Helps people whose independent living skills are impaired with disability, illness or injury, to achieve and maintain self-reliance, fulfillment and comfort at home, at work and in the community, by providing comprehensive home, health and rehabilitation services.
Provides information on special scholarship opportunities for Veterans who have been severely injured in the line of duty and their spouses.
Offers a list of helpful education-related resources for the disability community.
List of centers that provide education counseling support and Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) testing services.
Provides contact information, vocational offerings and other information on New York Job Corps Centers. Job Corps is a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people aged 16 through 24 get a better job, make more money and take control of their lives.
Provides financial aid to Veterans, children, spouses and financial dependents of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who died or became severely and permanently disabled while engaged in hostilities or training for hostilities.
Information on education and other benefits and programs available to New York Veterans.
Provides financial assistance for qualified applicants, counseling and placement assistance for Veterans who wish to become teachers in New York.
Awards eligible Veterans with tuition benefits for full-time or part-time study at an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting institution or in an approved vocational training program in New York State.
Offers programs and services that help New York residents with disabilities go to work or stay independent in their homes and communities.
Allows certain Veterans to earn high school diplomas if they left school to join the U.S. military without graduating.
Offers a scholarship program to Veterans from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan and/or Iraq since September 11, 2001. Program grants eligible Veterans a 50 percent tuition scholarship for new students in both undergraduate and graduate programs. Open to all admitted Veterans who provide a copy of their DD-214 form.
Offers federal, state and merit-based aid and a Web site with specific information regarding services for Veterans pursuing their academic and civilian careers.
Beginning in fall 2009, the University of Rochester will provide full scholarships for Veterans to attend its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, the Eastman School of Music undergraduate studies program and the School of Nursing's RN completion (RN to BS) program. Tuition will be funded through a combination of benefits under the revised GI Bill, federal and state aid and the new Rochester Pledge Scholarship. For more information, call 585-276-3693.
