“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it… it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”
“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it… it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”
LOCAL HELP FOR VETERANS & MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL
We provide the first point of contact for Veterans needing to connect to nonprofit, employment, educational, and VA resources, in order to provide paths towards self-sufficiency.
- Navy Marine Corps
Basic - Emergency Funds ,Basic - Financial Counseling, MH - Death and Bereavement, Transportation
We create so much more than crafts. The veterans we serve become part of the Help Heal Veterans community of staff, volunteers and supporters; they’re appreciated and valued, and they make connections that can turn into lifelong friendships. Nowhere is this stronger than in our Community-Based Arts and Crafts Centers (CBCs).
The AWA is dedicated to honoring, aiding and supporting the Military, Veterans and First Responders who uphold the principles of our country and have chosen to unselfishly serve others and effect positive change in society. We recognize that the American Fighting Spirit is a cornerstone in the cultural foundation of our Nation, and that it continues to be a force for good.
We offer confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting. Our services include counseling for needs such as depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). We can also connect you with more support in VA and your community.
*Must reside in Tarrant County. Eligible veterans include:
*Veteran who lives in Tarrant County regardless of era or character discharge.
*A military person who is on active duty.
*National Guard.
*Reservists.
*Household income is at or below 80% of Area Median Income (AMI).
*Provide veteran status documentation
*Provide income documentation.
*U.S. Citizen or have legal residency, picture ID and Social Security card
*Forward Home additional criteria:
*Copy of utility bills (water, electricity, gas or lease).
Depending upon the number of requests, funding for some programs may be limited or unavailable.
We offer confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting. Our services include counseling for needs such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). We can also connect you with more support in VA and your community.
Basic - Emergency Funds, Basic - Food, Basic - Financial Counseling, Basic - Clothing and Work Clothes, Housing - Homeless Specific, MH - Counseling, MH - PTSD
Dallas VA Medical Center provides primary care and specialty health services, including cardiology, mental health services, treatment for spinal cord injuries, suicide prevention, women’s health care, and more. Below, you’ll find our address and hours, parking and transportation information, and the other health services we offer at Dallas VA Medical Center.
At GDVF, we know you like to honor and appreciate veterans in meaningful ways. To do that, you need to have options and opportunities that keep your interest AND fit your, your family’s, or your organization's busy schedule.
Commencing at 11:00 a.m. November 10th at City Hall Plaza, the 11th Hour Ceremony will include: a symbolic wreath laying ceremony accompanied by Taps, a Missing Man Formation military fly over and patriotic comments from local civic and military leaders. Following the ceremonies, the colorful Massing of the Colors will be performed by area High School JROTC cadets. The parade starts at Houston and Young streets, continues up Main Street, across Ervay Street and passes in review in front of City Hall.
Saving lives of veterans, their families, and communities with the Columbia Protocol.
The Dallas County Veteran Services Office is an advocate agency established to assist veterans and/or their survivors obtain entitled benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the State of Texas.
This program helps veterans, surviving spouses and their families by providing them with one-time rental/mortgage and utility payments to prevent homelessness.
*One-time payments for Rent, Mortgage and Utilities to prevent Texas veterans and their families from becoming homeless.
*Preference will be given to honorably discharged veterans.
VFW Post 6796 :: Dallas TX USA (dallasvfw.org)
2025 together we dance CHALLENGE
"COMING SOON!"
"2025 SUPPORT FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF ALL THAT LIVE EVENT"
Feed the hungry. Shelter the homeless. Support the Ailing
FREE WORLD DANCE VIDEO EVENT.
Enter a video for free for a chance to win any of 200 prizes.
2025 #TOGETHERWEDANCE Support for the health and well-being of all that live dance challenge
“Feed the Hungry, Shelter the Homeless, Support the Ailing”.
Your video enters you in the daily prize giveaways.
