When people think about The Ave they usually think about our vast array of multi-cultural restaurants or
the over 200 other retailers and professional offices scattered along our ten block Downtown district. But
tucked into the standard commercial entities, we have very important resources available to our
community. Today we want to spotlight a couple of resources for our military veterans.

Veteran’s Multi-service Center (VMC) is a not-for-profit organization offering supportive services for
Veterans and their families to assist in securing and maintaining permanent housing in the New Jersey
area. The organization also has locations in Pennsylvania and Delaware. VMC can assist Veterans and
their families in developing a plan, obtaining housing options, negotiating with landlords, obtaining VA
benefits and other public benefits, including legal assistance, as well as developing budgeting skills and
assisting with employment services.

Peter Wine, Program Manager of Supportive Services for Veteran families, says that the mission
statement of Veteran’s Multi-service Center is to make Veteran homelessness rare, brief, non-recurring
and as painless as possible. If you are a homeless Veteran or know one, you can contact VMC at their
616 East Landis Avenue office in Vineland by calling (856) 293-7321 or going to their website:
NJINFO@VCMCENTER.org . VMC also asks that if you are a landlord with a property that you would
like to make available for rent to a homeless Veteran please contact the organization.
A few blocks west of the VMC is the Cumberland County VA Clinic, located at 79 W. Landis Avenue.
This is a Veterans outpatient clinic that offers general medical care, including primary care, audiology
and speech services, behavioral health, laboratory services, PSTS treatment, smoking and tobacco
cessation, and more. Their hours are Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm and they may be reached at
800-461-8262 ext. 4805.