State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) Bradenton Veterans Collegiate Association and SCF Venice Veterans Exchange will host a Mobile Vet Center from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide free services for veterans and their families. The Vet Center will be on campus from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2, near the Library at SCF Bradenton, 5480 26th Street West, and from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at SCF Venice, 8000 S. Tamiami Trail.

The Mobile Vet Center, which assists veterans in making the transition between military and civilian life, will provide community resource information and education, individual and group counseling, and referrals for substance abuse, sexual trauma, employment assessment and veterans’ benefits.

For more information, contact Dr. Paul Nolting, SCF Veterans Collegiate Association adviser, at (941)752-5239 or Rich McKee, Veterans Exchange advisor, at (941) 408-1517 at mckeer@scf.edu. Maps and directions are online at scf.edu/maps.