Submit your own video to any Free style or choreographed number, to any music. OPEN TO EVERYONE AND ALL DANCE ABILITIES
EVENT HOSTED BY NON PROFIT - SHELTERDAY FOODSHELTERWATER.ORG
36 FORD HOT-ROD DONATED by CAR-a-gogo
Donate a car or to get more info on this vehicle or other donations go to ctrader.org
Proceeds provide support for those affected by the Texas floods & 2025 For The Health and Well Being of All That Live Event.
2025 FOR THE Health and well-being OF all that live event.
2025 250 MILLION MEAL “FEED THE HUNGRY CHALLENGE.”
Food support for all world-wide community food banks, pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters. Support these organizations and individuals in need in your community anyway you can. Donate if you can. Volunteer if you have the time.
The Number 1 need and necessity to sustain life as we know it, is food. Yet over 750 million people on our planet are food deprived and lack adequate meals and nutrition that are necessary for our basic health and well-being. 2.4 billion people are moderately or severely food insecure worldwide.
- 1 in 3 people are facing hunger in America over 34 million people including 9 million children live in food insecure households in the United States.
- $1 Provides a meal for a food deprived or homeless individual. $3 for a day of food. $90 for a month of meals.
- $33 provides meals for a month for elderly individual.
- $15 provides one month of meals for a cat (dry food)
- $15 provides one month of meals for a (med) dog (dry food)
MENTAL HEALTH HELP IN DALLAS FORT-WORTH
Operation Healthy Reunions
624 N. Good Latimer Suite 200 Dallas, TX 75204
214-871-2420 ext. 110
MVPN TARRANT COUNTY
3840 Hulen Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Military Veteran Peer Network - VMHD (texas.gov)
My Health My Resources Tarrant County
3840 Hulen Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
817-569-4300
My Health My Resources of Tarrant County – We change lives (mhmrtarrant.org)
Compassionate Touch
713-524-1971
Compassionate Touch | Providing Short-Term Emergency Resources for Patients & Families
The American Fallen Soldiers Project
3200 Earhart Dr
Carrollton, TX 75006
214-387-7769
Home (americanfallensoldiers.com)
DEPARMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
400 E Highway 243, #10,
Canton, TX 75103
(214)-951-7902
1-800-252-5400
BRIGHTER TOMORROWS
928 Bluebird Dr.Irving, TX 75061
(972)-254-4003
(972)-262-8383
Carry The Load
514 S. Hall Street
Dallas, TX 75226
214-723-6068
Carry The Load - Veterans Charity to Support & Honor our Heroes
HOMELESS-Dallas Hope Charities DALLAS
Dallas Hope Charities | Instill dignity, stability, and Hope For All.
Fort Worth Vet Center
6620 Westworth Blvd Westworth Village
Fort Worth, TX 76114
817-921-9095
Fort Worth Vet Center | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)
MPN DALLAS
16160 Midway Rd#218
Addison, TX 75001
817-239-2636
Military Veteran Peer Network - VMHD (texas.gov)
Operation Open Door
3840 Hulen Street
North Tower Fort Worth, TX 76107
817-335-5405
Association of Persons Affected by Addiction
3116 Martin Luther King Jr.
Building Dallas, TX 75215
214-634-2722
Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (recoveryiswhy.org)
