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The Air Warrior Courage Foundation was formed by military aviators to “care for our own.” We work closely with the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association to do that. We focus on active duty, guard, reserve and retired military personnel and their families needing financial assistance for medical, educational, and other extraordinary expenses not covered by other military, veterans’, or charitable institutions.
Our Mission Founded in 2009 by military spouses, we empower military families to thrive by connecting them with their civilian neighbors, both people, and organizations, to create strong communities of support. Our Vision Blue Star Families is establishing and fostering engagement and partnerships to create recognizable, consistent communities that support the health and resilience that military families need to succeed. We engage military families and community members by delivering solutions to the challenges faced by military families. Our Impact More than 1.5 million military family members around the world have benefited from our programs, and that number continues to grow as we expand our programs and, working with our community partners, discover innovative new ways to help.
NEADS World Class Service Dogs was founded in 1976 to train and place assistance dogs to help people who have disabilities and children who have autism. NEADS has trained over 1,800 Assistance Dog partners (person and dog) now living and working together across the USA, including assistance dogs to help veterans of our wars with physical disabilities and with PTSD. NEADS is the oldest continuing Hearing Dog program in the country and the first program on the East Coast to train a Service Dog.
United Through Reading helps military members, veterans, and their families stay emotionally connected and build literacy by enabling service members to record and send read-aloud story videos and by distributing books and literacy resources to military families. The program focuses on strengthening family bonds during separations and promoting early literacy and well‑being.
To fight for benefits and programs that strengthen and protect Uniformed Services families and reflect the Nation’s respect for their service.
The National Veterans Foundation (NVF) was founded in 1985 to help veterans streamline the process of accessing help for the myriad of needs they face, and to help broaden public understanding of these needs--including crisis/PTSD counseling, medical treatment, legal aid, VA benefits assistance, food, shelter, education, employment training, homelessness services, and substance abuse treatment. The NVF operates the Nation's only live, toll-free crisis management, information, and referral helpline (1-888-777-4443; vetsupport@nvf.org) for all veterans and their families; coordinates Public Awareness Programs designed to increase awareness and understanding about the effects of war and human needs of Americas veterans; and conducts ongoing outreach programs that provide veterans and families in need with food, clothing, transportation, employment, and other essential resources.
MISSION: TO CONNECT VETERANS THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO BUILD STRENGTH OF CHARACTER. Save the Brave (STB) is a certified, one hundred percent, nonprofit organization devoted to provide camaraderie and stress management programs. STB is committed to establishing connectivity of the mind, body, and spirit by creating solid support networks that are entirely accessible to all Veterans in need. Through diverse outreach programs and financial assistance, STB provides a safe and comfortable space for Veterans to connect with each other, share stories, struggles, and accomplishments to heal the wounds that go largely unseen.
To provide temporary lodging and support to military members, veterans, and their families, when receiving treatment through a Southern California Navy or Veterans Administration (VA) medical facility. We also fund the construction of new Fisher Houses, and ensure that our four current Fisher Houses are well maintained for our military families. We make available more than 15,000 nights of lodging, at no cost to the military/VA families, at four Fisher Houses located at VA Long Beach, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and Naval Medical Center San Diego, saving families more than $2 million in savings annually.Additional support is provided to the families such as food supplies, amenities and transportation services.
We are on a mission to connect veterans with under-resourced communities. The Mission Continues empowers veterans to continue their service, and empowers communities with veteran talent, skills and preparedness to generate visible impact.
For The Troops is an all-volunteer run, non-profit organization dedicated to providing members of the American military with “We Care” packages containing basic necessities, goodies, games and—most of all—a show of support.Since its inception in 2005, For The Troops has substantially grown in volunteers and donors, and has distributed nearly 250,000 packages year-round to American Troops who risk their lives overseas every day—far away from the comforts of home.