One-stop shop for veterans, widows, family members and caretakers set for March 21-23

STAFF REPORT

All veterans, family members, widows and caretakers of veterans are invited to come to the Bluff Road National Guard Armory, 1225 Bluff Road, Columbia, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday-Friday, March 21 and 22, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23, for the Veterans Experience Action Center event. The event will feature several veterans service organizations and is designed to be a one-stop shop for any questions South Carolina veterans may have. Come out to receive assistance with:

- VA Disability Compensation and Pension claims filing and assistance for Veteran and Widow benefits;

- On-Site C&P Exams (for eligible veterans);

- Veteran Readiness and Employment benefits;

- VHA Health Care benefits and on-site enrollment;

- VA National Cemetery Administration Memorial Benefits;

- Mental health counseling resources;

- Homeless, low-income housing and vocational support services; and

- VA Mobile Vet Center.

For more information about what's going on at the veterans medical center, clinic locations and other services available to veterans in and around Columbia, visit www.va.gov/columbia-south-carolina-health-care/ and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, keyword: VAColumbiaSC.