Programs and Resources for US Military Veterans

Programs and Resources for US Military Veterans

Aid &Attendance and Housebound Assistance program to help defray the cost of community-based or assisted living care for Veterans and survivors who are eligible for a VA pension. This is a benefit that is paid in addition to monthly pension.

FallenPatriots providing college scholarships and long-term

educational counseling to children of fallen patriots.

Fisher House provides a home away from home for family members of a soldier that is hospitalized because of illness, disease, or injury. “A family’s love is the best medicine.”

Heavendropt recycles used military parachutes, makes products and gives back to veteran organizations.

Hero Box is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports deployed, injured, aging and homeless veterans.  Their mission is to provide the physical items and moral support our heroes need while away from home.

K9s for Warriors provide trained service dogs for American warriors with PTSD & TBI’s. Many of their dogs come from rescue shelters.

Leave NoVeteran Behind is a national 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides Employment training, transitional jobs, and educational debt relief scholarship to veterans.

Mission: Able Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Mission: Able campaign helps our heroes fully live the lives they deserve and to receive what they need most: Care, Benefits and Jobs.

Operation Home Front is a social service program for US military service persons and their families.

Pin-ups for Vets raises funds to improve veteran healthcare, donates funds to VA Hospitals for medical equipment and program expansion, improves quality of life for ill Veterans across the United States through personal bedside visits to deliver gifts and show appreciation, promotes volunteerism at Veterans Hospitals, conducts morale-boosting events for military spouses, and boosts morale for deployed troops through delivery of care packages.

TheNational Center for PTSD is dedicated to research and education on trauma and PTSD. We work to assure that the latest research findings help those exposed to trauma.

Purple Heart Homes USA 501C-3 nonprofit founded by Veterans for Veterans, which has the singular mission of making life easier for service connected disabled Veterans by modifying, adapting or building on existing homes to ensure greater mobility.

ParalyzedVeterans of America works to maximize the quality of life for its members and all people with Spinal Cord Injury/Dysfunction (SCI/D) as a leading advocate for health care, SCI/D research and education, veterans’ benefits and rights, accessibility and the removal of architectural barriers, sports programs, and disability rights.

StopSoldier Suicide  To bring awareness to, and actively curb, the growing suicide epidemic among active and veteran service members.

TAPS is the 24/7 tragedy assistance resource for ANYONE who has suffered the loss of a military loved one, regardless of the relationship to the deceased or the circumstance of the death.

The BattleBuddy Foundation will pair veterans with service dogs, and assist veterans suffering from PTSD with the many challenges they face on a daily basis. The Battle Buddy Foundation will also promote the reintegration of these Combat Veterans back into society and the work force.

U.S.Department of Veteran Affairs  is a government organization that provides Health care, Education, vocational assistance, home loans and burial services to Veterans and their families.

The United States Marine Corp Wounded Warrior Regiment  The United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment provides and enables assistance to wounded, ill and injured Marines, sailors attached to or in support of Marine units, and their family members in order to assist them as they return to duty or transition to civilian life.

USO lifts the spirits of American troops and their families.

U.S. Vets The nation’s largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive services to homeless and at-risk veterans.

VFW  Ensures that veterans are respected for their service, always receive their earned entitlements, and are recognized for the sacrifices they and their loved ones have made on behalf of this great country.