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Veterans OutReach of Mississippi

Veterans Resources

Below is a list of resources available to veterans and their families residing in the state of Mississippi.

Mississippi Veteran-Specific Resources

These resources include available state-specific benefits, Veterans home information, career/jobs education and training, veteran-priority job placement, veteran-specific food pantries, housing assistance, and so much more! Click on each topic for a list of links to each type of resource:

Assistance with accessing your VA Benefits

The state of Mississippi provides Veteran Benefit Specialists and Veteran Service Officers (VSO) that educate and assist veterans with accessing their VA benefits. Each county in Mississippi has a designated VSO that can assist you. To view the list that includes contact information for your county’s VSO, click the following link: Mississippi Veterans Affairs: Benefit Specialists & Veteran Service Officers (by county)

Need help accessing or getting a copy of your discharge paperwork (DD-214)? Click the link below to learn more: Mississippi Veterans Affairs: DD-214 Requests

Information about Mississippi Veteran burials, funerals, & cremation

The Mississippi Veterans Affairs Department has an office dedicated to assisting families with funeral/cremation arrangements for veterans. Their office’s information can be viewed by clicking this link: Mississippi Veterans Affairs: Burial/Funeral/Cemetery Information

Information about the Mississippi State-Owned Veterans Homes

For information regarding admission, eligibility requirements, and contact information for each of the State Veterans Homes located in Collins, Kosciusko, Oxford, Jackson, & Tradition, click the following link: Mississippi Veterans Homes Website

Career training, job search & placement

For information regarding career/vocation/job training, veterans priority job search & placement, or assistance with job applications, resumes, & interviewing, click the following links below:

Link: Mississippi Veterans Affairs: Education & Vocational (Jobs) Training Services

Link: Mississippi Department of Employment Security – WIN Jobs Centers Directory & Contact Information

Assistance with unemployment claims

For information regarding unemployment claims, please click the following link: Mississippi Department of Employment Security – Unemployment Claims

Assistance with Veteran housing

For assistance with elderly veterans (and their family) needing housing, visit this link: Grace’s Home of Heroes

Mississippi Veteran-specific food pantries

Link: Grace’s Home of Heroes (Pine Belt/Hattiesburg Area)

More resources coming soon!

Our resource list is far from complete! If you are a part of an organization that provides assistance to veterans residing in Mississippi and would like for your organization to be added to our resources list, please email us at hello@veteransoutreachms.org.

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