Montgomery County Veterans' Service Agency (Brenda Rava, Executive Director; Randy Weaver, Director/VSO)

The agency. "Montgomery County is home to approximately 3,300 Veterans and their families. The Montgomery County Veteran Service Agency is staffed by an accredited Veterans Service Officer and provides assistance to Veterans and their families" - with the page's own service list: "Compensation for service connected disabilities; Pension for non-service connected disabilities; Survivors pension; Burial benefits; Federal grave markers; Health insurance; Home loan guarantees; Real Property tax exemption - contact your assessor; Military records corrections and military medals and awards; Blind annuity applications; Homelessness; Employment referrals; Mental health and addiction treatment referrals; Education and vocational rehabilitation." The transportation. "Transportation service including wheelchair transport to: Albany VA Medical Center, Mon.-Fri. for appointments 9AM-1PM; Fonda VA Primary Clinic, typically Monday mornings. For assistance or to schedule transportation, contact the Montgomery County Veterans Service Agency." The Fonda VA Primary Clinic itself sits in the county - 2623 State Highway 30A, Fonda (518-853-1247) - which is why the van's shorter run is "typically Monday mornings". The staff and the statute. The county's contact page: "Executive Director: Brenda Rava ([email protected]); Director/Veterans' Service Officer: Randy Weaver ([email protected]); Veterans' Clerk Typist: Amy Rossi." The county directory PDF (the 2026 edition) carries the same two officers and the agency's jurisdiction under the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee. New York Executive Law article 17, section 357 requires every county not wholly within a city to keep a veterans service agency with a director - see the State entry. The crisis line. The agency's page carries the Veterans Crisis Line banner: "Text: 988 Then Press 1".