Easterseals’ Military & Veterans Services
1424 Hemphill Street
Fort Worth, TX 76104
888-617-7171
Easterseals North Texas | Military & Veteran Services
Catholic Charities Fort Worth Clinical Counseling
249 West Thornhill Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76115
817.413.3921
Catholic Charities Fort Worth - Ending Poverty, One Family at a Time
SSVF
6060 N. Central Expwy.
Suite 639 Dallas, TX 75206
210-431-6466 ext. 117
Liberty House
1501 E El Paso St
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817-569-4650
My Health My Resources of Tarrant County – We change lives (mhmrtarrant.org)
Magdalene House
1302 Redwood Cir
Dallas, TX 75218
214-324-9261
The Magdalen House | A Recovery Community for Alcoholism
VA North Texas Health Care System
2201 SE Loop 820
Fort Worth, TX 76119
817-730-0000
VA North Texas Health Care | Veterans Affairs
Recovery Resource Council
2700 Airport Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76111
817.332.6329
Enduring Families – Welcome to the Recovery Resource Council (recoverycouncil.org)
Vet Center Arlington
3337 W. Pioneer Pkwy Northlake Center
Pantego, TX 76013
817-274-0981
Arlington Vet Center | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)
Steel Hope
700 N.E. Loop 820 Suite #212
Hurst, TX 76053
817-689-9339
Heroes on Water
214-295-4541
Dallas VA Medical Center
4500 S. Lancaster Rd
Dallas, TX 75216
800-849-3597
VA North Texas Health Care | Veterans Affairs
Equine Connection Counseling
4200 County Road 806
Cleburne, TX 76031
682-334-3784
Equine Assisted Counseling & Psychotherapy - Equine Connection Counseling
Pecan Valley
104 Pirate Dr Granbury, TX 76048
817-579-4489
Veteran Services | pecanvalleycenters
Surmounters
817-297-9292
Visit the Gypsy Horses (surmounters.com)
VA North Texas Health System
4500 S. Lancaster Road
Dallas, TX 75216
214-742-8387
VA North Texas Health Care | Veterans Affairs
Hooves For Heroes
811 Pemberton Hill Rd. Bldg . 4
Dallas, TX 75217
972-412-1099
Warrior Spirit Project
972-765-4071
Shiloh Place
PO BOX 2731
McKinney, TX 75070
469.534.9407
Hope and a Future for Single Mom - Shiloh Place Mckinney
Stay The Course Veteran Services855 Texas Street Suite 150 Fort Worth, TX 76102 682-990-6242
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
A Community Support Guide for Alternatives to Inpatient Mental Health Treatment, September 2022– Helps people better understand mental health care in Texas. This guide provides basic information regarding the services available across the state and the organizations that can help people get connected to these resources.
Hogg Foundation – Blogs and email digests on mental health news.
Mental Health First Aid Training – Learn how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders in your community.
Mental Health Services Search – Find a local mental health or behavioral health authority in your area to get connected to services.
National Alliance of Mental Illness Texas – Improves the lives of people affected by mental illness through education, support, and advocacy.
SUPPORT OUR VETERANS & MILITARY PERSONNEL
Donate your car
Running or not cars, trucks, boats, RV's, golf carts, and construction equipment.
Even wrecked vehicles are accepted. Free towing & tax-deductible.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DALLAS FORT WORTH HELP
Dallas Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center
5554 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas , TX - 75235
(214) 630-5611
dallas.satruck.org
MHMR FORT WORTH
800-866-2465
My Health My Resources of Tarrant County – We change lives (mhmrtarrant.org)
North Dallas Drug Rehabilitation Center
2307 Springlake Road
Dallas, TX - 75234
(972) 446-0972
Life's Second Chance Treatment Center
2615 South Lancaster Road
Dallas, TX - 75216
(214) 376-7388
lsctreatmentcenter.com
Recovery Resource Council
2700 Airport Freeway Fort Worth, Texas 7611
817-332-6329
Welcome to the Recovery Resource Council (recoverycouncil.org)
Solutions Outpatient Services
4300 MacArthur Avenue Suite 270
Dallas, TX 75209
(214) 369-1155
http://sosdallas.com/
Fort Worth Vet Center
6620 Hawks Creek Avenue Westworth Village, TX 76114
817-921-9095
Fort Worth Vet Center | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)
Substance Use Treatment for Veterans
Substance Use Treatment For Veterans | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)
- Dallas-Fort Worth Central Office of Alcoholics Anonymous
Website: https://www.aadallas.org/This organization provides support and resources for individuals struggling with alcohol addiction.
Cenikor'sWebsite: Dallas Treatment Center | Cenikor Intensive Residential Treatment (male only), and Adult Outpatient
Services.
Greenhouse TreatmentWebsite: Drug & Alcohol Rehab Center Near Dallas Texas | Greenhouse Treatment Treatment & Recovery
North Texas Area of Narcotics Anonymous:
Website: https://ntana.org/Narcotics Anonymous offers support for those dealing with drug addiction.
