Veterans Industries

Martinsburg, WV 

Established in June 1995, Veterans Industries (VI) in Martinsburg, WV is CARF   and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations (JCAHO) accredited.  It is a fully-integrated component of Mental Health Serivce located at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV and the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN5) Capitol Network, which includes VA Medical Center facilities in Maryland (Baltimore and Perry Point) and Washington, DC.  VI also serves the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) throughout the VISN5 catchment’s area including areas of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

Veterans Industries was established through USC 38, Section 1718which provides vocational re-training of Veterans.  The primary goal is to reintegrate Veterans into career track positions in the community through employment contracts with local organizations. 

The Veterans Industries program is designed to create a therapeutic / realistic work environment.   It is a comprehensive vocational and rehabilitation service program, wherein the assignment of veterans to a comprehensive therapeutic work milieu is designed to provide residential support skills, job readiness, money management, independent living skills, and vocational counseling. The objectives of Veteran Industries are to: 

(1)   Reinforce, modify, or develop appropriate working ethics and behaviors necessary to continue a maximum level of social, psychological, physical, and vocational adjustment;

(2)   Create a realistic, remunerative, non-institutional working environment conducive to the development of work tolerance and effective learning of appropriate work habits and skills in preparation for successful reentry into the community. 

Our administrative hours of operation are

Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact us at (304) 263-0811, ext. 4554, or by mail at:

Veterans Industries

510 Butler Avenue

Bldg. 500 Room 3A-126

Martinsburg, WV  25401

If you would like to email our staff:          

Nancy Hamilton, Program Coordinator Nancy Hamilton

Theresa Crawford, Program Specialist        Theresa Crawford

Evelyn Johnson, Voc Rehab Specialist        Vee Johnson

Eddie Keher, Voc Rehab Specialist         Eddie Keher

Edward P. Walsh, Voc Rehab Specialist        Ed Walsh

James Galovics, Americorps               Jim Galovics   

Leroy Holman, Admin Assistant     Leroy Holman