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The following is a list of some of the support services available to veterans residing in Okeechobee County. These links and the agency information is provided as a service only. This site will be updated on a regular basis as more information becomes available. If you would like to suggest an agency or web link be added to this site, or to report a broken link, please notify your Veterans’ Representative at veterans@tcjobs.org. Every effort will be made to include or update the pertinent information.

VETERAN SERVICES

US Department of Veteran Affairs www.va.gov	Okeechobee County Veteran Service Office 462 US Highway 98 N Okeechobee, FL 34972 863-763-8124
West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 N. Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410-6400 561-882-8262 www.westpalmbeachva.gov	REALifelines Recovery & Employment Assistance Lifelines www.dol.gov/elaws/realifelines.htm
Palm Beach Vet Center 2311 10th Ave N., Suite 13 Lake Worth, FL 33461 561-585-0441	National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Ombudsman 1555 Wilson Blvd., Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22209 800-336-4592 www.esgr.org
Okeechobee VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic 1201 N. Parrott Ave Okeechobee, FL 34972 863-824-3232	U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program www.aw2.army.mil
National Center for PTSD www.ncptsd.va.gov	Blinded Veteran’s Association 477 H. Street NW Washington, DC 20001-2694 202-371-8880 www.bva.org
Agent Orange http://www1.va.gov/agentorange	U.S. Vets (Helping Homeless Veterans) www.usvetsinc.org
National Personnel Records Center Military Personnel Records 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 314-801-0800 http://www.archives.gov/veterans	Homelessness Among Veterans http://www1.va.gov/homeless/
Florida Laws Relating to Veteran Statutes Title XX, Chapter 295 www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes	e-Vets Resource Advisor www.dol.gov/e-laws/evets.htm
Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs 4040 Esplande Way #152 Tallahassee, FL 32399 850-487-1533 www.floridavets.org	Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, Inc. www.purpleheartfoundation.org/job_training.asp
Uniformed Services Employment& Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERAA) www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/userra/userra.asp	VA PTSD Clinic 126 SW Chambers Ct. Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 772-878-7876

VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS

American Legion Post 64 Okeechobee Memorial 501 SE 2nd St Okeechobee, FL 34974 863-763-2950	AMVETS Post 2001 2002 Highway 78 BHR Okeechobee, FL 34974 863-357-3629
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9528 2002 State Road 78 W Okeechobee, FL 34974

CAREER INFORMATION

Career Journal ( Wall Street Journal) www.careerjournal.com	Veterans for Veterans www.vets4veterans.com
Job Bank USA www.jobbankusa.com/resumewrite	Corporate Gray Online www.greentogray.com
O-Net Online http://online.onetcenter.org/crosswalk
Resume Tutorial www.acinet.org/acinet/resume/resume_intro.asp

FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, CITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER LINKS

Federal Jobs www.usajobs.opm.gov	Okeechobee County www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/employment.htm
FirstGov 1800 F. Street NW, Room 5240 Washington, DC 20405-0002 www.firstgov.gov	City of Okeechobee www.cityofokeechobee.com
FEMA www.fema.gov/career	Okeechobee County Schools www.okee.k12.fl.us
Postal Service Jobs http://www.usps.com/employment	AARP - Senior Community Service Employment Program 2401 South 29th St. Fort Pierce, FL 34981 772-462-6163 www.aarp.org/foundation
Hire Vets First www.hirevetsfirst.gov	Military Hire .Com www.militaryhire.com
General Services Administration GSA HQ Bldg 1800 F Street NW Washington, DC 20405 www.gsa.gov	VET Jobs www.vetjobs.com
Vet Success www.vetsuccess.gov	Military .Com www.military.com
State Jobs https://jobs.myflorida.com/index.html

OTHER SERVICES

Alcoholics Anonymous Saint Lucie County Intergroup Association 905 NE Prima Vista Blvd 2nd Floor, Suite D Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952 772-873-9299	Social Security On-Line www.ssa.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse www.nida.nih.gov	The Salvation Army Administration & Social Services 711 Orange Ave Fort Pierce, FL 34950 772-464-4846
Narcotics Anonymous 772-343-8373 www.treasurecoastareana.com	American Red Cross 2211 S. 25th St. Fort Pierce, FL 34947 772-461-3950 www.ntc.redcross.org/
Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council www.tchelpspot.org/findhelp/findhelp.php	Destiny Group - Gateway to the Military www.destinygroup.com
Homeless Assistance Center Inc. 720 4th St. Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-567-5537 www.homelessfamilycenter.org (serves Indian River, Saint Lucie, Okeechobee & Martin Counties)	Credit Card Management Services Inc 4611 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite 114 West Palm Beach, FL 33417 800-920-2262 www.debthelper.com
Unemployment Compensation 800-204-2418 www.fluidnow.com	Federal Information Center P.O. Box 600 Cumberland, MD 21501-0600 800-688-9889
Worker's Compensation & Disability Benefits 800-342-1741 www.fldfs.com/WC	Okeechobee Senior Services 1019 SW Park St. Okeechobee, FL 34972 863-462-5180