Dallas County Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
Website: https://www.dallascounty.org/The Dallas County government's website may have information about local drug addiction programs and resources.
Texas Department of State Health Services - Substance Abuse Services:
Website: https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/This website might have information on state-funded drug addiction programs and services.
The Council on Recovery:
Website: https://www.councilonrecovery.org/This organization provides various addiction-related services and resources for individuals and families.
The Treehouse:
Website: https://www.treehouserehab.org/A rehab center in the Dallas area offering addiction treatment programs.
Recovery Resource Council:
Website: https://recoverycouncil.org/Provides a range of substance abuse and mental health services.
Homeward Bound Inc
Website: Homeward Bound, Inc. | Non-Profit Behavioral Health Agency (homewardboundinc.org) The mission is to promote the development of positive behavior, health, and independence for individuals and families caught up in the cycles of substance abuse and addiction.
Enterhealth
Website: Enterhealth: Addiction Treatment & Substance Abuse Rehab Team of medical experts, addiction-trained physicians, psychiatrists, and therapists.
Nexus Recovery
Website: Home | Nexus Recovery Center We serve as a community of hope and recovery for all women and their families who strive to live healthy, resilient lives.
The Right Step
Website: Texas Drug Rehab Centers | Addiction Treatment | The Right Step Centers Substance abuse treatment
Supporting Veterans in our Community
Shelterday
TOGETHER WE MARCH
TOGETHER WE MARCH
SHELTERDAY is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions to SHELTERDAY are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Federal identification number: 463311798.
TOGETHER WE MARCH
TOGETHER WE MARCH
TOGETHER WE MARCH
TOGETHER WE MARCH is an everyday calendar of events., both locally and nationally. It's easy for you to play a role in building a stronger, healthier community by making giving a part of your monthly routine. Start your acts of kindness journey today. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHELTERS!
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TOGETHER WE MARCH
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Find and click on your city. Find local discounts, entertainment & activities, all types of home services, health and fitness, personal care, senior, veteran, pet, government help, transportation and more.
NATIONAL HELP FOR VETERANS & MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL
Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA)
Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA)
Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA)
Operation Gratitude
Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA)
Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA)
- Operation Shower
This caring organization hosts joyful baby showers for military families across the country. The showers are an opportunity for military families to leave the stresses of deployment at home, come together and celebrate.
- Air Force Aid Society
Assists Airmen and eligible family members in emergencies and with education costs.
- Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA)
Uses programs and services to support military and their families. These programs range from childcare, to food services, to deployment support, and even wounded warrior support, among others.
- National Military Family Association
This organization speaks up for military families, provides resources for active duty and their families, supports children and spouses in need, and so much more.
- Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Financial assistance and counseling, education assistance, disaster relief, assistance for emergency travel, and more.
- Operation Gratitude
Raises morale of military men and women who are deployed or providing disaster relief, by sending care packages addressed individually to servicemembers. Operation Gratitude has sent over 1 million care packages to those serving since 2003.
- Operation Homefront
Operation Homefront strives to assist military families with critical assistance, short-term and long-term stability assistance, and programs to offer families recurring support.
- Semper Fi
Provides immediate financial support to post 9/11 wounded and critically ill service members from all branches, as well as support for family members. Semper Fi Fund wants to ensure that these service members have the resources they need for recovery and transition back to civilian life.
FIND OUT MORE
- Support Military Spouses
SMS provides military spouse care packages and assistance with managing finances, finding employment, balancing family life, caring for wounded warriors and honoring the memory of our fallen heroes.
- USA CARES
Offers “a hand up not a hand out” to service members, veterans, and survivors in need, and promises a response time of 48 hours to those who apply for financial assistance. Programs include assistance for combat-injured, emergency assistance, housing assistance, and jobs assistance.
Get Involved: Donate directly on their website or get involved.
- One Tribe Foundation
To create a community that raises awareness and combats suicide by empowering veterans, first responders, medical frontline workers and their families through traditional and non-traditional therapies.
