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Justice for Vets
Justice for Vets is a project of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) . Justice for Vets is the most comprehensive site on the web for Veterans Treatment Court news and resources.
NADCP is working with national experts and federal partners to help the Drug Court community achieve the following:
- gain a better understanding of the struggle veterans experience upon return to civilian life after combat;
- learn how to establish partnerships with Veterans Affairs offices and provide effective services such as veterans mentor programs;
- learn how to address the needs of veterans who do not qualify for VA benefits; and
- learn about pending legislation that would provide funding to veterans treatment courts.
AMVETS
DESCRIPTION
AMVets is one of the nation’s largest Congressionally chartered veterans service orgs. They strive to provide Veterans with support through various ways from professional advice for benefits, to legislative efforts on capitol hill and to the help from hospital volunteers.
MISSION
To provide our fellow veterans with the type of support they truly deserve.
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Building Homes for Heroes
DESCRIPTION
Building Homes for Heroes provides individuals, corporations and others with an opportunity to help our severely wounded and disabled veterans and their families rebuild their lives.
MISSION
Building Homes for Heroes is committed to supporting those who have returned home from the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan with severe wounds and disabilities, with a goal to build homes for families in dire need.
CONTACT
www.BuildingHomesforHeroes.org
Veterans Assistance Project
DESCRIPTION
The Project is designed to meet the needs of the 254,000 veterans living in New York City by providing pro bono assistance with disability benefits claims before the New York City Regional Office of Veterans Affairs. With the guidance of Justice Center staff, volunteer lawyers help veterans file claims and appeals with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Assistance ranges from locating service documents and medical records to preparing and filing claims and directly representing veterans at hearings. In less than a year, more than 160 veterans met with legal counsel, and the Project leveraged over half a million dollars in free legal services for veterans
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Air Compassion For Veterans
DESCRIPTION
Air Compassion for veterans strives to ensure that no wounded warrior, veteran, or adversely affected family member is denied access to medical treatment or programs. They provide medical transportation and use commerical airlines to access their clients
MISSION
To ensure that no financially-stressed wounded warrior / veteran / active duty military person or their family member(s) is denied access to distant specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation for lack of a means of long-distance medical air transportation
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AfterDeployment.org
DESCRIPTION
An online wellness resource focused on helping service members, their families, and Veterans with post-deployment issues. They provide self-care solutions targeting Post-Traumatic Stress, Depression, Anger. A great online resource for support, information, and resources.
MISSION
To create and provide media-rich, Web-based, self-care solutions targeting mental health problems commonly faced following a deployment; and to conduct research and determine best practices for delivering online mental health resources to Service Members, their Families, and Veterans.
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Family of a Vet
DESCRIPTION
Family of a Vet is an online community That provides resources and support for Veterans and Families dealing with combat wounds such as PTSD and TBI. They have many articles and a radio show.
MISSION
To provide real-world resources that help heroes and their loved ones survive & thrive in life after combat
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Give an Hour
DESCRIPTION
Give an Hour is a nonprofit that connects Veterans and their families to licensed therapists who donate free mental health services. Search their directory to find a practitioner in your location for free counseling with issues such as PTSD, TBI, reintegration, and marriage counseling.
MISSION
Our mission is to develop national networks of volunteers capable of responding to both acute and chronic conditions that arise within our society. Our first target population is the U.S. troops and families who are being affected by the current military conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and supporting areas. Give an Hour™ is asking mental health professionals nationwide to literally donate an hour of their time each week to provide free mental health services to military personnel and their families. Research will guide the development of additional services needed by the military community, and appropriate networks will be created to respond to those needs. Individuals who receive services will be given the opportunity to give an hour back in their own community. As of August 2011, approximately 6,000 providers have donated 42,000 hours of service.
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Vets Prevail
DESCRIPTION
Vets Prevail is an online program for Veterans dealing with the effects of combat, especially PTSD, TBI, Depression and Anxiety. The program is lead by Veterans and provides support and recovery tools online.
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Graffiti of War
DESCRIPTION
Graffiti of War is a non profit that collects, preserves and showcases combat art as expressed by the soldiers in the form of war graffiti as a means of therapeutic release and a way of telling and perserving their experiences.
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My Next Move for Veterans
DESCRIPTION
My Next Move for Veterans is an easy-to-use online tool created by the Department of Labor that allows veterans to enter information about their experience and skills in the field, and match it with civilian careers that put that experience to use. The site also includes information about salaries, apprenticeships, and other related education and training programs. Search for careers in one of 3 ways:
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- Search careers with keywords: “I want to be a…”
– Allows you to describe your dream career in a few words. - Browse careers by industry: “I’ll know it when I see it…”
– Includes over 900 career options for you to look at, organized by industry - Find careers like your military job: “I liked my last job…” – Enter the name or code of your military classification. We’ll suggest civilian careers with similar work
- Search careers with keywords: “I want to be a…”
MISSION
To help veterans (who’ve served their country, and are transitioning to a new challenge) figure out “What Do You Want to Do for a Living?”
CONTACT: http://www.mynextmove.org/vets/