🏠 Need housing help?Shelter, prevention, HUD-VASH, and rapid rehousing
🥫 Need food today?Food banks, veteran programs, SNAP, and VA referrals
🎖️ Need work or benefits help?Arizona jobs, VA benefits, VSOs, and transition support
One Door In: Arizona Referral & VA Navigation
If you are not sure which program fits, begin with a statewide referral line, Arizona’s veteran services agency, or a VA facility. Ask for employment, benefits, education, transportation, or social-work navigation.
Statewide referral
211 Arizona
Use Arizona’s statewide referral service to ask for local workforce programs, benefits assistance, transportation, food, housing, and veteran-serving organizations by ZIP code.
Find local referrals →
Official source: 211 Arizona. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Arizona state
Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services
Start with Arizona’s state veteran-services agency for benefits information, claims assistance, local veteran service offices, and connections to state resources.
Explore Arizona veteran services →
Official source: Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
VA locations
Find an Arizona VA Facility
Locate Phoenix, Southern Arizona, community-based outpatient clinics, and Vet Centers. Call ahead and ask which benefits, employment, social-work, or transition services are available.
Find a VA location →
Official source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Arizona Veteran Employment Programs
Arizona’s workforce system can help veterans translate military experience, search for jobs, access training, and connect with employer-facing specialists.
ARIZONA@WORK
ARIZONA@WORK Veteran Services
Connect with Arizona workforce specialists for job search help, résumé and interview support, career planning, training referrals, and veteran priority services.
Open veteran job services →
Official source: ARIZONA@WORK. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Arizona DES
DES Veteran Employment Services
Use the Arizona Department of Economic Security’s veteran employment path to find Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program and Local Veterans’ Employment Representative support.
Review DES veteran services →
Official source: Arizona Department of Economic Security. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Employers
ARIZONA@WORK Employer Services
Arizona employers can connect with workforce staff for recruiting, candidate referrals, hiring events, training partnerships, and support for building veteran talent pipelines.
Open employer services →
Official source: ARIZONA@WORK. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Benefits You Earned: Start at VA.gov
Use the official VA portals to learn what you may qualify for, apply online, check a claim, and find free accredited help. Avoid paying a middleman to access basic VA information or claims assistance.
VA benefits
VA Benefits Navigator
Use the VA benefits hub to browse disability, education, health care, home loan, pension, life insurance, and other earned benefits.
Browse VA benefits →
Official source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Disability
VA Disability Claims
Learn how to file a disability claim, gather evidence, check status, and understand the VA disability rating process.
File or check a claim →
Official source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Education
GI Bill & Education Benefits
Compare Post-9/11 GI Bill and other education benefits, review approved programs, and plan training that supports your next career step.
Explore education benefits →
Official source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
VR&E
Veteran Readiness & Employment
Review VR&E support for veterans whose service-connected conditions affect work, including counseling, training, job-seeking help, and employment accommodations.
Review VR&E support →
Official source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Health care
VA Health Care Enrollment
Apply for VA health care, review eligibility, find care locations, and manage health benefits that can support stability during a job or career transition.
Enroll or manage care →
Official source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Free claims help
VA-Accredited VSO Assistance
Find an accredited Veterans Service Organization representative for free help understanding and filing VA claims. Do not pay an unaccredited claims company.
Find accredited help →
Official source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Hiring Veterans and Moving Into Civilian Work
Veterans and employers can use these federal programs to understand hiring incentives, recognize veteran-friendly workplaces, and connect service members with transition-to-work opportunities.
Hiring incentive
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Employers can review the IRS Work Opportunity Tax Credit rules for qualified veteran hires and coordinate required certification with the state workforce agency.
Review WOTC rules →
Official source: Internal Revenue Service. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Federal employer program
HIRE Vets Medallion Award
Employers can review the U.S. Department of Labor’s recognition program for organizations that recruit, employ, and retain veterans.
Explore employer recognition →
Official source: U.S. Department of Labor. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
DOL VETS
Department of Labor Veteran Employer Resources
Employers can use DOL Veterans’ Employment and Training Service resources for veteran hiring, employment protections, outreach, and workforce partnerships.
Open employer resources →
Official source: U.S. Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Transition to work
DoD SkillBridge
Service members nearing separation can explore approved industry training and internship opportunities, while employers can learn how to participate in the transition program.
Explore SkillBridge →
Official source: U.S. Department of Defense. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
Career transition
VA Careers & Employment
Use VA’s career and employment hub for job-search resources, career planning, entrepreneurship information, and other support while moving into civilian work.
Open VA employment resources →
Official source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Checked September 3, 2026. Eligibility, hours, and program availability can change—confirm before relying on it.
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Employment, benefits, food, and housing are connected
A job search or benefits claim is harder when food or housing is uncertain. Use these three Arizona paths together so an urgent need does not hide the next step toward stability.
Open the Arizona veteran housing and homeless resources guide →Open the Arizona veteran food resources guide →
Browse the Arizona veteran resource hub →
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