01 · TODAY
I need help today.
Start with a person, an urgent route or a conversation about what is happening right now.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT ALONE.
Your next chapter.
A clearer way forward.
Housing. Benefits. Care. A place to begin. Find veteran and military-family support, with the next step already laid out.
Find your first stepExplore the veterans mapFor veterans, service members, Guard/Reserve, families—and the people helping them.
CHOOSE THE MOMENT THAT FITS
Start with what is happening.
You do not need to know the program name. Choose the lane that feels closest, then pick a need.
02 · NEXT FEW DAYS
I’m trying to steady things.
Keep food, bills, benefits and family support from becoming a bigger problem.
03 · NEXT CHAPTER
I’m planning what comes next.
Build a path for work, learning or the records that unlock your next step.
These lanes help you orient. Each program still decides its own eligibility, intake and availability.See all support
FIRST, FIND YOUR STARTING POINT.
Work, a course or a career change?
Choose a starting conversation before applying for a job, training or an education benefit.
Finding a job
Explore local veteran-focused career help and ask how to begin.
Veteran Career CenterCollege or training
A college veterans team can explain campus steps; VA benefit approval is separate.
Maricopa Community Colleges veterans servicesDisability-related career support
Read Veteran Readiness and Employment criteria and ask about the application process.
VA Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E)02
Before the first conversation
- Ask whether the first conversation is for job search, training or benefit counseling.
- Ask about costs and benefit approval before enrolling or paying for a course.
You choose whom to contact. Each program decides eligibility and what it can offer.
THE VETERANS RESOURCE NETWORK
The right door starts with your need.
104 military-connected routes
+ 89 community options
Employment, training and education.
The directory suggests useful first contacts, then other options. This is a contact order—not a quality rating or a promise of faster service.
Save useful programs, then review your contacts in one plan.
Military-connected
Veteran Career Center
A local veteran-focused career contact.
Veterans; ask about requirements for each service.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call the center to ask about the needed career service.
Requirements, limits & sources
Published information does not confirm current availability or admission.
Document requirements are not established. Ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 9, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
DES Jobs for Veterans State Grants specialist services
Ask whether you qualify for specialized veteran employment support.
Veterans and eligible spouses are screened for JVSG specialist eligibility; general veteran priority of service is not the same as eligibility for intensive services.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Use the official Veteran Services page to request a workforce appointment and specifically ask for JVSG veteran-specialist screening.
Requirements, limits & sources
Published information does not confirm current availability or admission.
Document requirements are not established. Ask the program.
Latest source check: Sep 26, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Maricopa Community Colleges veterans services
Connect with a college team for training and education-benefit questions.
Each education benefit, scholarship and tuition program has its own requirements.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Choose your college's veterans services team on the official page and ask about admission, benefit certification and required documents. District veterans contact: 480-731-8071.
Requirements, limits & sources
Contacting the team does not establish scholarship or GI Bill eligibility. No single district office walk-in intake was verified.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 7, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Arizona Legal Center veteran legal consultation
The Center screens the legal issue and scope. Its published exclusions include criminal felonies and public-benefits matters, and a consultation does not guarantee representation.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call or use the Center’s contact instructions to request a consultation. Describe the legal issue briefly and ask whether it is within the current veterans-law scope.
Requirements, limits & sources
The organization’s public pages show more than one phone number; confirm the current contact route. A consultation is not a promise of full representation or a benefits award.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 11, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
ARIZONA@WORK City of Phoenix veteran employment services
The City publishes eligibility windows for transitioning or recently separated veterans and separate WIOA priority rules. Staff determine program eligibility and training-fund access.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Use the City’s workforce interest form or call the current workforce contact to ask for veteran-specialized intake, career coaching and training options.
Requirements, limits & sources
Training funds are limited and not guaranteed. The City route does not promise a job, certification, interview or income.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 11, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
ARIZONA@WORK Maricopa County veteran services
Veterans and military families can ask for specialized services; WIOA, income, priority and training-fund rules determine individual access.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call the East Valley center at 602-372-9700 or West Valley at 602-372-4200 and ask for veteran priority-of-service and the right career/training intake.
Requirements, limits & sources
Priority of service is not guaranteed enrollment or training funding. Job openings, placement and training assistance depend on program and funding rules.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 11, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
ASU Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement
Most direct support is connected to ASU students, faculty, staff, programs or events. Ask whether a public event or initiative is open to community veterans.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call 602-543-6911 or review the current OVMAE calendar and resources to ask which student, community, research or career-connected opportunity fits.
Requirements, limits & sources
This is an academic engagement office, not a general benefits or clinical-care intake. Events, cohorts and participation rules vary.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 11, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
ASU Pat Tillman Veterans Center student support
ASU military-affiliated students and people exploring ASU may ask about next steps. Active-duty, veteran and veteran-dependent student support does not establish eligibility for any particular benefit, admission, scholarship or tuition waiver.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call 480-965-7723 or open ASU’s military-benefits checklists. Explain whether you are a prospective or current student and which campus or online program you use; ask about the right education-benefit steps before enrolling or paying.
Requirements, limits & sources
Campus support is separate from VA benefit approval and ASU admission. Benefits, scholarships and tuition waivers have their own applications and requirements; no award or funding is confirmed here.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 9, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
ASU Treks for Vets
The program is connected to ASU’s Pat Tillman Veterans Center and student success. Current cohort, student status, application and physical participation requirements apply.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Review the current Treks for Vets application and ask the Pat Tillman Veterans Center about eligibility, dates, physical demands and accommodations.
