Veteran services and organizations

• Butte County Veterans Services Office

196 Memorial Way Chico, CA 95926

Established by the Board of Supervisors of Butte County, it assists in obtaining benefits for veterans from government agencies.

530.891.2759

E-mail: buttevso@sunset.com

Web site: None

• Chico Veterans Center

280 Cohasset Rd. Chico, CA 95926

Established by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, it specializes in the treatment of moderate to severe psychological disorders for veterans that were in combat.

530.899.8549

E-mail: None

Web site: None

• Chico VA Outpatient Clinic

280 Cohasset Rd. Chico, CA 95926

Established by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the clinic treats the medical needs of veterans.

530.879.5000

E-mail: None

Web site: None

• VECTORS

252 E. First Street Chico, CA 95928

A non-profit run by volunteers who are mostly veterans or family members of veterans, the agency is a transitional six-bed shelter for homeless veterans. It also helps homeless veterans receive services from other agencies. (Non-government agency)

530.343.3040

E-mail: Vectors.npo@sbcglobal.net

Web site: None

• Office of Veterans Affairs

Meriam Library 180

California State University, Chico

Chico, CA 95926

Helps veterans and their dependents apply for benefits for educational purposes.

530.898.5911

E-mail: va@csuchico.edu

Web site: http://em.csuchico.edu/veterans

• Caring Vets

280 Cohasset Rd. Chico, CA 95926 (inside the Chico Veterans Center)

A local 5-year-old nonprofit organization run by veterans. Caring Vets, helps veterans file claims and distributes surplus military equipment and food to needy veterans. The group offers assistance from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Chico Veterans Center. Caring Vets accepts donations.

Contact Gideon Pendergraft at 530.230.8054

E-mail: None

Web site: None

• Employment Development Department, EDD

Chico Employment Center

2445 Carmichael Dr. Chico, CA 95926

A government agency that assists veterans looking for jobs. It offers veterans assistance faxing resumes to employers, accessing Internet job sites and refers veterans for education and training.

530.895.4364

E-mail: None

Web site: www.edd.cahwnet.gov

• Veterans for Peace

Desert Storm veteran Jim Reis has organized a local chapter of the national organization Veterans for Peace to oppose the war in Iraq.

Contact Jim Reis at 530.898.1757

–Collected by Lauren Moreno