Joseph P. Dwyer was an Army combat medic from Mt. Sinai, New York, who became famous for an iconic photograph of him helping an Iraqi boy. Dwyer died of suicide on June 28, 2008 after returning home. The Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project was named in his honor.
Learn more in this short video:
Expanding the Joseph P Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project.
A-Z Resources for Veterans and their Families
Thank you to Rex MacQueen of the Syracuse VA, who started and shared this Resource list based on what he shares with Veterans. Whether you are a participant in the Academy of Peer Services course, Supporting Veterans and their Families, or just landed here out of curiosity, we invite you to contribute resources you know about. (They are listed A-Z and you submit your ideas to the list by adding a comment with the resource and where it is located at the end of the page).
APPS for smart phones:
My Health-e vet, PTSD Coach, PTSD Family Coach, VetChange, Parenting, CBT, Anger management, Women Vets (see the appstore site for a complete list)
https://mobile.va.gov/appstore
Boots on the Ground NY (Long Island Area)
HYPERLINK “http://www.bootsonthegroundny.com”Peer support, food pantry, other services
http://www.bootsonthegroundny.com
Caregiver Support Program (Syracuse)
315-425-4682
VA Hospital
Choice/HealthNet (Syracuse)
Non VA Care
800 Irving Ave.
Syracuse NY, 13210
1-866-606-8198
https://hnfs.com/content/hnfs/home/va/provider.html
Clear Path for Veterans (Syracuse)
— Dogs 2 Vets is a program of Clear Path
https://www.facebook.com/ClearPathForVeterans/
http://www.clearpath4vets.com/
Coaching into Care (VA)
For family members and friends of veterans trying to get help for veterans. https://www.mirecc.va.gov/coaching
1-888-823-7458
CompeerCORP (Rochester)
Companionship, transportation, social activities
http://compeerrochester.org/compeercorps/
Corporal Kyle Schneider Foundation
cpl.krsfoundation@yahoo.com
http://www.cplkyleschneider.com
Employment services
http://vet2tech.org/
Friends of Recovery New York
https://www.for-ny.org/
Homeless Veterans (National Call Center)
1-877-424-3838
www.va.gov/homeless (chat)
Legal Aid Society (Syracuse)
https://www.justia.com/lawyers/family-law/new-york/onondaga-county/legal-aid-and-pro-bono-services
Liberty Pass
http://nysparks.com/admission/lifetime-liberty-pass.aspx
518-474-2324
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
https://www.nami.org/
Non-VA Care (Syracuse)
vhasyrnonvacare@va.gov
877-881-7618/315-425-4344 (fax)
NYS Div. of Veterans Affairs
veterans.ny.gov
Onondaga County Veterans Service Agency
(Syracuse)
ongov.net/veterans
Operation Build-Up
http://www.operationbuildup.com/
Operation Grateful Nation
http://operationgratefulnation.com/about/
Order of the Purple Heart
(Syracuse VA Purple Heart)
540-597-1732
Jim Echols – Regional Field Supervisor
Pet Partners
https://petpartners.org/about-us/who-we-are/
Regional Office (Buffalo)
1-800-827-1000
SAMHSA
1-877-726-4727
https://www.samhsa.gov
Soldier On
413-582-3059
http://www.wesoldieron.org
Suicide Hotline (Crisis Line)
800-273-8255/838255(text)
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net
Syracuse Vet Center
109 Pine Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: (315) 478-7127
Contact: Patricia Chase
Veterans only food pantry (Syracuse)
http://www.feedourvets.org/
Veteran’s Resource Center (Syracuse University)
http://vrc.syr.edu/
Watertown Vet Center
210 Court St # 20
Watertown, NY 13601
315.782.5479
(Thank you to Rex MacQueen in the Syracuse VA for the initial entries to this Resource file!)