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Resource Guide for Student Veterans

Navigating the transition from military life to academic life can be challenging. Hopefully this guide can help you succeed at WVU and beyond!

Resources in Morgantown

VA Outpatient Clinic
40 Commerce Drive, Suite 101
Westover, WV 26501
Phone: 304-292-7535
Fax: 304-292-7537

This outpatient center provides primary care, lab testing, immunizations and other services for veterans. Monday-Sunday: 8:00am-4:30pm.

 

Morgantown Vet Center
34 Commerce Drive
Suite 101
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone: 304-291-4303
Fax: 304-291-4251

Contact:
Brandon Gregory
Veterans Outreach Program Specialist 
Brandon.Gregory2@va.gov

The Vet Center staff provides individuals, group, family, military sexual trauma, and bereavement counseling to combat veterans in the effort to make a satisfying transition from military to civilian life. The Morgantown based clinic has two full-time physicians that provide primary care and mental health services to veterans and their dependents. Monday-Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm. Monday-Thursday evening group therapy available. Individual counseling by request only.

 

Operation Welcome Home

Operation Welcome Home assists honorably discharged Veterans and their families transition back into the civilian community and become productive members of our community by providing linkages to services and support and opportunities for employment.

https://iserve.wvu.edu/agency/detail/?agency_id=51131

452 Mylan Park Lane,
Morgantown, WV 26501

Phone: Brett Simpson (681) 212-9264

Email: bsimpson@welcomehomewv.com

 

VetConnection.org

VetConnection, founded in 2010, serves United States military veterans by providing resources for vets and their families including: jobs, healthcare, job training, education, housing assistance, financial guidance, legal advice and more.

 

VetSuccess on Campus

There are 94 sites where VSOC services are available to students making the transition from military to academic life. WVU is applying to become a VSOC site in the near future. (Written 3/5/18.)

Outside of Morgantown

For more information on West Virginia Vet Centers please visit www.vetcenter.va.gov.

The closest VA hospital outside of Morgantown is in Clarksburg, WV which is about 45 minutes from campus.

Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center
1 Medical Center Drive
Clarksburg, WV 26301
304-623-3461 | 800-733-0512

West Virginia Behavioral Healthcare Providers Assn.
405 Capitol Street, Suite 900
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Phone: (304) 343-0728
Fax: (304) 343-0760

Contact for Veterans: Ashlee Walls, LCP
Office: 304-201-3928

Resources for Veterans in West Virginia

If you are interested in learning more about what's happening in the state, the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance (WVDVA) is a great place to start. Its mission is to aid and advise honorably discharged West Virginia veterans and their qualifying dependents and to ensure they are provided the care, assistance and recognition they deserve.