Community Outreach to Veterans

Our Mission: To provide veterans and their families with benefit counseling, referrals, and assistance in a variety of programs.

Our mission is 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.

The Carver County Veterans Service Office provides provides guidance and assistance to veterans, their dependents and survivors in applying for veterans benefits provided by the State of Minnesota and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Veterans' Caucus of the Minnesota DFL Party was established to address the concerns of the state's 460,000 veterans. We are also interested in actionable policy issues affecting active duty military members, reservists, National Guard, family members and survivors. Our mission is to serve as a voice for veterans in the political process, advise the DFL Party and candidates on veterans' issues, and advocate for veterans and their families.

Since its founding more than 80 years ago, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) has been dedicated to a single purpose: building better lives for America's disabled veterans and their families. Fidelity to that mission has required DAV to respond creatively and flexibly to changing and sometimes unpredictable challenges faced by its constituency. Whether disabled veterans have needed a voice on Capitol Hill, a nationwide service program, a transportation network or unique rehabilitation opportunities, DAV has focused its attention and resources to meet those needs.

Made up exclusively of men and women disabled in our nation’s defense, the Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to one, single purpose — building better lives for all of our nation’s disabled veterans and their families.

The Disabled Veterans Rest Camp provides facilities and opportunities for recreation, rest, and well being for all women and men who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, along with their families.

Our mission is to empower people to achieve greater personal, social and economic success. We are committed to undoing racism and promoting diversity. Each of our four divisions specializes in providing a particular type of service: 1. Employment Action Center assists people who are unemployed or underemployed. 2. Minnesota Resource Center provides training and employment services for people with disabilities. 3. Recovery Resource Center helps people recover from chemical dependency. 4. Spectrum Community Mental Health helps people with a serious mental illness.

Over the past five years, the Jobs for Veterans program has served over 1,500 veterans from every branch of the military by helping them to find employment. Partnering with the Minnesota National Guard, Reserve units and veteran service organizations, we provide tools, resources, and referrals for success in job search and career transition.

The current National Defense Strategy indicates that the National Guard and Reserve will be full partners in the fully integrated Total Force. Our Reserve forces will spend more time away from the workplace defending the nation, supporting a demanding operations tempo and training to maintain their mission readiness. In this environment, civilian employers play a critical role in the defense of the nation by complying with existing employment laws protecting the rights of workers who serve in the Reserve component.

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been assisting veterans for over 18 years, helping over 5,200 veterans and their families. Our mission is to provide assistance throughout Minnesota to positively motivated veterans and their families who are homeless or experiencing other life crises. MACV accomplishes its mission by providing services directly or in collaboration with other service agencies.

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) is an IRS 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that has been directly helping veterans and their families affected by homelessness in Minnesota for over 13 years. More than 3,000 have been assisted with transitional housing and other services. Several homeless and veterans organizations recognize MACV’s transitional and permanent housing programs as a model for the nation. We have a passion for serving those in Minnesota who first served us.

The MN Dept of Veterans Affairs assists Minnesota’s 460,000 veterans and their dependents to obtain the benefits and services provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, formerly called the Veterans Administration.

The Minnesota Veterans Home – Minneapolis, once called the Old Soldiers Home, was built in the late 1800’s for indigent veterans of the Civil War. The Home is located on a 51 acre wooded campus overlooking the Mississippi River near Minnehaha Falls. At the end of the 19th century the intent was to create a beautiful, comfortable, community for veterans in need of care in their later years. That spirit of caring continues today.

We provide specialized staff and employment services to help all Minnesota military veterans – including those in the National Guard and Reserves – prepare for, find, and keep a job, no matter their era of service.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is the state’s principal economic development agency. DEED programs promote business recruitment, expansion, and retention; international trade; workforce development; and community development.