VIDEO: Old Jail Now Serves Veterans

Acworth city officials and local veterans from The American Legion North Cobb Post 304 gathered at the new Wednesday for a ribbon cutting ceremony. The VIRO office is located at 4315 Senator Russell Ave., where the Acworth Old Jail is.

The office is established to provide veterans with benefits information and resource referral within the community where they reside. Community volunteers with The American Legion post have teamed up with the Veterans Administration and the to connect local veterans to the appropriate benefits, services and experts in the most streamlined manner possible.

The VIRO opens from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, and the second and fourth Saturdays.

No appointment is necessary but veterans are encouraged to bring his/her military discharge document (Form DD-214). Veterans who come to the VIRO office will be able to speak with a volunteer about benefits, and they will also be asked to complete and information form so that a VA representative can follow up with them regarding the services in which they are interested. Family members and survivors of veterans may also be potentially eligible for benefits, to include education, home loans, vocational rehabilitation, life insurance, compensation and pension and survivorship benefits.

For more information about the VIRO facility, please call VIRO Manager and Post 304 Vice Commander Bob Hughes at 770-845-5593, or email him at rvhughes1@gmail.com.

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