Allegany County Veterans’ Service Agency (Michael F. Middaugh, Director)

The agency. "All of our services for referrals and resources are available to all veterans, active duty military, guard, reserves and their families. They are free and confidential." The office: 6085 St. Rt. 19N, Belmont, NY 14813; phone 585-268-9388 (the director) and 585-268-9387; fax 585-268-5921; "Hours: 8:30am - 4:00pm EST Monday thru Friday (Closed on holidays & weekends)"; "Appointments required. Call or email to set an appointment date/time. If sending a request via email, please include the purpose of the appointment and dates/times that would be easiest to meet." The director. The county's January 7, 2026 press release: the Board of Legislators confirmed Chairman W. Brooke Harris's appointment of Michael Middaugh as Director of Veterans' Service Agency at its January 14, 2026 meeting - "Mike's ten years' experience as Director of Veterans' Service Agency in Tioga County, New York, provides Allegany County veterans and military families with an experienced advocate and benefits administrator." The 2026 County Directory (revised August 26, 2026) lists Michael F. Middaugh, Director of Veteran's Service Agency, 6085 State Rte. 19 N (585-268-9388), and Joanne Stisser, Assistant Director of Veteran's Service Agency (585-268-9387). The New York State Department of Veterans' Services' location page carries the agency at the same address and phone. The federal and state lists. "Our Agency can offer assistance filing VA benefits for the following": exposure to ionizing radiation/Agent Orange, Persian Gulf and post-9/11 hazards, medical treatment for women veterans, health-care enrollment, community care, service-connected disability and BDD, non-service-connected pension, aid and attendance, mental health, vocational readiness and employment, the fiduciary programme, medical and dental benefits, employment rights, GI Bill and dependent education benefits, home loan guaranty, life insurance, civil service credits, substance use disorders, survivor benefits, burial benefits, and veteran status for merchant mariners, Public Health Service officers, NOAA, National Guard and reserves. The New York State list: State Veterans Home placement, the blind annuity, real property tax exemptions, reduced-fee hunting and fishing licences, the NYS Park Lifetime Liberty Pass, E-Z Pass, veterans tuition assistance programmes, indigent burials and state cemeteries. Other services: verification reports, replacement of lost discharge documents, replacement-medals applications, help upgrading or correcting military discharges. The Dwyer programme. The county's PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program page: "the mission of our PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program is to empower Veterans to reconnect with one another ... Veteran centered peer-to-peer collaborative services, social activities, and community service", "facilitated through a collaborative team from the Administrator's Office, Community Services, Treasurer's Office, Personnel Office and Veterans Service Agency" - the programme is the county's own, at the agency (585) 268-9387 (see the State entry on the Dwyer programme and the board entry for the appropriations).