave a message, speak slowly and clearly.
Leave
your name, phone
number,
date and time of medical appointment, pick up point, and the last
four digits of your social Security number. The van leaves at 7:00
a.m.
from Santa Rosa at 2230 County Center Drive/Professional Drive
in the parking
lot located north of Building A. Additional pickup points are:
Cotati Veterans Memorial Building, 8505 Park Avenue, south parking
lot, and
Petaluma Veterans Memorial Building, 1094 Petaluma Blvd. Parking
lot in back or in front of building.
NORTH BAY VET CENTER:
Falling under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,
this community based program provides a broad range of counseling,
outreach and referral services to eligible veterans to
help them make a functional post-war readjustment to civilian life.
Located at 6225 State Farm Drive, Suite 101, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
Call (707) 586-3295 for more information.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS:
CAL-VET HOME LOAN information: Call (800) 952-LOAN
Veterans benefits
information:
Call 1-800-952 5626 or (http://www.cdva.ca.gov)
Fairfield
District Office, 370
Chadbourne
Road,
2nd floor, Fairfield,
CA 94534, (707) 436 2240, FAX 707 436 2248
CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF REHABILITATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING & JOB PLACEMENT : For People with Disabilities. (707) 576-2233. Located
at 50 D Street, Ste. 425, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov)
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Veterans
Services, Job Postings, Resources for veterans seeking employment.
(707) 565-5564. Located at 2245 Challenger Way, Ste. 104, Santa Rosa,
CA 95407 (http://www.edd.ca.gov)
THE NORTH BAY VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER: VIETNAM VETERANS
OF CALIFORNIA, INC., Career Development and Job Search workshops,
includes resume preparation. "Winning the Employment Game" Workshop,
Transitional Housing & Training assistance. Located at 2455 Bennett
Valley Road, Suite 117 B, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Phone: (707) 578
8387 - FAX (707) 578 2788. (http://www.vietvets.org)
NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER: Military Personnel Records, 9700
Page Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132. Military veterans or next-of-kin
may order records online: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs.
Otherwise, to secure military records, discharge, or DD-214, you must
complete Standard Form 180 available at Sonoma County Veterans Service
Office.(http://www.archives.gov)
SOCIAL SECURITY 800-772-1213 To file for Social Security Disability,
or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Hours 7:00am to 7:00pm.
2099 Range Avenue, Bldg. A, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, hours 9:00am. to 4:00pm. (http://www.ssa.gov)
SONOMA COUNTY JOB LINK: One-Stop Job and Career Center
for employment and training.
707 565 5550 - located at 2245 Challenger Way, Suite 104, Santa Rosa. (http://www.socojoblink.org)
SONOMA WORKS: For clients eligible for temporary assistance for
needy families. 707 565 2715 - Applications for employment
and training services.
2250 Paulin Drive, Santa Rosa
SONOMA
COUNTY UNITED VETERANS COUNCIL: Vietnam Veterans of America
223. 707 526 4218 - For membership referral to Sonoma County veterans
and auxiliary organizations. (http://www.socovec.org/html/UVC.htm)
SONOMA
COUNTY VETERANS EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE - Advocates
employment for veterans. The website contains information and links
for job seekers, employers and veterans servoce organizations. (707) 237-5301 (http://www.socovec.org)
VETERANS HOMES OF
CALIFORNIA: locations at Yountville
(180 California Drive, Yountville, CA 94599-1421, phone 707-944-4601),
Barstow and Chula
Vista. - You can pick up an application for admission at Sonoma County
Veterans Service Office. (http://www.cdva.ca.gov/homes/yountville.asp)
To open and print an application form:( Veterans Home of Califonia )
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