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Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center
Colorado Springs veterans services center offering transition and employment help (quarterly job fairs, workshops), behavioral health counseling, financial coaching, housing and food assistance, family services, and military-spouse career support; also home to the Colorado Veterans Business Outreach Center, with additional offices in Pueblo, Trinidad, Alamosa, and Westcliffe.
- Cost
- Free — own site states transition and employment services are 'provided at no cost to our clients'; behavioral health counseling accepts insurance with sliding-scale options and a no-cost screening appointment
- Coverage
- Colorado Springs / southern Colorado (offices in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Trinidad, Alamosa, and Westcliffe) (Colorado)
- Eligibility
- Active duty, Guard and Reserve members, and veterans of any era regardless of discharge status, plus their family members (own site)
- Availability
- Year-round services; quarterly job fairs and regular LINK workshops
- Last Verified
- October 8, 2026
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