Welcome to the Cowlitz Veteran Resource Centers online site.  Although Veterans, Service Members and their families have proven themselves to be resilient, reliable and hardworking, we know life happens, and not always the way planned.  Cowlitz VRC is here to help through the maze of information.  Whether it's applying for VA benefits, needing assistance with your GI Bill, or needing employed or better employed.  We're here to walk with you, through the process.

If you know of a veteran or are the veteran ,that has recently been homeless and put into housing or currently homeless and going to be placed into housing, they may qualify for the Welcome Home Kit.  Items like dishes, cookware, small appliances, blankets, toiletries, paper goods, laundry items, broom, mop, detergents, vacuum, etc.  All the items needed in a new home for you.  You will have to provide ID and proof of Veteran status.  Possibly additional information.  You can find the application form on our Welcome Home Veterans page.  Click on the tab above.

We're almost there! 

A lot of volunteers and volunteer hours, hard work and effort being put into the Veterans Resource Center.  We are partnering with the Cowlitz County Veterans Center on Fir to expand much needed services to our Service Members, Veterans and their families. 

We will have a Service Officer on hand to assist with VA claims and questions, an Employment Transition Coach to assist with resumes, interviews, job searching and federal jobs, if needed.  We also host a program for those veterans who had been homeless and recently placed into housing, needing items for their new home.  We'll attain the list of needed items, such as small appliances, dinnerware, cookware, containers, blankets - sheets - pillows, towels, toiletries, etc., and have it available for the veterans new home.

We'll also have items available for those veterans currently homeless. All those seeking assistance will need to show proof they are a veteran and will be vetted.