1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Heroes Act of 2023 . 2. Appointment of family coordinators to medical centers of Department of Veterans Affairs; Establishment of Family Support Program (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sections (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 1709D. Appointment of family coordinators to medical centers (a) Appointment of family coordinators The Secretary shall appoint not fewer than one family coordinator to each medical center of the Department. Each family coordinator shall be responsible for assessing the needs of families of eligible veterans located in the geographic area served by each such medical center and connecting such families with appropriate supportive services. (b) Qualifications (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), to be eligible for an appointment under subsection (a), an individual shall— (A) be a social worker licensed, registered, or certified in accordance with the requirements of any State; and (B) have earned a graduate degree in social work or a related field. (2) The Secretary may waive the qualification requirements described in paragraph (1), as the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Duties Each family coordinator appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be responsible for— (1) assessing the needs of families of eligible veterans located in the geographic area served by the medical center to which such family coordinator is appointed using evidence-based strategies; (2) building positive relationships with such families; (3) referring eligible veterans to local, State, and Federal entities that support such families, as the family coordinator determines appropriate; (4) developing and maintaining a list of— (A) supportive services offered by the medical center to which such family coordinator is appointed