Resources

NMFA Operation Purple

In 2004, the Operation Purple® Summer Camp Program was created as a way to help military children struggling with having a parent deployed.

http://www.militaryfamily.org/our-programs/operation-purple/

OPC@militaryfamily.org

2500 North Van Dorn St., Suite 102
Alexandria, VA 22302Alexandria VA 22302

IAVA’s NewGIBill.org provides veterans, service members and their families with information about their New GI Bill benefits, including a benefit calculator, updates and answers to frequently asked questions.

http://newgibill.org

The Mission Continues

The Mission Continues is a national nonprofit organization challenging post-9/11 veterans to rebuild a sense of purpose through community service. Founded in 2007 when Navy SEAL Eric Greitens returned from Iraq, the organization offers paid service fellowships to post-9/11 veterans. The Mission Continues is reshaping the way this country welcomes home our veterans by showing that these men and women are tremendous assets whose leadership and skills can be vital to their community’s improvement. For more information, please visit www.missioncontinues.org.

http://www.missioncontinues.org

info@missioncontinues.org

The Mission Continues
1141 South 7th Street St. Louis, MO 63104Saint Louis MO 63103

THE SOLDIERS PROJECT

GIVING BACK TO OUR MILITARY FAMILIES: THE SOLDIERS PROJECT

http://thesoldiersproject.org

info@thesoldiersproject.org

Multiple locations

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans

on of Homeless Veterans serves to empower homeless veterans so they can support themselves. The NCHV has an excellent page with advice specifically for homeless veterans.

http://www.nchv.org/index.cfm

info@nchv.org

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
333 ½ Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20003-1148Washington DC 10001

Wounded Warrior Project: Coping Services

The Wounded Warrior Project offers many different services to help wounded warriors cope with combat stress or trauma.

http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/content/view/479/940/

Wounded Warrior Project
4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300 Jacksonville, FL 32256Jacksonville FL 32256

National Veterans Foundation

The National Veterans Foundation's mission is 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.

http://www.nvf.org

National Veterans Foundation
9841 Airport Blvd Suite 418 Los Angeles, CA 90045

Our Military Kids, Inc.

Our Military Kids provides tangible support to the children of deployed and severely injured National Guard and Military Reserve personnel through grants for enrichment activities and tutoring that nurture and sustain the children during the time a parent is away in service to our country.

http://www.ourmilitarykids.org

omkinquiry@ourmilitarykids.org

Our Military Kids, Inc
6861 Elm Street, Suite 2A McLean, VA 22101McLean VA 22102

Department of Veterans Affairs - Vet Centers

Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone.

http://www.vetcenter.va.gov/

The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center

Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) medical care can address the needs of service members who sustain injuries through events that often affect the civilian population (motor vehicle crashes, falls, etc.) as well as incidents usually more unique to a military setting (blast/explosion, penetrating shrapnel, paratroop injuries).

http://www.dvbic.org/

Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
PO Box 59181,Washington, DC 20012 RWashington DC 20307

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