Resources

• Assists students with planning to earn career certificates and associate degrees and for transfer to four-year universities. 
• Create educational plans  
• Provide informative workshops to address and overcome academic and personal challenges
• To learn more or schedule an appointment, see the Veterans Resource Center counseling webpage.

• The De Anza Child Development Center serves families affiliated with De Anza College as well as the general public, providing daytime care for children age 18 months to five years.
• Please visit the Child Development Center website for more information.

• Provides supportive services and legally mandated accommodations for students with a wide variety of disabilities who are enrolled in De Anza courses or programs
• Accommodations include test accommodation, note-taking assistance, alternate media course materials, sign language interpreting or real-time captioning, registration assistance, campus shuttle service, instructional and classroom accommodations, and more.
• Please visit the DSS website for more information.

• Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) and Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) is a state-funded program established to assist low income and academically disadvantaged California residents to be successful in college.
• EOPS/CARE provides eligible students with support services such as early registration, personal and academic counseling, transfer assistance and may include grants and book assistance. Please visit the EOPS website for more information.

• The Resource Hub provides assistance for students who are struggling with basic needs such as food, housing and mental health.
• The Food Pantry provides groceries, prepared foods and other items for De Anza students. 
• Visit the Resources for Basic Needs website to learn more.

• Financial Aid helps students and their families to pay for college.
• Please visit the Financial Aid website office for more information regarding grants, scholarships, loans and work-study opportunities. 

• The Occupational Training Institute (OTI) provides free refurbished computers for eligible student veterans.
• Please visit the OTI website for more information, or ask in the Veterans Resource Center.

• The Student Health Services office provides free and low-cost services to De Anza's Students.
• Please visit the Health Services website to learn about available services.

• The Student Success Center provides individual, group and online tutoring in a variety of subjects.
• Please visit the Student Success Center website to find out more.

Hunger at Home hosts a weekly drive-through food distribution at PayPal Park (home of the Earthquakes) in San Jose.

• Anyone in need of support can simply show up, drive through, and receive prepared meals, boxed goods, and fresh produce that will provide nutritional support for about a week. 
• Food distributions are held every Monday from 9-10 a.m. in the parking lot of PayPal Park at 1123 Coleman Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110.
• Learn more by visiting the Hunger at Home website

San Jose Veterans Center provides the following services

• Individual and group counseling for Veterans, Servicemembers, and their families
• Family counseling for military related issues
• Bereavement (grief) counseling
• Military sexual trauma counseling and referral
• Community outreach and education
• Substance abuse assessment and referral
• Employment referral
• Referral of other VA services

• The Santa Clara County Office of Veterans Services assists veterans, military personnel, and their families in obtaining federal, state, and local benefits accrued through active duty military service. 

• Saint Jude's Safe Park program is part of the Winter Faith Collaborative effort to address homelessness in the South Bay.  They provide a safe place to park for those who live in their car, away from harassment and harm.
• If you are in need of shelter – either indoor overnight, indoor daytime, or if you need a safe place to park – please reach out to Winter Faith Collaborative at winterfaithcollaborative@gmail.com or (408) 345-5351

• Swords to Plowshares is a unique one-stop resource that provides critical services to homeless and low-income veterans.
• Case management, emergency housing, employment and training services, legal services, ongoing mentorship to help women Veterans, and income support services.

• VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research.
• Comprehensive health care is provided in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics and extended care.

• VA Education Benefits payment inquiries: 1-888-442-4551
• Direct deposit and address changes: 1.877.838.2778
• Monthly verification of attendance: 1.877.823.2378

• The Veterans Crisis Line connects veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders.
• You can speak with someone through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.

• Homeless Veterans Emergency Housing Facility (HVEHF) offers emergency/treatment beds, transitional housing, and supportive services (such as case management, vocational rehabilitation, mental health and addiction treatment services and housing assistance) in order to serve homeless veterans throughout the Silicon Valley .
• If you are a veteran in need of housing, you can call (408) 533-0228

• Work for Warriors (WFW) is a state and federally funded free job placement program in California.
• This program is aimed at assisting Post 9/11 Veterans, Active National Guard, Active Reserve members, Spouses and Gold Star Families in finding civilian employment