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The MCN-BC is a partnership of the Bucks County Commissioners and the Travis Manion Foundation The Bucks County Commissioners and the Travis Manion Foundation joined forces in the summer of 2009 with the intent of simplifying access to the abundant amount of information available to our military community.
Commissioners, Travis Manion Foundation host Veterans Day launch celebration for Military Community Network of Bucks County DOYLESTOWN, PA, November 12, 2009
Welcome to the Military Community Network of Bucks County! We are proud to launch this initiative on Veterans Day 2009. The directory was built with you – those who wear the uniform, veterans, family members and survivors – in mind.
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VA - Homeless Veterans

www1.va.gov/homeless/

VA provides comprehensive medical, psychological and rehabilitation treatment for eligible homeless veterans and conducts homeless outreach such as community-based “stand downs” to help homeless veterans. Many VA benefits, including disability compensat ...

VA Bereavement Counseling

www.vetcenter.va.gov/Bereavement_Counseling.asp

VA Vet Centers provide bereavement counseling to all family members including spouses, children, parents and siblings of service members who die while on active duty. This includes federally activated members of the National Guard and reserve components ...

Category:Grief
Telephone(202) 273-9116
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VA Disability Compensation

www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/

Disability compensation is a monetary benefit paid to veterans who are disabled by an injury or disease that was incurred or aggravated during active military service. These disabilities are considered to be service-connected. Disability compensation va ...

VA Facilities in PA

www2.va.gov/directory/guide/state.asp?State=PA&dnum=ALL

This website provides links and addresses for VA facilities in Pennsylvania including Health Administration, Benefits Administration, and Cemetary Administration.

VA Families at Ease Program

Philadelphia VA Medical Center - 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
www.mirecc.va.gov/familiesatease/index.asp

The Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center has launched a pilot program to help Veterans and their families get the assistance they need – and take advantage of the benefits they have earned. The “Families At Ease” program is designed to enhance ...

Telephone1-888-823-7458

VA Health Care

VA operates the nation’s largest integrated health care system with more than 1,300 sites of care, including hospitals, community clinics, nursing homes, domiciliaries, readjustment counseling centers, and various other facilities. For most veterans, e ...

Telephone1-877-222-VETS

VA Life Insurance

www.insurance.va.gov

Our insurance programs were developed to provide insurance benefits for veterans and service members who may not be able to get insurance from private companies because of the extra risks involved in military service, or a service connected disability.

Telephone1-800-669-8477

VA Medical Programs - Veteran Health Registries

www.va.gov/environagents/

Certain veterans can participate in a VA health registry and receive free medical examinations, including laboratory and other diagnostic tests deemed necessary by an examining clinician. VA maintains health registries to provide special health examinati ...

VA Polytrauma System of Care

www.polytrauma.va.gov/facilities/Philadelphia.asp

The Philadelphia Polytrauma Network Site is one of 21 facilities in the country designed to provide long-term rehabilitative care to veterans and service members who experienced severe injuries (including brain injuries) to more than one organ system. Ma ...

Category:Health

VA Polytrauma System of Care

www.polytrauma.va.gov/facilities/Philadelphia.asp

The Philadelphia Polytrauma Network Site is one of 21 facilities in the country designed to provide long-term rehabilitative care to veterans and service members who experienced severe injuries (including brain injuries) to more than one organ system. Ma ...

Category:TBI

VA Repossessed Homes

www.ocwen.com

VA acquires properties as a result of foreclosures. The properties are marketed by Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, through listing agents using local Multiple Listing Services. You will find a listing of “VA Properties for Sale."

Category:Housing

VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment

www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre

This program helps veterans with service-connected disabilities prepare for and find jobs within their physical, mental and emotional capabilities. For veterans whose disabilities are so severe they cannot currently consider employment,VA helps them attai ...

VA Women Veterans Program

www.va.gov/womenvet/

Women veterans are eligible for the same VA benefits as male veterans, but can also receive additional gender-specific services, including breast and pelvic examinations and other reproductive health care services. VA provides preventive health care cou ...

VA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utiliza...

www4.va.gov/osdbu/

Like other federal agencies, VA is required to place a portion of its contracts and purchases with small and disadvantaged businesses. VA has a special office to help small and disadvantaged businesses get information on VA acquisition opportunities.

Telephone1-800-949-8387

VA.gov - Approved Education & Job Training Programs

www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/Search_Programs.htm

You can now search for approved programs of education on the VA Web site. You can search for approved programs at colleges, non-college degree granting institutions, licensing & certification granting providers, and national testing providers.

VA.gov - GI Bill Education Forms

www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/education_forms.htm

This pages provides hardcopy forms for GI Bill Benefits.

VA.gov - Licensing and Certification Reimbursement

www.gibill.va.gov/pamphlets/LC_brochure.pdf

You can receive reimbursement for licensing and certification tests you take on or after March 1, 2001. (MGIB-AD, VEAP & DEA beneficiaries only.) Effective January 6, 2006 MGIB-SR & REAP participants became eligible for this program. These tests must be ...

Vacation for Veterans

www.vacationsforveterans.org

Vacations For Veterans is a nonprofit organization created to provide Purple Heart Medal recipients from the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaigns with a week of free lodgings donated by a vacation homeowner. Each wounded veteran faces new challenges: readjusti ...

Vans for Vets

www.vansforvets.org/index2.html

Vans for Vets is a PA-registered non-profit corporation that provides handicap-equipped vehicles, mobile homes and certain classes of water craft along with mental health and outreach services to honorably discharged, Disabled American Veterans, the Homel ...

Category:Health

Vans for Vets

www.vansforvets.org/index2.html

Vans for Vets is a PA-registered non-profit corporation that provides handicap-equipped vehicles, mobile homes and certain classes of water craft along with mental health and outreach services to honorably discharged, disabled American veterans, the homel ...

About MCN-BC

The MCN BC is a directory of Web sites that will help you easily connect with the services, information and resources you need.  Whether you are currently wearing the uniform, are a veteran, a family member or a survivor, this is the place for you to find information about all things military.  We are aiming to feature local Bucks County links as well as important state and national resources. Are you looking for help with education and training?  Transition and employment?  Housing? Health issues?  Even a vacation spot where you’ll enjoy a discount because of your service?  You have found the right place. Read More

Site Sponsors

The MCN BC is a partnership of the Bucks County Commissioners and the Travis Manion Foundation, which was founded in memory of 1st Lt. Travis Manion, USMC, who was killed in the line of duty in Iraq. We thank you for visiting, and we thank you wholeheartedly for your service to this great nation.

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