Division of Veterans Services | Bergen County Department of Human Services
1 Bergen County Plz, 2nd Fl, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Facilitates the acquisition of earned entitlements from federal, state, and local governments, as well as private sectors. Daily activities involve housing assistance referrals, requests for lost military separation papers, medal replacement, VA health care enrollment, job counseling, and transportation to VA medical facilities. Special programs include providing American flags for Memorial Day, arranging burial in a veteran's cemetery for indigent veterans, and the "Tracers" program. Additionally, the Division conducts group meetings called "Veterans First" to assist formerly homeless veterans transitioning into housing. Operating the Alfred J. Thomas Home for Veterans since 2003, the Division offers transitional housing, therapy, and counseling for chronically homeless veterans.
Offers individuals and families with services that include clinical, residential, and correction services for youth, coordinated childcare resources, assisted transportation, domestic violence intervention, information and referral, counseling. This can include other forms of assistance.