- Taken from Wounded Wear Facebook Page
The primary mission of Wounded Wear is to provide custom complimentary clothing to wounded service members that bear the Wounded Wear logo, can be worn at any occasion, and if necessary be modified to be worn around prosthetics or medical devices necessary for healing.
Freedom Is Not Free is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to assisting wounded service members and their families, and the families of the fallen. Freedom Is Not Free makes grants to Purple Heart recipients and their families to meet their immediate financial needs, including but not limited to, the expenses associated with medical care, travel, home modification, and paying bills. We support community projects and provide activities for wounded service members and their families.- Freedom isn't Free Mission Statement
Patriot Guard Riders Mission Statement- Quote taken from the Patriot Guard Riders website
The Patriot Guard Riders is a diverse amalgamation of riders from across the nation. We have one thing in common besides motorcycles. We have an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America’s freedom and security. If you share this respect, please join us.
We don’t care what you ride or if you ride, what your political views are, or whether you’re a hawk or a dove. It is not a requirement that you be a veteran. It doesn't matter where you’re from or what your income is; you don’t even have to ride. The only prerequisite is Respect.
Our main mission is to attend the funeral services of fallen American heroes as invited guests of the family. Each mission we undertake has two basic objectives:
1. Show our sincere respect for our fallen heroes, their families, and their communities.
2. Shield the mourning family and their friends from interruptions created by any protestor or group of protestors.
We accomplish the latter through strictly legal and non-violent means.
To those of you who are currently serving and fighting for the freedoms of others, at home and abroad, please know that we are backing you. We honor and support you with every mission we carry out, and we are praying for a safe return home for all.
In 2006 the Armed Forces Support Foundation (501(c)(3) was created, along with Hire A Hero, to provide free employment services to returning service members and their families. Hire A Hero was created as a pipeline for service members and their families to reach out and connect to people through online social networking tools that would allow them to make connections to find a rewarding career. Our research and experience suggests that conventional job boards fail to identify the specific needs of returning veterans and did not effectively connect them with the wider military community. Hire A Hero is a national program that was created to address this gap.-Quote taken from the Hire a Hero website
Over the past three years, Hire A Hero has grown into a nation-wide resources the connects the growing number of unemployed veterans with job opportunities, education, and social services to help them re-integrate back into the civilian workforce. Today Hire A Hero has over 300,000 registrations and see's over 3 million unique visits a year, helping 3 out of 10 veterans find a new career.
Our successful approach was recognized by Time Magazine (September '08) as one of the top 21 ways to "Fix America" and was ranked at number 11.
Operation Shower is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to provide joyful baby showers for military families to ease the burden of deployment- Taken from the Operation Shower Home Page
Simply put, with Vets Prevail you can connect with other Veterans, complete our training program, and earn great rewards.
Each month at Vets Prevail, we open up new activities and training chapters to engage the minds of Veterans like us. Enrolling in the Vets Prevail Training gives you access to these tools to support your successful transition to civilian life. The training will enhance your abilities to problem solve and improve your mood, and will help you meet your goals and make time to reconnect to the people and things that are important to you.
We know the path to success after deployment can be rough or unclear - we've been there too - so our training covers the things we struggle with as Veterans who have been through some intense experiences. The training is built to be interactive, fun and customized to your situation and the issues that you face. You can do it privately and from the convenience of home.-Taken from the Vet's Prevail website
Best of all, the more online activities you complete at Vets Prevail, the more rewards you can earn. Completing activities earns you points, which can be redeemed for valuable rewards like gift cards and restaurant vouchers.
As Veterans, it's time to get more for what we've accomplished.
The Pets for Vets program is dedicated to providing a second chance for shelter pets by rescuing, training and pairing them with America's veterans who could benefit from having a companion animal.-Quoted from the Pets For Vets Website
This is a win-win way to give back to our troops who have given so much to us. They fought hard for our country and made us proud. Pets for Vets is a concrete way to say thank you and to benefit our returning veterans.
