Paul Hendricks is a retired Air Force officer. During his 20 years of service he flew B-52Ds in Vietnam, had assignments in the intelligence and acquisition fields and was the Deputy Test Director for the Operational Test and Evaluation Team on the B-1B bomber. Following his retirement from the Air Force he joined the Rockwell International and Boeing companies. He served as a Program Manager for numerous defense programs and retired from industry in 2011. Mr. Hendricks is a community leader involved with local and state government initiatives. He is an officer in his church and holds leadership positions in the Air Force Association, the Military Officers Association of America and Rotary International. He is also actively engaged with State and National elected officials with the goal to ensure active and retired military members are recognized and afforded earned benefits. Mr. Hendricks is also a recognized leader in the Town of Fairview. He served on the Fairview Planning and Zoning Commission for 9 years and is currently serving as a Fairview Councilman.  Additionally, he is an Ambassador for the Allen Fairview Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the McKinney Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Hendricks and his wife of 45 years live in Fairview, Texas.  They have two adult children and four grandchildren.  He is a graduate from San Diego State University and the Air Force Institute of Technology. 

Veterans Center of North Texas in their own words:

Our Vision

Be a central point of contact for Veterans and their families to learn about benefits and services available in North Texas and provide assistance, where possible, to assist Veterans in need through information, referral and consultation. 

Our Mission

Assist Veterans, of all ages and service eras, and their families to navigate through the network of public and private agencies to obtain assistance, services and support to establish and maintain productive lifestyles within our North Texas communities.

Our Story

The Veterans Center of North Texas was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in June 2014. We are an all-volunteer organization dedicated to helping Veterans and their families receive assistance to enable them to be successful members of their communities.  We are exceptionally well connected in the North Texas community and are able to provide referrals to support a multitude of issues and situations.  We are able to assist veterans locate living wage employment; obtain affordable short term and long term housing; obtain financial, legal and medical assistance; navigate the Veterans Affairs (VA) system or overcome any of a myriad of other issues that life presents – We can help!  We can assist all Veterans independent of discharge, service history or current living location.    All we ask is that you can confirm you are a Veteran and you are committed to work with us and our service providers to resolve your issues.  Once we receive your commitment, we will work until all of your needs and issues are satisfied. 

Our all-volunteer staff is currently providing referral services to about 100 Veterans per month.  There is not a charge for our referral services and most of our service providers offer free or reduced charges for their services.  We qualify all of our service providers to ensure they are respectful and offer high quality services for our Veterans and their families.  Call us at 214-600-2966 to make an appointment or stop by our office at 900 East Park Boulevard, Suite 155, Plano, TX 75074 to talk with one of our trained volunteers.