Veteran resources in Wakefield, MA
5 listed resources serving U.S. military veterans in Wakefield, Massachusetts — VSOs and housing assistance. Sorted by completeness score within each category. Contact each provider to confirm services and availability.
Closest help near Wakefield, MA
Within 25 miles: 40 VA facilities · 80 mental-health providers · 82 housing programs · 27 employment services
VA medical center
- Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital - Bedford about 11 mi (straight line) · Bedford, MA 781-687-2000
VA clinic
- Lynn Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) about 5.8 mi (straight line) · Lynn, MA 800-838-6331
- Lynn VA Clinic about 6.4 mi (straight line) · Lynn, MA 800-838-6331
Vet Center
- Mobile Vet Center - Boston about 11 mi (straight line) · Boston, MA 857-203-6461
Benefits / county veterans office
- Essex County Veterans Service about 8.7 mi (straight line) · Salem, MA 978-740-5867
- Cambridge Veterans Services about 9.1 mi (straight line) · Cambridge, MA 617-349-4761
Mental health
- Johnson Street Womens Program - Bridgewell about 5.2 mi (straight line) · Peabody, MA (781) 584-8490
- VK New England Management LLC - Lawrence Medical Center/Peabody about 5.2 mi (straight line) · Peabody, MA (978) 532-1730
- Meta Addiction Treatment about 5.5 mi (straight line) · North Reading, MA (978) 776-3206
Housing
- Wakefield Housing Authority about 0.0 mi (straight line) · Wakefield, MA (781) 245-7328
- Reading Housing Authority about 3.0 mi (straight line) · Reading, MA (781) 944-6755
- Melrose Housing Authority about 3.3 mi (straight line) · Melrose, MA (781) 665-1622
Employment
- MassHire Metro North Career Center about 4.7 mi (straight line) · Woburn, MA 781-932-5500
- MassHire-North Shore Youth Career Center about 6.7 mi (straight line) · Lynn,, MA 781-691-7435
Distances are straight-line from the center of Wakefield; driving distance is longer. Call ahead to confirm services and hours.
Housing Assistance Programs (1)
Veterans Service Organizations (4)
Vietnam Veterans Of America Inc
Wakefield Warrior Club Inc
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PACT Act benefits
Veterans in Wakefield who served in qualifying eras may be eligible for VA disability benefits without a nexus letter under PACT Act 2022 (burn-pit, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, Gulf War, radiation). Massachusetts PACT Act eligibility guide →
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