Many of our Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans suffer from physical and emotional injuries making it difficult to transition back to civilian life. Pets for Vets can help! Our goal is to heal their wounds by bringing together man's best friend and our returning soldiers while showing them both that we have not forgotten
Everyone needs that shoulder sometimes… use ours.-Quoted from the Operation Love ReUnited Homepage
**Please understand, Operation: Love ReUnited sessions are for deploying, depolyed and returning military and their families. Many of our photographers offer seperate pricing for military members if you are interested in family portraits. Thank you!**
If you have ever been through a military deployment, there are no words to explain how hard it is to send the father or mother of your children off to some foreign, dangerous land, leaving you all behind…. Alone. It’s indescribable to watch their faces light up as their mother or father comes up the stairs of the airport after months, possibly a year or more, of not hugging each other. Emotions fly through the main lobby, it’s so very good to have them home. Your base’s Family Support Squadron will help you with your deployment. But the last thing on your mind when your wife or husband arrives home after a 4 to 18 month tour, is capturing all this love– on film. Most people are so overwhelmed with emotions they forget to simply point and shoot the camera they are grasping of their child’s first hug, or that single tear of relief from a mother being able to hold her twenty year old son again. With the help of Operation: Love ReUnited and local photographers near your base, you can.
Our mission with FOB Summit County Co is to gather American Warriors that are wounded and in active duty, to get them on a outdoor adventure with kind hearted civilian volunteers to interact in a setting that is healthy and healing for them. While your safety is always first in thought, I will always provide a medical professional, be it health, psychiatric or alternative therapy on hand. As part of our code of conduct on such events is with the golden rule: “treat others as you would want to be treated”.
We’ll have lunch afterwards and during that time we’ll talk about concerns that are going on in your military life. If you don’t want to participate in the boat ride, let me know and we’ll take it from there. So come on and let's have some fun in the sun. Contact information below.
With All Respect,
Tom Torres U.S. Army Airborne (ret)
970-401-0247
Founder and C.E.O.
501.c3 FOB Summit County Co
Sittercity.com is America’s largest and most trusted online source for child care, pet care, senior care, housesitting, housekeeping and tutoring. As a network of hundreds of thousands of caregivers nationwide, Sittercity helps families and individuals find the perfect in-home care provider.-Quote taken from the Sittercity for Military Families Facebook Page
Sittercity has partnered with the Department of Defense to provide all Army, Marine, Navy & Air Force families (including active duty, reserve and guard) with a membership at no cost.
Military families can have instant access to caregiver profiles which include background checks, pictures, references, reviews, a four-step screening process and proprietary matching technology to help families hand-select the perfect caregiver for their family. In addition, military families will be able to connect with Military Certified care-providers on Sittercity as well as caregivers who are military subsidized and authorized access to a military installation.
The 1.2 million-member Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is a non-profit 501(c)(4) charity dedicated to building better lives for America’s disabled veterans and their families.
The DAV was founded in 1920 by disabled veterans returning from World War I to represent their unique interests. In 1932, the DAV was congressionally chartered as the official voice of the nation’s wartime disabled veterans.
With our brave Americans leaving the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, the DAV’s services and advocacy are as relevant and critical today as in any time in our nation’s history.
Annually, the DAV represents more than 200,000 veterans and their dependents with claims for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense.
The DAV’s Voluntary Services Program operates a comprehensive network of volunteers who provide veterans free rides to and from VA medical facilities and improve care and morale for sick and disabled 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
Who We Serve:- Taken from the Operation Homefront Mission Statement and Facts Page
Operation Gratitude sends packages to Wounded Warriors and deployed members of all Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and to units from all states and territories. While we will send at least 100,000 care packages per year, we know the recipients share with their comrades, so we project that at least 250,000 service members will be directly touched by our program annually. In addition, the impact of our program on morale is felt generally throughout the Military (2.7 million people) and by the loved ones of those who serve (several million more).
Soldiers' Angels is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and their families. Founded in 2003 by the mother of two American soldiers, its hundreds of thousands of Angel volunteers assist veterans, wounded and deployed personnel and their families in a variety of unique and effective ways.- Taken from the Soldier's Angels About Us Page
