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Advocacy/Support - Disabled American Veterans
The DAV’s 1.2 million members provide grassroots advocacy and services in communities nationwide. From educating lawmakers and the public about important issues to supporting services and legislation to help disabled veterans — the DAV is there to promote its message of hope to all who have served and sacrificed.
Advocacy/Support - 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.
Advocacy/Support - Salute Inc.
Salute, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness and support of issues facing active military personnel, veterans and their families and to provide financial support through advocacy and fundraising.
Advocacy/Support - Silver Stars Families of America
SSFOA is dedicated to supporting and assisting the wounded and ill and their families of all branches of services and all wars. Our goal is to recognized the blood sacrifice of wounded servicemembers and injuries or illness that originated in a war zone, including, Purple Heart recipients, victims of friendly fire, those who suffer from PTSD, Agent Orange effects and Gulf War syndrome. We are also advocates for the wounded and assist in educating the public concerning their plight.
Advocacy/Support - Stand Up 4 Vets
Stand Up For Veterans is an advocacy campaign of the Disabled American Veterans. Its purpose is to generate greater public awareness and support for strengthening federal policies that provide health care assistance to disabled veterans injured in the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as those from prior eras and conflicts.
Stand Up For Veterans is focused on areas that demand further action by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Congress and the President in order to heal the visible and invisible wounds of our veterans. Some of the major areas requiring action include diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, screening and treatment for mental health problems, new support for family caregivers, additional focus on the unique needs of women veterans and funding reform for veterans’ health care.
Advocacy/Support - U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program
The Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) is the official U.S. Army program that assists and advocates for severely wounded, injured, and ill Soldiers and their families, wherever they are located, for as long as it takes. AW2 provides individualized support to this unique population of Soldiers, who were injured or became ill during their service in the Global War on Terrorism.
Awareness - In Our Boots
Our objectives: To make our wounded and recovering United States military service-members, past and present, aware of the benefits afforded to them by the U.S. Government and other charitable/humanitarian organizations; to make the general American public aware of the stigma’s that wounded military service-members experience in society; and to cause all of us to remember the cost related to their service of America; to fill in the gaps where there are shortcomings of care; as well as represent the interests of the wounded in and out of the military including their families and caregivers.
Awareness - Re-MIND (Bob Woodruff Family Fund)
The mission of the Bob Woodruff Foundation is to provide resources and support to injured service members, veterans and their families -- building a movement to empower communities nationwide to take action to successfully reintegrate our nation’s injured heroes—especially those who have sustained the Hidden Injuries of War—back into their communities so they may thrive physically, psychologically, socially and economically.
BWF is a national nonprofit that helps ensure our nation’s service members return to a homefront ready to support them. This is accomplished in three key ways:
Through a movement called ReMIND.org — we help educate the public about the needs of service members returning from war… and our nation’s greater responsibility to ensure our heroes and their families receive the support necessary to successfully reintegrate into their communities.
We collaborate with other experts and organizations, at the federal state and local level, to identify and solve issues related to the return of service members from combat to civilian life.
We invest in national and community-based programs that connect our troops to the help they need — from individual needs like physical accommodations, medical care and counseling, to larger social issues like homelessness and suicide.
Awareness - Great Americans
Great Americans visitors can view videos featuring everyday American heroes submitted by military personnel, military support organizations, veteran's groups, law enforcement, fire and rescue and NASA. Visitors are invited to join in the Great Americans movement and upload videos, comment and discuss content, or visit an online memorial to American heroes in uniform who have been wounded or lost their lives in the line of duty.
Awareness - Operation Never Forgotten
Operation Never Forgotten (ONF) is a national non-profit communications service that connects our military and civilian worlds through non-partisan public service announcements (PSAs).
Awareness - Silver Star Families of America
SSFOA is dedicated to supporting and assisting the wounded, ill and dying and their families of all branches of service from all wars. Silver Star members are reaching across the United States approaching cities, towns, counties and state officials in hopes of permanently setting May 1st as Silver Star Banner Day. A day set aside per annum to honor wounded, ill and dying Veterans. Our goal is to recognize the blood and sacrifices of wounded, ill and dying Veterans as a result of injuries or illness originating in a war zone, including, Purple Heart recipients, victims of friendly fire, those who suffer from PTS, Agent Orange effects and Gulf War syndrome.
Awareness - Talking with Heroes
Help us get the word out to more Americans about the great work our heroes have been and continue doing in Iraq, Afghanistan, in America and around the world. Plus about what many individuals, organizations and companies are doing to help our troops, their families, the wounded and more.
Awareness/Advocacy - Wounded Warrior Project
The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Their purpose is: to raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women, to help severely injured service members aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of severely injured service members.
Awareness/Support - Blue Star Riders
Blue Star Riders is a non-profit organization. We are riders and non-riders who support those who defend our freedom. We are dedicated to supporting our troops and veterans, as well as honoring all wounded troops and fallen heroes.
Our activities include visiting hospitals and outreach centers, attending funerals for fallen heroes, and to spread the word of the Fallen and Wounded Warrior Torch. We bring awareness of our fallen and wounded warriors by attending veterans events like Cripple Creek, Rolling Thunder and special memorial services for families.
Recognition (Memorial Wall) - The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial
For the first time in our nation’s history, we will build a monument to honor and pay tribute to some of America’s most courageous heroes. The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial will celebrate those men and women who may be broken in body—but never in spirit.
As these veterans face a life for which no one can prepare, so must their families and friends. The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial will also honor veterans’ loved ones and caregivers—individuals whose heroic devotion is a source of strength for those striving to heal.
Recognition (Pedestal) - Blue Star Riders
The eagle pedestal is given to our wounded Warriors who sacrificed their mobility and or those that choose one instead of a cane (Eastern Oklahoma Woodcarvers Association). Blue Star Riders wants to make sure every soldier we meet is honored.
Recognition (Presentation Cane) - Eastern Oklahoma Woodcarvers Association
The Eagle Cane is a project that originated by the Eastern Oklahoma Woodcarvers Association to supply post-9/11 veterans, who have sustained combat related injury, with a presentation cane. Disclaimer: The presentation cane while not fully functional as a mobility aid is an expression of respect, honor and appreciation of a patriotic duty preformed by the recipient. Each cane is unique in design.
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