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Homeless Veteran care

If you are a Veteran who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to financial hardship, unemployment, addiction, depression, or transition from jail, VA Wilkes-Barre health care can help you. Contact a homeless services care coordinator to get help.

Connect with a care coordinator

Crystal Arcarese LCSW

Chief of Social Work Service

VA Wilkes-Barre health care

Phone: 570-824-3521, ext. 27742

Email: crystal.arcarese@va.gov

Care we provide at VA Wilkes-Barre

We help Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to financial hardship, unemployment, addiction, depression, or transition from jail. Contact a VA Wilkes-Barre homeless services care coordinator to get help with: 

  • Immediate food and shelter, including both transitional and permanent housing
  • Job training, life skills development, and education
  • Support with justice system navigation and community re-entry from jail
  • Financial support to prevent homelessness
  • Treatment for addiction and depression
  • Health and dental care