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How to Start a Veteran's Ministry or Welcome Center

How to Start a Veterans Ministry or Welcome Center

Want to help Veterans learn about the benefits they’ve earned?
VA’s Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) can help you support those who served.

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Community Engagement

What is a Veteran-Friendly Community?
The Community Veterans Engagement Board (CVEB) Model enables Veteran advocates, service providers, Veterans and stakeholders to convene and have a voice in identifying their community goals and work to resolve issues at the local level to improve service delivery for Veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors.
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Eligibility Determination

Pre-Need Burial Eligibility Determination


Now offering Veterans and family members eligibility determinations for burial in a VA national cemetery. Plan in advance and ease the burden on your loved ones.

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Veterans Ministry or Welcome Center Pocket Guide Community Engagement Eligibility Determination
 

VA CFBCI Welcome Message

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, (CFBCI) is an office located in the Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (OPIA). The CFBCI was initially established on June 1, 2004 by Executive Order 13342 and most recently re-established on February 7, 2025 by Executive Order 14015.

The VA Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives participates in numerous outreach events nationwide to partner with organizations that serve our nation’s Veterans. During partnership events, we bring a broad spectrum of VA resources and information through breakout sessions that include Veteran E-Benefits, survivors assistance, Veteran homelessness, opioid epidemic, and suicide prevention training by a trained VA Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC). We need your organizations assistance to reach the 24.4 million Veterans across the country by partnering with us to host an event, through volunteering, coordinating clergy specific suicide prevention training, or learning how to establish a Veterans Ministry/Welcome Center.

Reach out to us to develop a partnership at VACFBNP@va.gov. VA CFBCI wants to hear about all the good work and stories your organization is doing in the community to support Veterans and their families. Additionally, we welcome the opportunity for your organization to be featured on our webpage. Also, please subscribe to our webpage to start receiving VA CFBCI News and Updates.

Respectfully,

Conrad Washington
Director
VA Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, (CFBCI)