Santa Cruz County Veterans Services Office

The Santa Cruz County Veterans Services Office is the county veterans service office California counties run under Military and Veterans Code section 970; see the California entry. It is part of the Human Services Department's Adult and Long Term Care division. Offices. 842 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, 831-454-7276; and 500 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076, 831-763-8868; both 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., Monday to Thursday, closed Fridays; fax 831-458-7116; [email protected]. Tuesdays in Watsonville. "Every Tuesday at the Watsonville Veterans Memorial Building at 215 E. Beach St., from 9 am to 12 noon", a food pantry and a veterans representative; on the second Tuesday also a VA mobile medical outreach team, housing resources, VA claims help, VA health care enrolment (bring the DD-214), a clothing pantry, employment services and information on the veterans court. Getting to VA care. "The Disabled American Veterans' (DAV) Van provides free transportation to Veterans who have morning appointments at the VA Palo Alto medical facilities", Monday to Friday by reservation through the office. Also. The CalVet College Fee Waiver for dependants of disabled veterans, explained at the claims appointment. Governance. After constituent complaints, the Board on January 27, 2026 directed the County Executive Office to plan an independent Veterans Service Office it would oversee, and continued third-party mediation; on May 5, 2026 it authorised a memorandum of understanding among the County Executive Office, Human Services, the office and veterans' leadership, with an update due at the February 2027 midyear budget and final recommendations in May 2027. The office's services and contacts are unchanged meanwhile.