Links for further information (Please note, by clicking on any of the links below you will be leaving the VA website.  VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content contained in these sites):

Re-Entry information

Council of State Governments, Report of the Re-Entry Policy Council
Federal Probation A Journal of Correctional Philosophy and Practice, How to Prevent Prisoner Re-entry Programs from Failing: Insights from Evidence-Based Corrections
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (additional links regarding re-entry)
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
National Institute of Corrections
Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign (offering media resources to facilitate community discussion about reentry programs)
Reentry Net (re-entry clearinghouse of materials)
Re-Entry Policy Council (Council of State Governments site)
US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Reentry (links to further information)
Urban Institute Prisoner Reentry (background information and reports)

Veterans Benefits

Military records
Veterans Benefits Administration
Veterans Benefits Compensation and Pension Benefits Page

Veterans Service Organization Directory

Organizations Chartered by Congress and/or Recognized by VA for Claim Representation

Federal Resources

CareerOneStop (employment and career resources)
Department of Labor (main site)
Department of Labor Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) formerly called the federal Food Stamp Program   
Government Job Search
Health and Human Services Homeless Home Page
Housing and Urban Development Homeless page
Social Security Administration (information on Social Security records as well as Social Security Disability and SSI)
United States Government’s Official Web Portal

Community Resources

American Bar Association (links to legal assistance)
Corporation for Supportive Housing (technical assistance for housing providers)
Mental Health America (information about mental health and links to referral resources)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (support, education, advocacy, and research for people living with mental illness)
National Alliance to End Homelessness (policy analysis and policy solutions to end homelessness)
National Coalition for the Homeless (links to housing and service resources, advocacy to end homelessness) 
National Health Care for the Homeless Council (healthcare clinicians’ network, directory of healthcare providers) 
National H.I.R.E. Network (National Helping Individuals with criminal records Reenter through Employment Network)
Pine Tree Legal Assistance (links to free legal assistance)
The Salvation Army (faith-based social services)
United Way (links to local social service resources)
Volunteers of America (faith-based social services)