Veteran Resources
Having available your military records (DD-214, etc.) is essential to accessing the benefits earned from your service in the United State military. Our Veteran Resource page will help guide you to the benefits you have earned.
The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) works to serve California veterans and their families. With nearly 1.8 million veterans living in the State, CalVet strives to ensure that its veterans of every era and their families get the state and federal benefits and services they have earned and deserve as a result of selfless and honorable military service.
California Transition Assistance Program (CalTAP)
The California Transition Assistance Program (CalTAP) is a program designed to inform and connect Veterans of all eras to their earned federal and state benefits as well as provide continued support and assistance as their needs change over time through four pathways:
- Core Curriculum (Veteran 101, CA Benefits, Financial Literacy)
- Education Pathway (Selecting a School, Educational Benefits, UC & State Schools)
- Employment Pathway (Apprenticeship, Job Search, State Employment)
- Entrepreneurship Pathway (DVBE, Business Centers, Business Resources)
How Can I Find Out More?
- Email us at CalTAP@calvet.ca.gov
Mission Statement
To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.
VA Resources
- VA Education and Training Handouts & Forms
- Explore VA Benefits VA Hospitals & Clinics
- VA Forms
- USA Jobs “Working for America” – Job Search Page
- US Department of Labor – Hire a Veteran
- US Department of Defense – DOD Web Site
- Inquiry Routing & Information System (IRIS)
- California Association of County Veterans Service Officers (CACVSO)
- Form 10-3542 Travel Reimbursement
- My Health E-Vet
- Uniting for Suicide Postvention – Healing after a suicide death online resource hub, with sections for communities, providers, and workplace
- Suicide Prevention Resource Order Form
- Treatment Works for Vets – Introducing Veterans to evidence-based treatments
- National Veterans Financial Resource Center (FINVET) – One Stop Shop to help Veterans earn $, save $ and protect their $
Since 2016 the VA has received more than 6 million surveys from Veterans about their experience with the VA to listen, learn, and make improvements to their customer service.
