MASSACHUSETTS
Housing Benefits
- Public Assistance
- Shelter & Transitional Housing
- Property Tax Excemption
Financial Assistance Benefits
- Tax Exemptions
- Annuities
- Bonuses
- Home for the Brave (Home Loan)
Employment Benefits
- Upward Bound Program
- Operation Recognition
- Civil Service and Veterans' Preference
Massachusetts Recently-Returned Combat Veterans
- Welcome Home Bonus
- Employment Opportunities
- Education
- Housing
- Your Local Veteran’s Agent
- Yoga for Combat Veterans with PTSD
- TBI Rehab Providers
- PTSC & MST Counseling
- Transitional Counseling & Suicide Prevention
Education Benefits
- Education Assistance Program
- Special Commission to Study Higher Education Tuition & Fee Waivers for Veterans
- Scholarships for Family Members of Veterans
- Massachusetts Soldiers Legacy Fund
- Smith MSW Scholarship
- Tuition and Fee Waivers
- Veteran Representatives on Campus
Other State Benefits
- Motor Vehicles Benefits
- National Guard and Reserve
- State Benefits for Dependents of a Veteran
- Mission Direct Vet (Jail diversion)
- Burial Benefits
Department of Veterans’ Services
600 Washington St., Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-210-5480
Secretary: Coleman Nee
Phone: 617-210-5765
Email: coleman.nee@state.ma.us
TAA: Wilfredo Melendez
Phone: 508-233-7715