The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) works to serve California veterans and their families. With nearly 2 million veterans living in the State, CalVet strives to ensure that its veterans of every era and their families get the state and federal benefits and services they have earned and deserve as a result of selfless and honorable military service. CalVet strives to serve veterans and their families with dignity and compassion and to help them achieve their highest quality of life.
Mission
Serve California’s veterans and their families.
Vision
Be the state’s leading advocate and resource so veterans can achieve the highest quality of life.
Goals
Increase the accessibility and utilization of benefits and services through advocacy and education.
Provide the highest quality of CalVet-sponsored care and services to veterans and their families.
Make CalVet an employer of choice by investing in the development of our employees.
Provide premier long-term care with fiscal efficiencies.
24 Hour Veterans Crisis Line 800-273-8255 Press 1
EMPLOYMENT
Business License, Tax and Fee Waiver
Apprenticeship & On-The-Job Training Programs
Business License, Tax and Fee Waiver
Tool-Kit For Approved Apprenticeship On-The-Job Training
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Program
EDUCATION
Non-Resident College Fee Waiver
Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve
California Veteran Reintegration Program
Reserve Educational Assistance Program
Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program
California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program
California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education
HEALTHCARE
Returning Service Members (OIF/OEF/OND
California Area Indian Health Services
Homeless Veteran Outreach Support Program
WOMEN VETERANS
STATE BENEFITS
License Plate Logos for Cars and Trucks
License Plate Logos for Motorcycles
Returning Service Members (OIF/OEF/OND
State Parks and Recreation Pass
California Veteran Population by Ethnicity
California Veterans News & Events
Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program
Vet Residential Enriched Neighborhood Communities
Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Veterans
Veteran Designation on California Driver License and ID Card
CALIFORNIA VETERANS HOMES
California Veterans Home at Barstow
California Veterans Home at Chula Vista
California Veterans Home at Fresno
California Veterans Home at Lancaster
California Veterans Home at Redding
California Veterans Home at Ventura
California Veterans Home at West Los Angeles
California Veterans Home at Yountville
CALIFORNIA VETERANS CEMETERIES
Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery at the former Fort Ord Army Base
Northern California Veterans Cemetery
California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery
CONTACTS
California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet)
1227 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
800-952-5626
800-324-5966
800-221-8998
American Legion Department of California
1601 7th St
Sanger, CA 93657
559-875-8387
American Legion Department of California Service Officer
Scott F. McKee
11000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #5201
Los Angeles, California 90024
310-473-6534
310-479-4641 Fax