- Hope for The Warriors
Nationally, Hope For The Warriors provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, and military families that are focused on transition, health and wellness, peer engagement, and connections to community resources.
- AMVETS
Supports veterans with their transition back into civilian life. AMVETS strives to continue improving and evolving based on the unique needs of the current generation of veterans transitioning to civilian life and stays flexible in order to help veterans to the best of their ability.
- Disabled American Veterans
A charity for disabled veterans that provides physical and psychological rehabilitation programs for veterans with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, amputated limbs, and other seriously disabling injuries.
- Hire Heroes USA
Helps transitioning servicemembers, veterans, and spouses across the US find good jobs. Impact lives by helping approximately 60 people per week find sustainable jobs.
- Homes For Our Troops
Builds specially adapted homes for post 9/11 veterans with physical impairments so they can quickly transition into civilian life. This privately funded organization builds every home mortgage free and has built over 200 homes for disabled veterans, in 42 states, since starting in 2004.
FIND OUT MORE
- Honor Flight Network
Honors veterans by transporting veterans to Washington D.C. to visit memorials dedicated to their service in the U.S. Military. Currently, priority is given to WWII survivors and veterans with a terminal illness.
- National Veterans Foundation
Offers assistance for veterans and their families facing crisis, including a lifeline for vets. This charity for veterans also provides outreach programs for veterans in need, providing food, clothing, transportation and other resources. Finally, National Veterans Foundation uses programs to advocate awareness for the needs of veterans.
- Navy SEAL Foundation
Focused on easing the intensity of life for Navy SEALS and their families, Navy SEAL Foundation offers programs for Active Duty SEAL, Veterans, Families, and Survivors ranging from Educational Opportunities, to Survivor Support, and more. This charity has the highest possible financial rating.
- Feed Our Vets
Since February 2009, Feed Our Vets has provided free food assistance to more than 43,513 Veterans and their family members, distributing 3.2 million pounds of food, and over $227,000 in gift cards. Feed Our Vets mission is to help Veterans in the United States, their spouses and children, whose circumstances have left them on the battlefield of hunger, and to involve the public in fighting Veteran hunger, through:
1. Community food pantries that provide regular, free food to Veterans and their families
2. Distribution of related goods and services
3. Public education and outreach
- Carry Forward 5K
The mission of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Now you have the chance to put that mission in motion and bring the WWP Carry Forward® Virtual 5K to your own community or neighborhood. Every step you take and dollar you raise will help empower wounded warriors as they take on their next mission.
- Wounded Warrior Project
The injured veterans we serve at WWP put their lives on the line to protect ours. Now they are fighting through their recoveries, and they need your help.
AIR CONDITIONER-FAN, HEATER & SMOKE ALARM DRIVE 2025
Join us in keeping all our families and individuals of our community cool this summer and warm and safe in the winter. Your donations will be greatly appreciated. A program and partnership with SHELTERDAY foodshelterwater.org
If you have any questions, please email vetsdaily@gmal.com
To donate funds to the drive, click below.
Fans $30
Window Air-Conditioners $150
Heaters $80
Smoke Alarms $25
Where To Find Help Cooling Off In Dallas County
Unfortunately, for many, the weather in Texas can be extremely challenging during the summer months. With the excessive heat that is projected for the next few weeks, we cannot ignore the significant weather-related challenges being placed on many individuals in our community. The following resources are available in in Dallas county to help you cope with these challenging conditions. Community Services If you’re looking for cooling resources specific to your location, please visit our My Community Services page to enter your zip code and find a list of community services available in your area. City of Dallas (Cooling Stations/Free Cooling Fans) The city of Dallas has a number of cooling stations available around the city.
- Cooling centers will open June 27, following a 11:30 a.m. press conference at the West Dallas Multipurpose Center. Cooling center hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- City of Dallas residents can sign up to receive a free cooling fan (while supplies last). Quantities are limited to only one unit per household.
- Two cooling locations are available / also apply for a cooling fan
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (2922 MLK, Jr. Blvd.)
