VLB to host Texas Veterans Benefits Fair in Stafford on August 4th

Apologies for the confusion. The location will be Stafford Centre at 10505 Cash Road, Stafford TX 77477.

State and federal officials join forces to assist veterans with their benefits

AUSTIN − A free “come and go” benefits fair for Texas veterans will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, at the Stafford Centre. The fair, targeting all area veterans, military members and their families, is one of several held throughout the state in 2018.

WHO:

Texas Veterans, military members and family

WHAT:

Free benefits fair for Texas veterans

WHEN:

August 4th, 2018: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

WHERE:

Stafford Centre

10505 Cash Road, Stafford TX 77477

WHY:

To inform Veterans and military members about state and federal benefits.

Officials from the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) will be on hand to provide information on state programs including land, home and home improvement loans, as well as Texas State Veterans Homes and Cemeteries for veterans and military members in Texas. As an intergovernmental partnership event between the VLB, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Texas Veterans Commission, the benefits fair will provide veterans and military members with access to representatives who can discuss pending claims, health care needs, education and employment benefits, and much more.

Veterans wishing to discuss pending claims with VA officials should bring pertinent case information, including claim numbers, if available. Veterans, military members and their families are encouraged to drop in to learn more about their benefits any time between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

For more information on the benefits fair, please call 1-800-252-VETS (8387). For more information about the Texas Veterans Land Board call 1-800-252-8387 or visit TexasVeterans.com.

You can also follow the VLB on Facebook at Facebook.com/TXVLB, or Twitter Twitter.com/TexasVLB, or YouTube YouTube.com/TexasVLB, or Instagram Instagram.com/TexasVeterans, or the Texas Veterans Blog at TexasVeteransBlog.com/.