VetSuccess on Campus
Encouraging, promoting, and supporting Veterans to be successful in their educational and career endeavors
Who Can Receive Services?
All student Veterans, Active Duty, and Dependents can access the Department of Veterans Affairs through a full time VA Coordinator.
What type of services are available?
- Guidance and support with your education benefits
- Coordinating with school faculty/staff to provide Veteran specific services (i.e. VA Certifying Official, Career Center, Student Disabilities Services, Academic Advising)
- Career exploration and assistance in selecting a suitable career / major
- Electing your healthcare benefits with Veterans Healthcare Administration
- Assistance in understanding common readjustment difficulties and how this may impact school
- Accessing, understanding, and applying for other VA benefits (i.e. Disability Compensation, Life Insurance, Education, Home Loan Guaranty, and VR&E)
- Referrals for VA healthcare, medical, and mental health services
- Referrals for readjustment counseling services for eligible Veterans and their families
- Job placement assistance and coordination with Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVER) and Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP)
- Locating community and other resources
VetSuccess on Campus Coordinator
Micaela Black Estrella, MEd, CRC, LMHC
VA Cell # (401) 648-1597
micaela.black@va.gov
| Locations / Office Hours |
Monday's & Wednesday's
RIC Campus
8:30am to 4pm
600 Mt. Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI 02908 |
Tuesday's & Friday's
CCRI – Knight Campus
8:30am to 4pm
400 East Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886 |
Thursday's
CCRI – Liston Campus
8:30am to 4pm
One Hilton Street
Providence, RI 02905 |
| Offices |
Student Union 422
Phone: 401-456-4662
Email:
micaela.black@va.gov |
Enrollment services, Room #0032
Phone: 401-648-1597
Email:
micaela.black@va.gov |
Room #2215 (2nd Floor)
Phone: 401-648-1597
Email:
micaela.black@va.gov
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