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Started in Cambria County in 2013, Veterans Court is a joint effort between the James E. Van Zandt (Altoona) Medical Center, trained Veteran Mentors, Veteran service organizations, and the Cambria County Court system to help provide targeted, intensive support strategies to promote behavioral health and treatment services for Veterans. If accepted into the Veterans Court Program, individuals receive intensive treatment and/or rehabilitation after arrest rather than punitive measures such as jail or prison time. Successful completion can lead to reduced charges or avoiding jail time altogether. Veterans can be referred to Veterans Court for certain non-violent offenses.
VAOP is a "hand-up, not a hand-out" one-time payment to assist with outstanding bill(s) due to temporary hardships that works in conjunction with VACP, which is a program that provides coaching, mentoring, and support to help alleviate financial stressors. Together, these programs connect Veterans to assistance services throughout the service area network.
Partners in this effort are the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 364 and the Larry S Mattes Memorial Fund.
Documents needed to apply:
Copy of DD-214
Proof of Residency (must be within 1 of the 14 serviced counties)
Proof of Hardship
Applicants are expected to come into the office at least one time for intake. If you are unable to fulfill any of these requirements, you must call our office so we can discuss other arrangements.
The Thomas Caulfield Veterans Remembered Scholarship was created in honor of our founder of Veteran Community Initiatives, Inc. (VCI). Caulfield is himself a Vietnam War Army Veteran and has been the President and CEO of VCI since its creation in 1993.
Together With Veterans (TWV) Cambria County is a community-based suicide prevention program for rural Veterans. TWV involves partnering with rural Veterans and their communities to implement community-based suicide prevention. TWV is funded by the Veterans Administration Office of Rural Health.
To learn more about TWV Cambria County, visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TWVCambriaCounty or call VCI’s office at (814) 255-0355.
VCI hosts numerous Veteran Rural Outreach Program Events throughout the year to inform the Veteran community of the services and benefits available to them and their family.
Representatives and supportive staff from local, state, and federal agencies are invited to VFWs, American Legions, and other communal spaces so that Veterans can connect to services with ease.
Check our calendar for the latest updates. We are always open to suggestions and invitations to new places as our focus is on quality over quantity. If you would like to see this event in your area or would like a member of our team to attend your program,, please reach out and we'll be happy to discuss this further.
Our vision to create a long-term care educational initiative for Veterans, caregivers, military families, and their support networks is to better align our support services with the needs of the Veteran community.
We, along with our partners and various program collaborators, provide resources, trainings, and outreach opportunities to raise awareness and provide education with the basic formats of long-term care services, health-promoting recreational activities, financial wellness and elder law education, and connecting people to Veteran-specific support networks.
Veteran Claims Representative, Nancy Tavalsky, assists Veterans and their families with filling out forms for claims, service connected disabilities, Veteran non-service related pensions, widow's non-service pensions, aid and attendance benefits, discharge inquiries/upgrades and other Veteran- related entitlements and issues.
Nancy is available at the VCI office on Wednesdays ONLY. To make an appointment, please call our office or call Nancy.
This service is provided by VCI in conjunction with the PA Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA).
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VCI Offerings:
Career Counseling
Resume Preparation
Job/Training Search Assistance
Job Fairs
VCI partners with CareerLink, Johnstown Area Regional Industries (JARI), Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, and numerous other universities and agencies to help connect Veterans and community members to job opportunities and training services throughout our service area.
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