Executive Office of Veterans Services (EOVS)

Our mission is to provide the highest quality programs, benefits, and advocacy to Massachusetts veterans alongside federal and local partners.

Honorably Serving Those Who Served Us.

Veteran Transition Toolkit

This guide helps you and your family navigate the many programs, services, and benefits available as you transition to civilian life in Massachusetts.

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Executive Office of Veterans Services Launches Year-Long ‘Acts of Service’ Campaign to Benefit Massachusetts Veterans

Statewide initiative in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy aims to inspire and promote service to the veteran community throughout 2025.
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About Us

On March 1, 2023, Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kimberley Driscoll established the Executive Office of Veterans Services. The office oversees programs and services for Massachusetts veterans, including Chapter 115 benefits for eligible veterans. It also manages the state’s two Veterans Homes in Holyoke and Chelsea and the Memorial Cemeteries in Agawam and Winchendon.

EOVS Secretary Jon Santiago headshot.

Jon Santiago

Secretary

Andrea Gayle-Bennett, Deputy Secretary

Andrea Gayle-Bennett

Deputy Secretary

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Phone

General phone number (617) 210-5480

Fax

(617) 210-5755

Address

600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
100 Cambridge Street
14th Floor
Boston, MA 02114

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Veteran Workplace Notice

The HERO Act requires that every employer in Massachusetts with more than 50 full-time employees must post this notice in a conspicuous location in the workplace accessible to employees, and must distribute the notice to each employee at the start of employment and on an annual basis.

Veteran Workplace Notice 

News & Events

News


Events

  • Empowering Women Veterans: Mind, Body, Service Wellness Workshop 

    North Shore Community College - East Wing, 300 Broad St, Lynn, MA 01901
    Saturday, March 22, 2025
    12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
    The VA, the Executive Office of Veteran Services, the Massachusetts Women Veterans Network, the North Shore Juneteenth Association, and the Lynn-Swampscott Veterans Service Office are proud to host the Mind, Body, Service Wellness Workshop for Women Vets
  • 2025 Military Appreciation Day 

    24 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02133
    Thursday, May 22, 2025
    12 a.m. - 2 p.m.
    EOVS will host a military appreciation day in May. The event tasks each State Representative and State Senator to invite someone from their district who is a part of the military community to thank them for their efforts.

Contact us

Executive Office Of Veterans Services Logo

Phone

General phone number (617) 210-5480

Fax

(617) 210-5755

Address

600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
100 Cambridge Street
14th Floor
Boston, MA 02114

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