- Call 214-670-8418
- West Dallas Multipurpose Center (2828 Fish Trap Rd.)
- Call 214-670-6341
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (2922 MLK, Jr. Blvd.)
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) DART has opened up over a dozen transit centers into cooling locations. Salvation Army The North Texas Area Command of the Salvation Army has activated its heat relief services in locations across the region. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) recently announced that the state broke the June peak demand record, passing last summer’s record which set 11 new peak demand records. As a result, ERCOT is also asking customers to voluntarily reduce their usage and prevent electric outages by unplugging or turning off any non-critical equipment, closing shades and blinds, and reducing lighting where possible and safe. Additional energy-saving tips can be found at ercot.com/txans. Don’t forget to care of your four-legged friends during this time of excessive heat. Here are a few suggestions for keeping your pets safe are:
- Never leave your pet in a hot vehicle
- Limit your pets exercise on hot days
- Walk your pet in the grass to avoid hot surfaces burning their paws
- Make sure your pet has access to shade and plenty of cool water
- Know that heat strokes are common to dogs with short snouts, dogs who are overweight and pets with extremely thick fur coats
- If your pet is experiencing heavy panting, is unable to calm down or unable to get up – seek a veterinarian’s advice, immediately
Finally, let's look out for one another during this period of extreme heat. Reach out to your friends, colleagues, and classmates, especially those who may be more vulnerable to the effects of high temperatures. Small gestures of support, such as checking in on each other's well-being or offering a helping hand, can make a significant difference.
Home Repair Dallas Fort - Worth
TEXAS DEPARMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
221 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701
1-800-525-0657
http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/texans.htm
Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214-670-3111
Community Council
https://www.ccadvance.org
Rebuilding Together North Texas
PO Box #251687 Plano, TX 75025
972-245-6900
Programs — Rebuilding Together North Texas (rtntx.org)
Trinity Habitat Community
9333 N. Normandale St., Fort Worth, TX 76166
817-926-9219
Home - Trinity Habitat for Humanity
Dallas Area HFH2800 N. Hampton Rd. Dallas Tx 75212-5029
214-678-2300
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity & Habitat
DISABILITY COMPENSATION
VA Disability Guide
https://veteransguide.org/va-disability-calculator/
VA disability compensation (pay) offers a monthly tax-free payment to Veterans who got sick or injured while serving in the military and to Veterans whose service made an existing condition worse. You may qualify for VA disability benefits for physical conditions (like a chronic illness or injury) and mental health conditions (like PTSD) that developed before, during, or after service. Find out how to apply for and manage the Veterans disability benefits you've earned.
VA Benefits for Elderly Veterans
Aid and Attendance (A&A) is an increased monthly pension amount paid if you meet one of the conditions below:
- You require help performing daily functions, which may include bathing, eating or dressing.
You are bedridden.
You are a patient in a nursing home.
Your eyesight is limited to a corrected 5/200 visual acuity or less in both eyes; or concentric contraction of the visual field to 5 degrees or less.
Housebound is an increased monthly pension amount paid if you are substantially confined to your immediate premises because of a permanent disability
VA pension benefits are available to some wartime Veterans and their survivors
HOUSING
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE
The Military Spouse Transition Program is made for YOU. MySTeP will help you plan, prepare and be ready for the life your family wants after transitioning out of the military, whenever that time comes. The information, tools and programs highlighted in MySTeP will connect you with the right resources at t
The Military Spouse Transition Program is made for YOU. MySTeP will help you plan, prepare and be ready for the life your family wants after transitioning out of the military, whenever that time comes. The information, tools and programs highlighted in MySTeP will connect you with the right resources at the right time to help you successfully navigate military life at every stage of your service member's career.
VA housing assistance can help Veterans, service members, and their surviving spouses to buy a home or refinance a loan. We also offer benefits and services to help you build, improve, or keep your current home.
