Employment Services for Veterans

If you are a veteran or spouse of a veteran who needs assistance finding a job or determining your next career, contact an Office of Veteran Employment Services representative. You may be eligible to receive services like employment assessments, resume assistance, job search assistance, introductions to veteran-friendly employers, and referrals to other veteran programs.

Connect with a Veteran Employment Representative:

Program Name/s: WIOA Jobs for Veterans State Grant Program (JVSG), Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP), Local Veteran’s Employment Representative (LVER)

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 7:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m.

Phone numbers

Heating assistance for veterans. Contact your local Veterans Service Office for more information.

Honor Flight Northland is a non-profit organization created solely to honor veterans living in Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin for all their sacrifices. We transport our heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect on their memorials.

Legal Assistance for victims in partnership with Embrace. Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Hours may vary depending on the season).

Supportive Services for Veterans (SSVF) promotes housing stability for very low-income Veteran families who reside in, or are transiting to permanent housing. Services include outreach, case management, and temporary financial assistance.

Provides primary care and outpatient medical services for Veterans, including mental health and substance use services, audiology and hearing care, optometry and low-vision care, rehabilitation services, nutrition counseling, pharmacy and medication management, social work and care coordination, assistive and mobility equipment services, intimate partner violence assistance, and help accessing eligible VA medical transportation services.

Phone numbers
Main phone: 608-784-3886
VA health connect: 833-933-1107
Mental health care: 608-372-3971, ext. 53161

Transportation available, call your local Veterans Service Office.

The National Resource Directory (NRD) is a database of validated resources that supports recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration for service members, veterans, family members, and caregivers.

Mission & Vision
Our Mission
To celebrate America’s veterans by inviting them to share in a day of honor at our nation’s memorials.

Our Vision
A nation where all of America’s veterans experience the honor, gratitude, and community of support they deserve.

NEVER FORGOTTEN HONOR FLIGHT
225780 Rib Mountain Drive #234
Wausau, WI 54401 (as of October 2019)

Provides temporary financial assistance for Veterans.
Financial assistance may include rent, security deposits, utilities, moving costs, child care, and transportation.

Case management to help veterans and their families find or keep safe, stable, or emergency housing.
Case management may include housing referrals and referrals to other services.

Contact for information and to see if you qualify:

angela.fox@indianheadcaa.org or

stephanie.monskey@indianheadcaa.org

At Tomah VA Health Care System, our health care teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers.

The Caregiver Support Program offers training, educational resources, and multiple tools to help you. Eligible Veterans of all eras may benefit from these services, under the Program of General Caregiver Support Services. Call toll free 1-855-260-3274 or visit https://www.caregiver.va.gov/ or contact your local County Veterans Service Office to learn more.

Appointments at local Barron County Job Center.

The mission of the Veteran’s Service Office is to efficiently assist eligible veterans, spouses and dependents obtain state, federal and county benefits and services, act as a veteran advocate, provide resources, and to reach out to Barron County citizens to acquire services and earned benefits. They may be able to provide transportation to VA Hospital/Clinic.

Transportation to VA Hospital/Clinic.