VA Opens New Welcome Center in Menlo Park

The Menlo Park Campus of the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System opened a new welcome center Thursday, marking the event with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The 10,000 square foot building will be an iconic landmark for the campus, as well as a starting point for veterans who are recovering from fighting in wars for the United States. 

The center will be a place where veternas and their families can take educational classes, make art, and reflect in a garden designed for healing. It will also be a place where service dogs can be trained. 

"The Welcome Center is a donated facility from California Real Estate Developer and Philanthropist John Arrillaga," said Jonathan Friedman, Public Affairs Officer for the VAPAHCS.

For more information, visit http://www.paloalto.va.gov/.

Editor's note: Thank you to VAPAHCS Photographer Joe Matthews for sharing these photos with us. 


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