Access the COVID-19 Veterans Resource Guide

Military personnel, veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors will find information regarding benefits, housing, education, employment, healthcare and more at the Adult Information Desk.  The Veterans Resource Center is staffed by reference librarians during library hours.

Federal Resources

VA Welcome Kit: Your Guide to Earned Benefits and Services 

Request copy of DD Form 214 / Separation Papers / Military Records: Instructions

Newly separated veterans: VA / DOD eBenefits Portal

All other veterans/next-of-kin: National Personnel Records Center  

Get the latest VA news: #VetResources - for Veterans, the Families, Caregivers, and Survivors

Federal Resources Benefits

• Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors Resource Book 2016
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:  Servicemember Information
• Military One Source
• US Department of Veterans Affairs
• VA Benefits
• VA MyHealtheVet Healthcare Management Tool
• VA Education and Training
• VA Employment Resources / Federal Employment Initiatives / Career One-Stop
• VA Housing Assistance
• VA Agent Orange Registry - Get Started
• Presumptive Illness - What Vets Need to Know

Career Resources

Receive online career counseling Fine-tune your resume in the "Resume Lab" Access a library of videos, lessons, and tests Connect with a VA expert to find locally available resources Submit any questions you may have

California Resources

Veterans Connect @ the Library Quick Links

Swords to Plowshares A 501 (c)(3) non-profit dedicated to supporting nearly 3,000 homeless, low-income, and at-risk veterans in the Bay Area every year.  offerings include employment and job training, supportive housing programs, permanent housing placement, counseling and case management, and legal services.

California Department of Veterans Affairs / CALVET

• CALVET Web Site
• CALVET Women Veterans
• CALVET Events Calendar
• CALVET Veterans Resource Book 2020
• myCALVET Customized Resource Finder (Register as a new user or Log In to existing account)

CALVET Fact Sheets & Quick Links

• Agent Orange Fact Sheet
• College Tuition Fee Waiver/ Dependents
• Employment Services / Jobs                   
• Homeless Veterans Resources Stand Down FAQs
• Incarcerated Veterans Resources            
• Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD Fact Sheet
• Veterans Housing Resources

Alameda/Contra Costa County Resources

• Alameda County Veterans Service Office (VSO)                                   Veterans Employment Committee of AC
• Contra Costa County Veterans Service Office (VSO)

Pleasanton Area/East Bay Resources

• City of Pleasanton Library                                                           Cal State East Bay Veterans Office

  Chabot College Veterans Services                                                Diablo Valley College Veterans Services

  Las Positas College Veterans First Program                                   Ohlone College Veterans Affairs Office