PORTLAND — Easter Seals Maine will assist veterans shift from military to civilian life.
The statewide program program, offered in partnership with the VA Office of Rural Health, the Maine Department of Labor and the Maine Bureau of Veterans Affairs will assist Maine Veterans who have separated from military service in the past two years. The goal of the program is to assist recently-separating veterans and their families as they make the shift from full-time military service to full-time civilian life.
The free program will offer support in finding (or keeping) a job in Maine; assistance with items and resources needed to secure or retain a Maine job, such as resume-writing support, transportation, vehicle repair (like tires, repairs needed to pass inspection), tools, and uniforms, work boots, work shoes; guidance in applying for benefits through the Veterans Administration; coordination of health care and veterans benefits; support in accessing timely, high-quality medical and mental health services; and information and referral to other helpful resources in the community.
FMI: 207-828-0754, ext. 1004.
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