Earlier this month Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin announced the rollout of a Gold Standard Digital Hub for Virginia veterans and their families to ensure easier access to information regarding earned benefits and resources tailored to their needs.

State-of-the-art technology is incorporated into the Digital Hub that will serve as a single point of access to all veteran-centric resources available for cross-agency support, according to a governor’s office news release. In addition, access to information from veteran service organizations and nonprofits will be available in one seamless single point of access.

“Making Virginia the best place for veterans, military service members and their families to live and the number one state for veterans to retire has been a priority of mine since day one of our administration,” Gov. Youngkin said. “We want to embrace the military experience of each Virginia veteran and guardsman and honor their service and sacrifice by providing gold standard service in the Commonwealth.”

The governor’s announcement came May 11 at the new American Legion Post 139 headquarters in Arlington.

The new American Legion facility provides affordable apartments, where eligible veterans will be given priority placement, as well as a modern 6,000-square-foot facility that houses veteran-focused programming in its private counseling spaces. The facility also includes new offices for the Virginia Department of Veterans Services and the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School’s Veterans and Service Members Legal Clinic.

“Finding and gaining access to earned benefits and local resources can be a challenging and daunting experience, said Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Craig Crenshaw. “With more than 690,000 veterans calling Virginia home and thousands transitioning from active-duty service each year in Virginia, we want all to know that Virginia offers each of them a home in which to continue to live, work and thrive.”

To access this new tool, visit www.dvs.virginia.gov and click on the red Access Services button.