Veteran Resources
Campus Resources
Each LSC campus has a Career Services counselor to help you with career planning and employment services. Additionally, LSCS partners with the Texas Veterans Commission and has an employment representative dedicated to our veterans students.
Lone Star College is committed to ensuring that equal access is available to its educational programs, activities, and facilities for students with disabilities.
Financial aid is an option for all students including students receiving VA educational assistance.
Student veterans groups are an important part of your transition into college life. Find out more about our student veterans and how you can get involved today!
Scholarships are a type of financial aid that does not need to be repaid and are awared on various criteria such as merit, need, demographics or career focus.
The VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) program aims to help Veterans, Servicemembers, and their qualified dependents succeed and thrive through a coordinated delivery of on-campus benefits assistance and counseling, leading to completion of their education and preparing them to enter the labor market in viable careers.
Community Resources
The Texas Workforce Commission provides employment, training and related services to veterans via a network of partnerships, Workforce Solutions offices, dedicated staff and specific rules, policies, guidance and initiatives.
Contact Information:
WF Solutions Westheimer
8373 Westheimer
Houston, TX 77063-2703
713-953-9211
The City of Houston Office of Veterans Affairs assists Houston Area veterans to ensure that neither they nor their dependents, nor survivors are denied access to the entitlements promised them. Services include:
- Connecting veterans with services and benefits at Federal, State and City agencies, as well as non-profit organizations.
- Improving quality of life for veterans by increasing local community support.
- Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Seminars with military units.
- Local law enforcement training on veteran behavioral health issues.
Contact Information:
900 Bagby, Public Level, City Hall Annex
Houston, TX 77002
Office: 832-393-0992 or dial 3-1-1
Email: cohova@houstontx.gov
Combined Arms brings together 40+ veteran-focused nonprofits providing 240+ resources that empower veterans to lead successful civilian lives. They streamline the connection between veterans and organizations that serve them, focusing on collective impact.
Contact Information:
2929 McKinney
Houston, TX 77003
1-888-737-3112
Goodwill Industries of Houston provides employment services to veterans including assessment, individual employment plans, job readiness training, life skills training, occupational skills training and placement services.
Contact Information:
Job Connection Service Center (near Greenway Plaza)
3000 Richmond Avenue, Suite 355
Houston, TX 77098
713-636-9684, x 2223 / 2224 / 2227
Homes for Our Troops is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2004, committed to helping severely injured Servicemen and Servicewomen by building specially adapted homes. Homes are provided at no cost to the Veterans they serve.
Contact Information:
1-866-7-TROOPS (1-866-787-6677)
NextOp recruits, trains, and places high-performing middle-enlisted military leaders into industry careers, providing companies with world-class candidates while coaching veterans on how to excel in their new roles.
Contact Information:
NextOpVets.org/Contact-Us
The Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) offers quality services to Texas veterans by providing unique, low-interest loan programs for land, homes and home improvements, state-of-the-art long-term care for veterans and dignified places of rest in state cemeteries.
Contact Information:
1700 North Congress Avenue, Suite 800
Austin, TX 78701-1495
1-800-252-8387
The Texas Veterans Portal connects veterans, their families, and caregivers to benefits and services including Health & Wellness, Education & Training, Employment & Career, Housing & Loans, Licenses & Permits, and Records & Medals.
Contact Information:
Veterans.Portal.Texas.Gov
The USO's mission is to lift the spirits of American troops and their families through programs at more than 150 centers in 27 countries and hundreds of entertainment events each year, keeping troops connected to the families they left behind.
Contact Information:
USO Houston
14657 Sneider Street, Building 1057, Suite 250
Houston, TX 77034
281-929-2678
VA Readjustment Counseling Services (RCS) offer a wide range of psycho-social services to help veterans make a successful transition from military to civilian life, including individual and group counseling, military sexual trauma counseling, substance abuse assessment, and employment referral.
Contact Information:
Vet Center #710
2990 Richmond Avenue, Suite 325
Houston, TX 77098
Ph: 713-523-0884
2990 Richmond Avenue, Suite 325
Houston, TX 77098
Ph: 713-523-0884
Vet Center #711
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 102
Houston, TX 77024
Ph: 713-682-2288
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 102
Houston, TX 77024
Ph: 713-682-2288
Vet Center #731
14300 Cornerstone Village Drive, Suite 110
Houston, TX 77014
Ph: 713-578-4002
14300 Cornerstone Village Drive, Suite 110
Houston, TX 77014
Ph: 713-578-4002
The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) honors and empowers wounded warriors by raising awareness, enlisting public aid, and providing unique direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.
Contact Information:
6900 Almeda Road
Houston, TX 77590
1-877-TEAMWWP (1-877-832-6997)
woundedwarriorproject.org
The Worklife Institute Reentry and Worklife Transition Program is free for military personnel (active, retired, Guard and Reserve), veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families. Services include career transition, family counseling, legal and financial consultation, workshops, seminars and mediation training.
Contact Information:
1900 St. James Place, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77056
713-963-9456