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE
VA life insurance can offer financial security for Veterans, service members, and their spouses and dependent children. Explore your options, manage your policy, and file claims to get the insurance benefits you've earned
HEALTHCARE
LIFE INSURANCE
HEALTHCARE
With VA health care, you’re covered for regular checkups with your primary care provider and appointments with specialists (like cardiologists, gynecologists, and mental health providers). You can access Veterans health care services like home health and geriatric (elder) care, and you can get medical
With VA health care, you’re covered for regular checkups with your primary care provider and appointments with specialists (like cardiologists, gynecologists, and mental health providers). You can access Veterans health care services like home health and geriatric (elder) care, and you can get medical equipment, prosthetics, and prescriptions. Find out how to apply for and manage the health care benefits you've earned.
Geriatrics is health care for elderly Veterans with complex needs. Extended care – also known as long term care – is a program for Veterans of all ages who need the daily support and assistance of another individual. Elderly Veterans can receive geriatric and long term care programs at home, at VA medical centers, or in the community.
EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING
You may receive Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) (Formerly known as Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment) services to help with job training, education, employment accommodations, resume development, and job seeking skills coaching. Other services may be provided to assist Veterans and Service members in starting their own businesses or independent living services for those who are severely disabled and unable to work in traditional employment.
Explore career options that match your interests.
Note: We’re no longer offering access to CareerScope. You can use O*NET Interest Profiler to explore career options instead.
Connect with employment services and jobs that use the skills you learned in the military. You can also get help with searching for jobs, getting copies of your military records, and choosing the right schools or training programs.
Get help finding a new career or a civilian career that’s like your military job.
Connect with successful business professionals. And get help explaining your military skills on your resume or in private-sector interviews.
Get help finding a job and access resources for workplace accommodations if you have a spinal-cord injury. Workplace accommodations are changes to a work environment or work process that help you do your job with your disability. These changes can include special equipment, ramps to make buildings wheelchair accessible, or modified work schedules.
Find employment resources and advice for Veterans and family members. VETS also offers information on how you can protect your employment rights.
Get help from the Veteran Employment Services Office (VESO) as you transition to civilian life.
Get links to employment resources across all government agencies.
Learn about education and training services designed to help you transition to civilian life.
SW is a boutique suiting service providing upscale professional attire, wardrobe consulting, and education to transitioning service members, veterans, and their spouses on the path to a new career. Our SuitUp^ Program provides a pop-up suiting service to veteran events reaching those who are preparing to graduate, job fairs, interviews, networking events, daily career wear and formal attire. During SuitUP^ events, a SW Volunteer Stylists provide professional attire and assistance for each veterans individual fit and style preference. SW holds its own SuitUP^ event days or collaborates with various employment, career, and educational organizations to connect our service with the transitioning veteran population. Such organizations are VSOs, ESGR, National Guard, Colleges, and Universities, private technology schools; connecting Veterans and their families with this additional tool to help for a successful transition.
We are passionate about our veterans and first responders. Our goal is to be able to provide services that give them some comfort, pampering, and an atmosphere to let them know they are very much appreciated.
Assistance For Homeless Veterans
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Homeless Programs: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides a range of programs and services to address homelessness among veterans. These programs include outreach, transitional housing, supportive services, and assistance in finding permanent housing.
- National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV): NCHV is a nonprofit organization that works to end homelessness among veterans. They provide information, resources, and advocacy efforts to address the needs of homeless veterans.
- Veterans Crisis Line: The Veterans Crisis Line is a 24/7 hotline that offers immediate assistance to veterans in crisis, including those who are homeless. They provide support, counseling, and referrals to local resources.
- Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF): The SSVF program is administered by the VA and provides grants to organizations that offer supportive services to very low-income veterans and their families who are at risk of homelessness or already experiencing homelessness.
- HUD-VASH Program: The HUD-VASH (Housing and Urban Development - Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing) program combines housing assistance vouchers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with case management and supportive services from the VA to help homeless veterans find and maintain stable housing.
- Disabled American Veterans (DAV): DAV is a nonprofit organization that provides a variety of support and advocacy services for disabled veterans, including resources for homeless veterans.
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