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American Soldier Foundation
The American Soldier Foundation was created to assist soldiers on extended active duty and their dependents, and the dependents of those lost in the line of duty. Military life often places a difficult burden on families, both financially and emotionally. We believe that the lives of the men and women keeping our country safe should not be any harder than they have to be. It is in that spirit that we offer our support. They fight for us - let's fight for them.
The foundation can provide grants or interest-free loans for: food, rent or utilities, funeral expenses, family/marriage counseling
medical expenses, financial planning, personal needs when pay is delayed or stolen, education planning and scholarships, fines or legal expenses, business planning, liquidate or consolidate debt, home purchase or improvements, purchase, rent or lease vehicle, debt or credit card bills, etc.
CLEP Opportunities for Veterans
VA will reimburse veterans for required CLEP test fees including registration fees, fees for specialized tests and administrative fees.
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) offers cutting edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans with disabilities resulting from their service to our country. The EBV is designed to open the door to business ownership for our veterans by
1) developing your skills in the many steps and activities associated with launching and growing a small business, and by
2) helping you leverage programs and services for veterans and people with disabilities in a way that furthers your entrepreneurial dreams.
Honor Their Service
The mission of Honor Their Service is to provide assistance and comfort to wounded armed service veterans and their families; offer educational, social, and therapeutic resources that facilitate their efforts to live productive and independent lives; and through like means assure all military veterans their sacrifices have not been forgotten.
Louis H. Schilt Scholarship
Sessions Online® Schools of Art and Design honors the service of veterans of the United States armed services. Retraining for a new professional career after the trauma of an injury can be a challenge for service members and their families.
The Louis H. Schilt Memorial Scholarship offers service members injured in the line of duty and their spouses the chance to develop skills for a graphic or Web design career.
In an innovative program developed in partnership with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (http://www.iava.org/), Sessions will award $1,000,000 in scholarships over a three-year period.
Award recipients gain the opportunity to enroll in a Sessions Graphic Design or Web Design certificate on a full scholarship. All required supplies, including state-of-the-art Apple iMac computers and Adobe Creative Suite software, are provided to scholarship recipients at no cost.
Military to Medicine
Military to Medicine combines healthcare training and career opportunities to enhance the lives of military families. Whether you have healthcare experience or are looking for training so you can start a career in healthcare -- Military to Medicine has a place for you. Like the military service member - always at the ready - with Military to Medicine, your career with be "at the ready" too.
Military to Medicine serves:
- Military spouses
- Wounded warriors and their caregivers
- Veterans
- National Guard, Reserve and their spouses
- Service members transitioning to civilian employment
Military Warriors Support Foundation
Education4Heroes - MWSF recognizes that higher education plays a vital role in success and self-improvement. Through various partnerships, we offer 4-year degree scholarships, access to test-out programs and educational assessment counseling.
Severely Injured Veterans Scholarship Program (University of Phoenix)
University of Phoenix has created a Severely Injured Veterans scholarship program to honor the brave men and women who return home from service in Iraq and Afghanistan with severe injuries. Through full-tuition scholarships, injured veterans are empowered to reach their academic goals or pursue second careers. University of Phoenix programs are tailored to meet the needs of students’ busy schedules.
Veterans with Disabilities Entrepreneurship Program (Oklahoma State University)
The Veterans With Disabilities Entrepreneurship Program (VEP) offers cutting edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to soldiers, sailors, airmen, members of the coast guard, and marines disabled as a result of their service. The intent of the VEP is to open the door to entrepreneurial opportunity and small business ownership to you, by developing your competencies in the many steps and activities associated with creating and sustaining an entrepreneurial venture, and also by helping you coordinate your efforts with programs and services for veterans and others with disabilities.
Wounded Warrior Path to Strength (America's Adopt a Soldier)
WWPTS is a partnership developed over a four year period with Dell, Microsoft, Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. Through the maturity of this program we are able to provided Hardware Capital (Dell Laptop-with MS Office 2007 and Windows 7), Knowledge Capital (Four Days of MS Office 2007 classes from certified Microsoft Instructions) and Social Capital (Active broadband-Verizon) used to access the internet anywhere - connect to Family, Unit, Case workers, AKO and the Microsoft on-line academy to complete the individual course modules to receive Microsoft Certifications. These are critical tools for our Soldiers to continue their training and education stay connected with family, social and professional networks/organizations.
