Montgomery County, Maryland Commission on Veterans Affairs Annual Report 2016

 

 

Commission on Veterans Affairs 2016 Annual Report  Page 17 

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Serving Together - Peer Navigation 

Jennifer Watson, Peer Navigator 

E-mail: 

[e-mail]

 

www.servingtogetherproject.org

  

301-738-7176 (V) 

1-855-738-7176 (Toll Free) 

Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Serving Together is the County’s place to find all programs and services for veterans. Peer navigators work to guide  

military, Veterans and their families through a sometimes complicated and fragmented system of resources and information. 

They also work to connect the Montgomery County community with Veteran events. You can check out the calendar and 

more on their website. You can send calendar events to Julie Riggs, Program Director at 

[e-mail]

. Serving 

Together also has a weekly newsletter that goes out every Friday morning that includes all the posts they have shared 

throughout the week. Interested parties can sign up online. 

Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) 

Montgomery College Service Center 

David Coxe, Veterans Benefits Specialist 

51 Mannakee Street, Counseling & Advising Building, Room CB 103 

E-mail: 

[e-mail]

  

240-567-5405 (V) 

240-567-4361 (Fax) 

Montgomery College Service Center Hours: Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Outreach Hours: Mr. 

Coxe will be at WorkSource Montgomery (11002 Veirs Mill Road, 1st Floor, Wheaton, MD 20902) the 1st and 3rd Friday of 

each month from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. He will be at the Silver Spring Vet Center (2900 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD 

20910) the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Phil Munley, Director of Program Services 

E-mail: 

[e-mail]

 

410-230-4444 x 6457 (V) 

The MDVA Service and Benefits Program provides assistance to the men and women who served in the Uniformed Services 

of the United States, their dependents, and survivors in obtaining benefits from the U.S. Department of  

Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, State of Maryland and other programs for Veterans and their families.  

Outreach at Piccard - Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) 

1301 Piccard Drive, Room 1005, Rockville, MD 20850 

VAMC provides outreach services to Veterans at the County's Crisis Center. VAMC Homeless Outreach Staff and are  

available for both drop in and scheduled visits. The VA is available to assist Veterans by making referrals and connecting  

Veterans who are eligible for VA services with the VA healthcare system. Maryland's Commitment to Veterans (MCV) also 

provides staff to be on-site to assist Veterans and their families with coordinating behavioral health services, including mental 

health and substance abuse services - either with the VA or Maryland's Public Health System; facilitate transportation to  

behavioral health appointments; provide information and referrals related to employment, education, housing or VA benefits; 

and provide outreach to educate residents, Veterans and community groups about MCV. 

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Fatmata Kamara, VA Outreach Social Worker 

E-mail: [e-mail], 202-256-9261 (V) 

Ken Barnum, VA Outreach Social Worker 

E-mail: [e-mail] 

Office Hours: Monday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  

(Staff alternate Mondays) 

 

Melissa Barber, Regional Resource Coordinator,  

Maryland’s Commitment to Veterans 

E-mail: [e-mail], 410-725-9971 (V) 

Winston Smith, Outreach Specialist, U.S. Vets,  

202-734-8298 (V) 

Clayton McGee, Senior Outreach Specialist, U.S. Vets, 

202-573-4961 (V) 

Office Hours: Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Staff 

alternate Thursdays) 

 

 

Jennifer Watson, Peer Navigator, Serving Together 

E-mail: [e-mail],  

301-738-7176 (V) 

Office Hours: Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

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The Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) Resource 

Guide for Veterans and their Families is designed to educate  

Veterans and their families, as well as those who serve them, on the 

benefits to which they may be entitled as a result of their military  

service. This comprehensive guide includes Federal, state, county and 

local resources on compensation and pension, benefits for Veterans with 

service-connected disabilities, services for combat Veterans, education, 

scholarships and grants, employment, housing, Maryland Homefront - 

The Veterans and Military Family Mortgage Program, VA home loans, 

homelessness, legal services, State tax exemptions, cemetery benefits, 

healthcare, and assisted living and nursing home care programs.  

 

To view the guide online, please visit:  

http://veterans.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/05/

MDVAResourceGuide.pdf

   

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS 

Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs 

Hotlines: 

Office of the Secretary: 410-260-3838 

The Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255, press 1 

Service and Benefits Program: 1-800-446-4926 x 6450 

Call Center for Homeless Veterans: 1-877-424-3838 

Charlotte Hall Veterans Home: 301-884-8171 

Call Center for Women Veterans: 1-855-829-6636 

Cemetery and Memorial Program: 410-923-6981 

Vet Center Combat Call Center: 1-877-WAR-VETS 

Outreach and Advocacy Program: 410-260-3842 

VA Coaching Into Care: 1-888-823-7458 

Maryland Veterans Trust: 410-974-2399 

VA Caregiver Support: 1-855-260-3274 

 

Maryland’s Commitment to Veterans: 1-877-770-4801 

United States Department of Veterans Affairs 

Maryland Access Point: 1-844-627-5465 

Healthcare Eligibility and Enrollment: 

 

Central Maryland/Eastern Shore: 1-800-463-6295 x 7324 

Maryland Department of Human Resources: 

Western Maryland: 304-263-0811 x 3758 

1-800-332-6347 

Southern Maryland/Montgomery/Prince Georges: 

Maryland Health Connection: 

202-745-8251 

1-855-642-8572 

Medical Centers: 

 

Baltimore: 410-605-7000 

VA Community Resource and Referral Center 

Perry Point: 410-642-2411 

Washington, DC: 202-636-7660 

Loch Raven: 410-605-7000 

Baltimore: 410-637-3246 

Martinsburg, WVA: 304-263-0811 

 

Washington, DC: 202-745-8000 

 

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