Ohio Department of Veterans Services

About

OUR MISSION:
Provide opportunities and resources for our veteran community through advocacy, collaboration and partnerships.

Story

OUR VISION:
The Trusted Voice for Veterans.

The Ohio Department of Veterans Services has a wide range of responsibilities, including those defined in section 5902.02 of the Ohio Revised Code (O.R.C.).
> Advise the Governor on the state of veterans' affairs in Ohio and work as a liaison with other levels of government agencies.
> Operational oversight of the 88 County Veterans Service Offices.
> Training, certification and accreditation of more than 600 county veterans service officers, commissioners and staff.
> Monitors the federal money that comes into the State of Ohio from the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
> Address the issues and concerns of more than 70 Veterans Service Organizations.
> Custodian of 1.7 million records of Ohio veterans who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and OIF/OEF.
> Oversight of the laws in the O.R.C. 5901.
> Partners with the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs on program development, implementation and operations.
> Administrative agent of The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.
> Legislative agent for the Office of the Governor regarding any legislation relating to Ohio veterans and their needs.
> Oversight of the Ohio Veterans Plaza.

Mission

The mission of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services is to provide opportunities and resources for our veteran community through advocacy, collaboration and partnerships.

We are a resource and connecting point to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and all 88 county veterans services offices. We are the administrator of the Ohio Veterans Bonus for veterans of the Persian Gulf and Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The department operates two complete nursing home facilities for veterans, the Oho Veterans Homes in Sandusky and Georgetown. We’re also the custodian of over 1.9 million records of Ohio veterans from today back to World War II.