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Air Force Wounded Warrior
The Air Force will take care of its Wounded Warriors. We will fully support the Office of the Secretary of Defense programs to keep highly skilled men and women on active duty. If this is not feasible, the Air Force will ensure Airmen receive enhanced assistance through the AFW2 program.
America's Heroes at Work
America's Heroes at Work is a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) project that addresses the employment challenges of returning service members living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - an important focus of the President's veterans agenda. The project equips employers and the workforce development system with the tools they need to help returning service members affected by TBI and/or PTSD succeed in the workplace - particularly service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Army AW2 Soldier Connection
Welcome to ACAP On-Line. This site was created as part of the Army Career and Alumni Program (ACAP) to help eligible Army Wounded Warriors, their family members and caregivers successfully transition from military service. ACAP Centers are located on most Army installations. These offices are staffed with experienced transition and employment assistance counselors who can provide personalized counseling and assistance. You can start your ACAP journey online by going to https://www.acapexpress.army.mil or by contacting your local ACAP Center. Additionally, this website contains a wide range of tools and services to help you succeed.
Brave Aid
Brave-Aid, Inc. is a wounded veterans assistance fund that was created as a non-conventional vehicle whose goal is to give financial, emotional, and when requested, spiritual assistance to the veterans who sacrificed so much for our freedom.
Our mission is not only to provide assistance for our heroes, but also provide an ethical, honorable and honest employment opportunity by procuring assistance for our veterans.
Enable America
For millions of Americans with disabilities, gainful employment remains out of reach. Enable America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing employment among the 54 million Americans with disabilities.
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) offers cutting edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines disabled as a result of their service supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The intent of the EBV is to open the door to entrepreneurial opportunity and small business ownership to you, by developing your competencies in the many steps and activities associated with creating and sustaining an entrepreneurial venture, and also by helping you coordinate your efforts with programs and services for veterans and others with disabilities.
Give a Vet a Chance
Give A Vet A Chance is dedicated to helping all the Veteran Owned and Service Disabled Veteran Owned businesses in this country find ways to grow and succeed in both business and life.
Hire Heroes USA
HHUSA's mission is to provide career placement assistance to all of our returning service men and women. The HHUSA program focuses on the career placement of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans, specializing in the placement of those injured or with any level of disability. HHUSA serves veterans from all branches of the military: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard, Reservists and Coast Guard.
Hire Vets First
Welcome to the comprehensive career website for hiring veterans of America's military. Whether you're a manager, human resources specialist, or veteran, you'll find the resources you need for matching employment opportunities with veterans.
Job Opportunities for Disabled American Veterans (JOFDAV)
Seeks to conveniently link up disabled veterans with prospective employers. Search a database of jobs by job title, category, location, or description.
Military Spouse Corporate Career Network
MSCCN is a nonprofit organization, operating with Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. MSCCN operates as an employment referral and job placement solution for military spouses, war wounded, and caregivers of war wounded via an Internet gateway and a team of geographically diverse military spouses and veterans. The MSCCN specializes in vocational training, volunteer and employment workshops, and job search seminars at no cost to military installations and military-affiliated applicants.
Military to Medicine
Military to Medicine combines healthcare training and career opportunities to enhance the lives of military families. Whether you have healthcare experience or are looking for training so you can start a career in healthcare -- Military to Medicine has a place for you. Like the military service member - always at the ready - with Military to Medicine, your career with be "at the ready" too.
Military to Medicine serves:
- Military spouses
- Wounded warriors and their caregivers
- Veterans
- National Guard, Reserve and their spouses
- Service members transitioning to civilian employment
Military Warriors Support Foundation
CEO's4Heroes - We provide job placement assistance that will allow soldiers to connect with opportunities in which they are qualified. The employers we work with are able to provide a period of training to allow smoother transition.
National Veterans Foundation
Our mission: to serve the crisis management, information and referral needs of all U.S. Veterans and their families through:
- Management and operation of the nation’s only toll-free helpline for all veterans and their families.
- Public awareness programs that shine a consistent spotlight on the needs of America’s veterans.
