Please contact Veterans Northeast Outreach Center with any questions – 978-372-2626.
Applications can be downloaded along with additional information including rental prices and income guidelines at: www.thegersonbuilding.com.
Press Release: Bedford VA hosts virtual Veteran town hall Aug. 7
Bedford VA hosts virtual Veteran town hall Aug. 7
By Kat Bailey
Bedford VA Medical Center Public Affairs
BEDFORD, Mass. – Bedford VA Medical Center is hosting a virtual town hall on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, for all Veterans who receive care at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital or the community-based outpatient clinics in Lynn, Haverhill, and Gloucester.
Bedford VAMC Director Joan Clifford will host the town hall, supported by the leadership team and staff of clinical and administrative experts. This virtual event will include an update on Bedford VAMC’s operational status, what to expect when visiting the medical center, and a question and answer session.
To join the town hall, click the link: Bedford VAMC Veteran Townhall Participant Link 8/7/2020 (http://site-684067.bcvp0rtal.com/).
- Join the meeting on any device with an internet connection.
- The platform works with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Firefox. However, if you’re unable to access the platform using one browser, please try another.
- Use the F5 key to refresh your webpage if you’re having audio/video issues.
- To ask a question, click Join the Discussion and enter a name and email address, then type your question.
- To enable closed captioning, click on the button on the top of your screen that says “Click for Captions”
Only ONE WEEK left to apply for the Veterans Housing Lottery in Downtown Haverhill! Applications are due by August 3, 2020.
Please contact Veterans Northeast Outreach Center with any questions – 978-372-2626.
Applications can be downloaded along with additional information including rental prices and income guidelines at: www.thegersonbuilding.com.
Press Release: VA offers debt relief to Veterans through year’s end
Press Release: VA Offers Debt Relief to Veterans Through Year’s End
WASHINGTON (July 9, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its commitment to extend debt relief to Veterans adversely impacted by COVID-19 to the end of 2020 by suspending certain debt collection actions.
The department recognizes Veterans and beneficiaries are still being greatly impacted by the coronavirus prompting the extension of financial relief.
“Veterans and their families should be focused on their health and safety during the pandemic,” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. “VA is taking action to give those with pending debts greater flexibility during these challenging times.”
VA is suspending all actions on Veteran debts under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Treasury Department. This includes the suspension of collection action or extending repayment terms on preexisting VA debts, whichever the Veteran prefers.
For benefit debts, Veterans should contact the VA Debt Management Center at 1-800-827-0648.
For health care debts, Veterans should contact the Health Resource Center at 1-866-400-1238 or https://www.pay.gov for payments.
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Veterans Housing Lottery in Downtown Haverhill – applications due by August 3, 2020
Please contact Veterans Northeast Outreach Center with any questions – 978-372-2626.
Applications can be downloaded along with additional information including rental prices and income guidelines at: www.thegersonbuilding.com.
POSTPONED: Clean-Up Event at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery previously scheduled for Friday, July 17, 2020.
POSTPONED: Clean-Up Event at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery previously scheduled for Friday, July 17, 2020.
Did you purchase a Field of Honor flag? Pick it up on Saturday, July 11, 2020 (9am-Noon) at 3 Great Pond Road, North Andover.
Disabled Veterans eligible for free National Park Service Lifetime Access Pass
A little-known benefit from the Interior Department gives military veterans with any disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs a free lifetime pass to national parks and other recreation areas, as well as discounts on some fees.
The lifetime Access Pass is advertised as available to those who “have been medically determined to have a permanent disability … does not have to be a 100 percent disability.” – A National Parks official confirmed that any veteran with a disability rating from the VA should be able to access it.
“If a veteran has [a] disability paper that states they have a 10 percent disability, etc., the ranger would accept it,” Kathy Kupper, a National Parks spokesperson, said in an email.
Veterans who have been medically determined to have a disability are eligible for the Lifetime Access Pass—with three options for obtaining the pass:
- Order the Access Pass online
- Obtain the pass through mail by filling out a paper application form
- Visit a participating federal recreation site where interagency passes are issued
