501(c)(3) public charity · Since 2014
Stand-to from the people who did too.
Central Massachusetts Veterans Support provides peer-led mental health, housing, and benefits navigation for veterans in Worcester County and the surrounding region. Every member of our staff is a veteran. We hold hands through the VA system, show up at court dates, and stand between a veteran in crisis and the next bad decision.
$2.1M
Benefits recovered last year
240
Veterans in active case management
74%
Transitional housing to permanent rate
What we do
Foster homes, not kennels.
Animals waiting on adoption with us sleep in real beds, get used to kids and other pets, and arrive at their new family with a behavior profile built over weeks, not a label stuck to a crate.
Read our storyPeer Counseling
One-on-one support from trained veteran peer counselors. Free, confidential, unlimited sessions. Walk-in hours Monday through Friday plus 24-hour crisis line.
Benefits Navigation
Help with VA disability claims, appeals, and GI Bill issues. Credentialed Veterans Service Officers on staff. Last year, we recovered $2.1M in back benefits for veterans.
Transitional Housing
Six-bed transitional home for veterans exiting homelessness or incarceration. Average stay eleven months, 74% move to permanent housing.
Every dollar moves an animal closer to home.
Our budget is public. Over 91% of donations go directly to animal care, not overhead or fundraising.
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