Veteran Services

According to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs, there are approximately 300,000 veterans living in Oregon today. It is a diverse community, spanning four generations with service in five major wars. They are men and women, young and old, urban and rural. One in 14 Oregonians is a veteran.

Because Oregonians care so deeply about the welfare of our veteran community, voters directed Lottery dollars to help fund veteran services. Since then, 1.5% of all Oregon Lottery funds have gone annually to help veterans with essential services like healthcare, job placement, education and home loans. They also help address the difficult but important topics of homelessness and mental health among our veteran population.

Oregonians care about each other, especially those who protect us at home and abroad. Creating this new level of support for veteran services is Oregon’s way of saying thank you, and welcome home.

1 in 10

adult Oregonians is a military veteran

Supporting Military Veterans Across Oregon

Veteran Service Offices (VSOs)

When voters elected to direct Oregon Lottery funds to veteran services, VSOs across Oregon received new funding and, with it, new opportunities to serve our local heroes: our military veterans. Learn more about how the VSO in Josephine County connects veterans to their earned benefits and the creative ways they connect veterans to each other.

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Veteran Services in Yamhill County

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BMCC Veterans’ Resource Center

Peer-to-Peer Support for Veterans

Military Vet Jordan G.

Honoring Veterans in Warrenton

I think that everybody should serve…. Your service teaches you responsibility and builds character.

— Kevin Ehlers, US Navy Veteran and Oregon Lottery employee Read His Story

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Male and female veterans in red vests with pins

Veteran Services

Brookings Veterans Services Increased with Additional Oregon Lottery Revenue

The Curry County Veterans Services Office received over $88,000 in Lottery funding to increase office hours and advertising to get more veterans to use their services. One in fourteen Oregonians is a veteran and we care about each other, especially those who protect us at home and aboard. Voters directed 1.5% of all Oregon Lottery funds to help veterans with essential services in 2016.

Veteran Services

Increased Services for Deschutes County Veterans

In 2019 the Deschutes County Veterans Services Office received over $164,000 in Lottery funding to increase office hours and advertising to get more veterans to use their services. One in fourteen Oregonians is a veteran and we care about each other, especially those who protect us at home and aboard. Voters directed 1.5% of all Oregon Lottery funds to help veterans with essential services in 2016.

Veteran Services

Southwestern Oregon Community College Taps Oregon Lottery Funds to Help Veterans

In 2019, Southwestern Community College put over $54,000 of Oregon Lottery funds to work, tapping the funds for programs at the Veterans Resource Center on campus. One in fourteen Oregonians is a veteran and we care about each other, especially those who protect us at home and aboard. Voters directed 1.5% of all Oregon Lottery funds to help veterans with essential services in 2016.