As a sign of Gwinnett County’s deep respect and admiration for the men and women wounded or killed in defense of our country, the Board of Commissioners proclaimed Gwinnett County as a Purple Heart County.

To show our honor, the County will:

• Fly the Purple Heart flag at the Fallen Heroes Memorial
• Encourage residents and business owners to purchase and display purple lights in and around their homes and/or properties
• Place Purple Heart County signs at the entrances to the County
• Display a message in support of Purple Heart recipients on the marquee signs at County park entrances
• Apply the following discounts to recipients who show their DD214 discharge papers or Military Order of the Purple Heart membership card:
  • 10 percent discount on park facility rentals
  • 10 percent discount all admissions to pools, open gyms, and tennis centers
  • 10 percent discount on programs/classes
  • Free pet adoption
  • Discounted Community Garden Plot through Harvest Gwinnett
  • Free radon or soil test from Gwinnett UGA Extension

If you need employment, housing, legal, supportive, or other veteran related information or services, consider the following organizations.

These independent organizations (outside of Gwinnett County government) maintain their own websites and operations: 

Another Chance of Atlanta
678.974.5989

• Housing:
• Permanent supportive
• Residential
• Temporary
• Transitional
• Supportive services:
  • Case management
  • Clothing
  • Coming Home Re-Entry Initiative
  • Double Trouble in Recovery meetings
  • Drug screening
  • HIV testing and counseling
  • Housing referrals
  • Intake/screenings
  • Medication monitoring
  • Narcotics Anonymous meetings
  • Peer support
  • Personal growth plans
  • Psycho-social assessments
  • Recovery day management
  • Residential management
  • Resources
  • United Way Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
  • WorkFirst/Pre-Independent Living Program

Georgia Department of Veterans Service
Lawrenceville office: 404.321.6111

• Appeals
• Benefits
• Education/training
• Memorial
• Nursing
• Women’s services

Hire Heroes
Georgia Program Manager
470.280.0812

• Free job assistance
• Civilian job employment search for military members, veterans, and military spouses

• Programs of Travelers Aid of Compliance of Metropolitan Atlanta
• Employment
• Legal
• Healthcare Navigation

Lawrenceville Vet Center
930 River Centre Place, Lawrenceville 30043
678.442.3082

• Readjustment counseling
• Mobile vet center

• Information
• Resources

Veterans Crisis Line
If you are a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one, connect with our caring and qualified responders for confidential help. Many of them are Veterans themselves.

• Call 988 and select 1
• Text 838255
• Start a confidential chat
• Call TTY if you have hearing loss 800.799.4889