- Outreach services that provide veterans and families in need with food, clothing, transportation, employment, and other essential resources.
Operation Warfighter
The Department of Defense (DoD) is sponsoring Operation Warfighter, an internship program for wounded, ill, and injured service members who are convalescing at military treatment facilities across the United States.
Operation Warfighter is designed to provide recuperating Service members with meaningful activity outside of the hospital environment that assists in their wellness and offers a formal means of transition back to the civilian workforce.
Open to Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve components, Operation Warfighter represents a great opportunity for Service members in a medical hold status to build their resumes, explore employment interests, develop job skills, and gain valuable federal government work experience that will prepare them for the future. The program simultaneously enables participating federal agencies to avail themselves of the considerable talent and dedication of these recuperating Service members.
Swords to Plowshares
War causes wounds and suffering that last beyond the battlefield. Swords to Plowshares’ mission is to heal the wounds, to restore dignity, hope, and self-sufficiency to all veterans in need, and to significantly reduce homelessness and poverty among veterans.
Founded in 1974, Swords to Plowshares is a community-based, not-for-profit organization that provides counseling and case management, employment and training, housing, and legal assistance to more than 1500 homeless and low-income veterans annually in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. We promote and protect the rights of veterans through advocacy, public education, and partnerships with local, state, and national entities.
Swords to Plowshares is the only veterans service agency in the United States that provides a full continuum of care. We help vets, as well as families of vets, in the following areas:
Employment & Training - Through direct training and job referrals, Swords to Plowshares helps veterans re-enter the workforce.
The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Disabled American Veterans of the War on Terror must struggle every day to overcome life-changing sacrifices such as the loss of a limb, significant burns, and the reality of being in a wheel chair.
The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes was created to provide a way for individuals, corporations and others to support our troops by helping severely wounded and disabled Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and their families rebuild their lives.
The mission of The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes is to help the people who have given so much on our behalf overcome these obstacles and resume a productive and fulfilling life through programs targeted to their specific needs.
One of their programs: Wounded Hero Career Network - Programs that assist wounded Vets (and their spouses) in transitioning from their career in the military to exploring options in the civilian workplace.
The Mission Continues (Serving through volunteering)
The Mission Continues Fellowship Program is the flagship project of the The Mission Continues. Its mission is to place wounded and disabled veterans into volunteer positions in their communities. The goal is to provide service opportunities for wounded veterans who still have the desire to serve their country, but whose disabilities prevent them from continuing to serve in the military. The Mission Continues accomplishes this goal by awarding fellowships for volunteer work to veterans who have suffered severe or traumatic injuries in Iraq or Afghanistan. An average Fellowship covers 14 weeks, during which the fellow volunteers at a local charitable organization for 40 hours per week.
Each Mission Continues Fellow is awarded a monetary grant that enables the Fellow to offset cost-of-living expenses while he or she volunteers. This competitive Fellowship program allows wounded and disabled veterans with high leadership potential to continue their service within their communities. The Mission Continues does not offer charity; it offers a challenge.
Warrior Gateway
The Warrior Gateway Program has been designed to promote easier reintegration into home communities. It establishes a single capability that serves as a trusted and reliable resource for the military community to quickly locate service organizations that satisfy their needs, identify academic programs they are interested in and easily find employers seeking their valuable skills, while enabling improvements in the service provider sector through metrics and collaboration.
Warrior Gateway:
- Is inclusive and free to the military community
- Eliminates information barriers and information overload
- Is a non-profit program
- Brings needed resources to one location - you
Yellow Ribbon Fund
Long-term rehabilitation at any hospital is not easy. Family and community support helps a patient tremendously in their recovery. Most injured service members at Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval Hospital are away from their own communities, with only a few family members around and some with none. Many are amputees. These active duty service members' primary responsibility is to successfully accomplish their recovery mission. That mission still leaves many of them a substantial amount of free time.
In our Mentor/Intern Program, we offer these service members the following: (1) an opportunity to use their free time to learn job skills with a local company and to have meaningful interaction with the civilian business community (2) if appropriate, more formal training on the job, in a local business or at a technical institution (3) as required, transportation to and from the job or training site (4) mentors and friends who care.
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