Central Coast Veterans Helping Veterans (CCVHV) is organized to assist the estimated 45,000 veterans residing in San Luis Obispo County, Northern Santa Barbara and Southern Monterey Counties. Many of these veterans have encountered a variety of problems in transitioning from military service to a fully productive life as civilians.
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Veterans Court
CCVHV is helping veterans who are participating in the SLO County Veterans Treatment Court established in 2013. We have initiated and currently operate a robust mentoring program to help these veterans. It is our belief that there is an underserved population that needs Mentors: homeless and at-risk veterans and those veterans in the county jail that would benefit from advocacy and assistance. It is the goal of CCVHV to identify those veterans, determine the military experience that prevents community integration, such as post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and assist them in receiving the help they need to recover from that experience.
Mentorship
Coming home after military service can be an overwhelming task for all veterans. It can be devastating to suddenly be alone after being protected on all sides by your comrades. Vulnerable and isolated, veterans need the very things they’ve lost, the military family. That’s why CCVHV has expanded its mentoring services to include all veterans coming out of uniform into the Central Coast. We believe that every one of them should have a “battle buddy” who can relate to what they’re going through, another veteran who knows what it’s like to serve and sacrifice for our country. Our mentors help guide veterans through the process of readjusting to civilian life and overcoming the isolation and challenges of returning. CCVHV Mentors act as advocates, identifying and coordinating existing services, and when needed, supplementing those efforts to help veterans return to our community as productive citizens.
Home Health Care
Free Help For Homebound Veterans
There are generations of veterans who fought for us and now are fighting loneliness and despair. We have an obligation to help them and we can. No veteran should suffer in silence, alone and uncared for. That’s why CCVHV has expanded it’s services to include assistance to homebound vets who don’t have the ability to take care of themselves. We’ve formed an alliance with Healing Hands Caregiving to help with daily life, providing household support and much needed companionship to any vet who needs it.
