Media + Success Stories
Policy Change | Houston Airport Parking for Disabled Veterans (Sept 15, 2023)
Beginning September 15, 2023, Houston Airports will offer certain military veterans and military award recipients complimentary parking each time they visit George Bush Intercontinental Airport or William P. Hobby Airport.
Qualifying veterans can choose between:
Up to 60 consecutive days in an ecopark lot or
Up to 5 consecutive days in a parking garage
The Harris County VSD awarded VA suicide prevention grant [PressRelease]
The Harris County Veterans Services Deparment (the VSD) received a $750,000 grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to support local Veterans through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox SPGP)
$386mil for Veterans Education: Don’t Miss Out!
You served. Now you can get schooling, land your dream job, and get paid the entire time.
Too good to be true? Well, the VA has set aside $386 million to pay for as many as 17,250 veterans to get into a huge list of key jobs that America needs.
Here’s the kicker: the deadline is in December, 2022.
We are talking about the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP).
The DD214 - What if I lost it?
Did you know that you could request a new DD214 from the National Archives? Find out more here.
LEAVING THE BATTLEFIELD BUT NOT THE BATTLE
Struggling vets get second chance with Harris County Misdemeanor Veterans Treatment Court
DV plates will soon require disability placard in 2022
With the current change in state policy, effective Sept. 1, 2021, motorists with a DV plate will require an ADA placard in their vehicle to park in the ADA parking space, and in Dec. 1, 2021, the DMV will not automatically issue them without a doctor’s signature on the application.
Rent / Utility Assistance 2021
The Harris County Veterans Services Department has limited emergency funding to provide short-term financial assistance for Veterans and their families in need.
This specific program will prioritize the most vulnerable and underserved in our communities; funding is limited, so please apply now.

