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ARIZONA@WORK
The state of Arizona offers a variety of employment opportunities that are
available to veterans at the Arizona state jobs website HERE.
Beyond employment opportunities, the Governor has prioritized additional
resources for service members, veterans and their families.
On June 30, Governor Ducey signed this year’s budget, which eliminates all
state income taxes on veterans’ military pensions.
On May 6, Governor Ducey, in partnership with the Arizona Department of
Housing, allocated $500,000 toward combating homelessness among Arizona’s
veterans.
In addition, Arizona in 2017 launched the Be Connected program, which helps
prevent veteran suicide by focusing on upstream prevention in the military,
veteran and family population. The program connects Arizona service members,
veterans, and their families to information, support and resources, across all
social determinants of health, including employment, housing, essential needs,
physical and mental health, and more through a statewide support line,
866-4AZ-VETS (866-429-8387), and ConnectVeterans.org.
