Where to Find Help

Local, state, and federal agencies for veterans, service members, and their families in Santa Barbara County.

Members of the community gathered at a veterans memorial

Santa Barbara County

County Veteran Services — Santa Maria

624 W. Foster Road, Suite A
Santa Maria, CA 93455

805-346-7160

County Veteran Services — Lompoc

401 East Cypress Avenue, Room 101
Lompoc, CA 93436

805-737-7900

County Veteran Services — Santa Barbara

315 Camino Del Remedio, Building 3, Room 251
Santa Barbara, CA 93110

805-681-4500

VA Clinic — Santa Barbara

4440 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110

805-683-1491

VA Clinic — Santa Maria

1550 East Main Street
Santa Maria, CA 93454

805-354-6000

Regional

Rep. Salud Carbajal — Santa Barbara

360 S. Hope Avenue, Suite C-301
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

805-730-1710

24th Congressional District of California.

Rep. Salud Carbajal — Santa Maria

1619 S. Thornburg St.
Santa Maria, CA 93455

805-730-1710

24th Congressional District of California.

San Luis Obispo Vet Center

1070 Southwood Drive
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

805-782-9101

Ventura Vet Center

790 E. Santa Clara St., Suite 100
Ventura, CA 93001

805-585-1860

California (State)

California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet)

1227 O St #300
Sacramento, CA 95814

800-952-5626  ·  calvet.ca.gov

Call for Education (College Fee Waiver), Employment, Home Loans, Housing, VA Claims, Advocacy, Women Veterans, Minority Veterans, Veteran Driver's License, and CalTAP. See the California Veterans Resource Book.

Federal

Veterans Crisis Line

988  ·  veteranscrisisline.net

Free, confidential support 24/7 — you do not need to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care. Call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or chat online. En español: marque 988 y oprima 1.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

800-827-1000  ·  va.gov

Download the VA Welcome Kit at va.gov/va-welcome-kit-color.pdf.

Center for Women Veterans

800-698-2411  ·  va.gov/womenvet

Benefits and services for women who served.

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

West Los Angeles Medical Center
11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073

310-478-3711  ·  losangeles.va.gov

Women Veterans Program Manager: Marissa Burgoyne, PsyD · 213-328-9015.

Please note: the Santa Barbara County Veterans Collaborative does not provide services directly to individual veterans. We bring veteran-serving organizations together to strengthen their collective impact — the agencies above can help you directly.
Fresh out? If you are a newly discharged veteran — or a veteran seeking benefit information regardless of discharge status — please first contact your County Veterans Service Program Office. They provide complete information on veterans’ programs, entitlements, and referral services, free of charge. To access most services your DD214 is vital; your County Veteran Service Officer can help you obtain it.