Requirements, limits & sources
A cohort application does not guarantee a place and this is not a substitute for medical or crisis care.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 11, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
ASU Veterans Upward Bound
The program publishes a low-income or potential first-generation college-student focus for veterans. Program staff determine current participant eligibility and enrollment.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Use the ASU Military at ASU or OVMAE resource route to ask whether Veterans Upward Bound is accepting the student profile and what academic or income documents are needed.
Requirements, limits & sources
This is an educational outreach program, not college admission, GI Bill approval, a scholarship award or a job-placement guarantee.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 11, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
AZ Veterans Resource Center
The provider describes free and confidential support for Arizona veterans and families. Current intake, program fit and capacity must be confirmed directly.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call 480-834-2105 or use the Get Help route to ask for a current intake conversation, location, hours and the right housing, employment, wellness or family connection.
Requirements, limits & sources
The temporary location and published partner network can change. A welcome or contact does not confirm placement, treatment, housing or employment.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 11, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
Military-connected
Dress for Success Arizona women’s employment route
Dress for Success services are program-specific and generally designed for women seeking employment. Veteran referral status does not establish eligibility or a current appointment.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Call 602-489-7397 and ask whether the current women-veteran referral route is accepting appointments and what employment-readiness support is available.
Requirements, limits & sources
This is general women’s employment support with a veteran referral connection, not a veteran-only program or job placement guarantee.
What to bring: not established; ask the program.
Latest source check: Oct 11, 2026. Facts have different review dates; see full details. This does not confirm an opening.
What this map tells you—and what it doesn’t
This is a growing collection, not every veteran service in Arizona. Locations are not eligibility boundaries. A map pin is not an open bed, a walk-in invitation or live availability. Phone and online routes matter just as much as physical locations.
Suggested first contacts are selected for their role in the process, followed by military-connected services and then community options, alphabetically. Each program decides who qualifies. Source checks are not provider confirmation; review the limits and call before travel.
Browsing does not change your guided-help answers. Save a program only when you want it in your plan.
Saving & privacy
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LESS MAZE. MORE DIRECTION.
Same need. Different doors.
Knowing the difference can save a call in the wrong direction.
A place to stay
- No safe place tonight?
Ask CRRC or the VA homeless-veteran line about assessment and referral. Neither promises a bed.
- At risk of losing housing?
Ask an SSVF provider about screening. Income, household, veteran status and service-area rules apply.
- Need longer-term housing support?
Transitional housing and HUD-VASH use different referral processes. A voucher is not a same-day shelter.
Benefits & service records
- Recently left active duty?
Solid Start offers first-year transition navigation. Ask which benefits process fits; navigation does not approve a benefit.
- Start with accredited claims help
ADVS benefits counselors can explain VA claims. Navigation and claims representation are different jobs.
- Missing your service records?
Use the official records route. Ask the program what alternatives it accepts while records are pending.
- Have a discharge question?
Read the official instructions and ask qualified help about your situation. A records request and a discharge upgrade are separate processes.
- Considering a pension or a home purchase?
These are separate applications with their own requirements. Pension is not emergency cash; a home-loan COE is not lender approval.
Care & getting to an appointment
- American Indian or Alaska Native veteran?
Read the specific VA copay-exemption process, accepted tribal documentation and excluded care charges. Enrollment and exemption review are separate steps.
- Video care blocked by a device or internet barrier?
Ask your VA provider about a Digital Divide Consult. It reviews access options; it does not guarantee a device.
- VA care and Vet Centers differ
Medical enrollment and readjustment counseling have separate eligibility. Start with the route that fits the need.
- Ask about care for your situation
Women veterans and people seeking military sexual trauma care have specific navigation routes. Read the program’s access limits.
- Arrange the ride separately
DAV rides, accessible VTS transport and travel reimbursement are different services. Confirm booking and access before travel.
Work, training & education
- Looking for work?
Start with employment support; specialized veteran services have their own access rules.
- Choosing training or college?
A campus veterans team and the GI Bill application serve different purposes. Ask what is needed before enrolling or paying.
- Need disability-related career support?
Ask about Veteran Readiness and Employment. A disability rating alone does not establish every program requirement.
Families, caregivers & survivors
- Guard, Reserve or military family?
Military OneSource and Arizona Guard family readiness can explain their support routes. Access varies by service status and program.
- Helping someone with care needs?
Caregiver support and CHAMPVA have different purposes and requirements. Ask each program about the person you support.
- After a military loss
Grief support and survivor-related benefits are separate routes. You can ask for emotional support without treating it as a benefit application.
Rights, courts & reentry
- Preparing to return from prison?
HCRV specialists provide prerelease assessment and community-care connections. This is separate from court representation or release approval.
- A military-service employment question?
ESGR offers a route for USERRA employment questions. Read the limits of mediation and the official next steps.
- Involved with the justice system?
VA Veterans Justice Outreach is a support route. It does not replace legal representation.
- Ask your current court about referrals
Veterans treatment court has a distinct referral process. A veteran connection is not automatic admission.
A LITTLE PREPARATION GOES A LONG WAY
Make the next call count.
You don’t need the perfect words. Start with the need. Ask for the next step—and a backup if this route doesn’t fit.
Open your saved planFour questions to bring
- “I’m looking for help with ___. Is this the right place?”
- “Who qualifies, and what do you need from me?”
- “Do I call, apply online or come in—and when?”
- “If you can’t help, who should I try next?”
Bring only what the program requests. Don’t enter Social Security numbers, claim numbers or medical details in this page’s search.
Veteran support. The whole community behind it.
You can use general community resources too. A military-specific route is an option, not a requirement.
Built into PHX Good. Independent community navigation—not the VA, a government agency or an emergency service. Source dates and eligibility limits live with each program.