New Greene County Veterans Center opens in Leeds
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April 22, 2026
The official grand opening was celebrated on Tuesday at the former Marshall+Sterling insurance building on Route 23B. Photo contributed.
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LEEDS―Greene County now has a new place to serve those who served.
The official grand opening of the Greene County Veterans Center was celebrated on Tuesday at the former Marshall+Sterling insurance building on Route 23B in Leeds.
County officials were joined by local veterans’ organizations for the event that was more than just a ribbon cutting. It marked a new chapter for the Greene County Veterans Service Agency that has now fully incorporated the Vet2Vet program within its department.
Formerly located in the Greene Medical Arts Center in Jefferson Heights, the Greene County Veterans Service Agency is now under one roof with the Veterans Resources Office and Vet2Vet program that opened in the county’s Cairo office building adjacent to Angelo Canna Town Park in 2022.
“This isn't the finish line—it’s beginning. From here, we will continue to grow, improve, and lead—with the goal of not only serving our veterans, but setting the standard for what county veteran services should be,” the Greene County Veterans Service Agency noted.
The county agency works to educate veterans and their families about benefits they have earned; guide vets in obtaining benefits and services both through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other local agencies; and assist veterans with opportunities for education, employment and business development.
Vet2Vet, operating under the New York State Joseph P. Dwyer Program, provides peer support to veterans and their families and raises awareness about the unique personal struggles veterans face. It offers free confidential non-clinical support and provides connections to services such as food pantries, housing assistance, social activities and more.
It is estimated that Greene County is home to more than 3,500 veterans.
“We are committed to our veterans and on behalf of the residents of Greene County, we say welcome home,” said Legislator Matthew Luvera of Catskill.
Constructed in 1997, the 6,600-square-foot building was one of 10 locations that Marshall+Sterling closed last July as part of consolidation into a new Latham location. In October, it was purchased by Greene County for $1,112,000.
The building also houses Greene County Soil and Water that was previously located in the county’s Cairo office building.
