Town of Somers, Dept. of Veterans Affairs is OPEN for business

Town of Somers

Department of Veterans Affairs

600 Main St., Somers, CT 06071

David P. McCaffrey, CTACS, USN, Ret. Sherri A. Marquis, JO1, USN, Ret.

Director of Veterans Affairs Deputy Director of Veterans Affairs

Phone: 860-604-0634 Women Veterans Outreach

Email: Somers.Vets1@gmail.com Phone: 413-318- 4651

Email: Somers.Vets2@gmail.com

Our Pledge: Veteran’s deserve dignified services and together, here in our Somers community,

we PLEDGE to leave no one behind!

Office Hours: Monday 9:00AM to 12:00 PM and by appointment

The Town of Somers Department of Veterans Affairs is staffed with two appointed military veterans standing by to assist fellow veterans and their family members with information about the following (not all inclusive):

• Awards and Medals • Benefits •Burial/Graves • Disability Claims • Education

• Elder Services • Employment • Flags and Markers • Financial Assistance • Food

• Housing • License Plates • Medical Assistance • Military Records/DD-214 • Pensions

• Pharmaceuticals • Real Estate Tax • Exemption • Review of Discharge •Transition

• Women Veterans Outreach

*Expect confidentiality – your personal information is valuable and will not be collected or used except for the purpose of determining your eligibility for benefits.

The Town of Somers Department of Veterans Affairs staff interact with local veterans to determine initial and continuing eligibility for benefits, provides assistance with initiating claims for service-connected disabilities, responds to inquiries, provides information and makes referrals relative to veterans’ benefits, housing monetary support, medical/mental health assistance. The department also works closely with many organizations throughout Connecticut and neighboring states to provide educational programs on housing, transitioning from active-duty, careers, health and wellness, drug and alcohol use and suicide prevention.

The staff works in unison with Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs and Connecticut legislators to obtain benefits and funding for our area veterans. The office is also proud of its working relationship with the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Advocacy and Assistance, the Soldiers/Sailors/Marine Fund administrators, the Somers Department of Social Services as well as the town’s Senior Center to provide a multitude of benefits, financial assistance, recreation and no-cost local transportation to Somers veterans.