A Woman's Choice Resource Center and Necole's Place
http://www.awomanschoice.org/
A Woman's Choice Resource Center (AWC) is a non-profit special health clinic designed to educate and assist women. Necole's Place is our life skills and education center for the women we serve.
All our services are free and confidential.The staff and volunteers at a Woman's Choice Resource Center are prepared to answer any questions you have concerning options and your pregnancy.
Our services include:Referrals for:○ Free pregnancy testing ○ Medical Assistance○ Prompt appointments○ Legal Advice○ Maternity and infant clothing/supplies○ Financial Assistance○ Counseling for women of past abortions○ Community Resources○ Information on abortion, adoption, & pregnancy○ Adoption Services
DAV
http://www.dav.org/veterans/
DAV operates a fleet of vehicles around the country to provide free transportation to VA medical facilities for injured and ill veterans. DAV stepped in to help veterans get the care they need when the federal government terminated its program that helped many of them pay for transportation to and from medical facilities. The vans are driven by volunteers, and the rides coordinated by almost 200 Hospital Service Coordinators around the country.
DAV has purchased 2,496 vehicles, worth nearly $53 million, that have been donated to Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers nationwide since the program began in 1987 to ensure that injured or ill veterans are able to get to their medical appointments.
To find out whether there is a van near you use the DAV Hospital Service Coordinator Directory to contact your nearest HSC for information or assistance. Please remember that the DAV Transportation Network is staffed by volunteers; therefore, it is unable to cover every community. We hope we can help you.
The brave men and women of our military travel around the world to defend the freedom we enjoy at home. So it’s only right that when they return, we bring the services and support they need, to those veterans where they live. Our Mobile Service Offices reach veterans with mobility challenges, and those who live in rural regions far away from the services they’re guaranteed. Our information seminars give veterans the help they need to file and receive VA claims, as well as everyday support as they take back normal life. And for some vets, the situation is more urgent. DAV’s outreach to homeless veteran, and our disaster relief grants, lend a helping hand to those veterans who face additional hurdles in their return to life at home.
Information Seminars are held to educate veterans and their families on specific veterans’ benefits and services. These free seminars are run by DAVs highly trained National Service Officers (NSOs) and are held around the country. NSOs are experts on Veterans benefits and are able to provide the best counseling and claims filing assistance that you and your family can get.
These services are free of charge, and veterans do not need to be a DAV member to take advantage of this service.
The DAV Homeless Veterans Initiative, supported by DAV’s Charitable Service Trust and Columbia Trust, promotes the development of supportive housing and necessary services to assist homeless veterans become productive, self-sufficient members of society. Our goal is to establish a partnership between the DAV and Federal, state, county and local governments to develop programs to assist homeless veterans in becoming self-sufficient.
Are you in need? If you or someone you know is a homeless veteran in need of assistance, please contact us so that we can counsel individuals on the many VA benefits for which they may be entitled.
DAV Disaster relief grants may be issued for the purpose of providing food, clothing, temporary shelter or to obtain relief from injury, illness or personal loss not covered by insurance or other disaster relief agencies. The Gulf Coast hurricanes, the Midwestern floods, tornadoes and fires are just some of the natural disasters that have recently impacted veterans and their families.
DOGS 2 VETS
http://www.dogs2vets.com/
We evaluate, train and certify therapy and companion dogs in order to provide love, support and companionship to our wounded service men and women. All dogs involved in our program are rescues from area shelters and rescue groups like Jack's Place Animal Rescue (please note that we do not train personal pets). We emerged as the Fort Campbell, Kentucky area's premier provider of therapeutic dogs for our Wounded Warriors recovering in the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU). This was our way of taking care of, and giving back to, our men and women in uniform.
DOGS 2 VETS provides dogs to meet a crucial need, helping Warriors with visible and invisible wounds such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). These dogs provide comfort and support to our returning servicemen and women. We promote the use and benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) through awareness, education, acceptance, treatment and support. All therapy dogs are trained and tested to Delta Society standards and are always under the supervision of health care professionals (occupational therapists and physical therapists). Dogs in the programs are selected and trained with the express purpose of assisting with and mitigating the effects of: depression, anxiety, isolation, motivation, confidence, distraction from pain and more. These dogs have a very important job - giving our Wounded Warriors and Veterans loving support, companionship and facilitating greater independence.
Humana MIlitary
http://www.humana-military.com/
Manages the Tricare program, helps find appropriate providers for those enrolled.
USA Cares
http://www.usacares.org/
Programs USA Cares serves post 9/11 service members with programs in the following four areas: combat injured,housing assistance, emergency assistance and jobs assistance.
Click here for Assistance Application
The USA Cares staff, board of directors and volunteers want to thank you for your dedicated service to our country. Please know that we will do everything we can to assist you in your time of need, whether it is through mentoring, referral or financial support. At USA Cares we assist:
Please click here to determine eligibility.
Family Assistance Process
USA Cares has developed a process to quickly and efficiently handle applications for assistance as they come in from our website into our Family Resource Call Center.
Applications are first logged into our system and then forwarded to a “triage” specialist. The triage specialist then attempts to call the applicant to assess their particular situation in a personalized way. If the agent cannot reach the applicant by phone, they will attempt contact by email. If we do not hear from an applicant within ten business days of their request, their case will be suspended but can easily be re-opened.
Once the triage specialist has made contact and discussed the applicant’s situation, the case will either be forwarded to a Family Resource Team for further follow up or the triage specialist will let the applicant know that their hardship does not fall within the guidelines of any of our programs. In this case they will be given other advice, contacts, suggestions, etc. that may be helpful.
When the case is sent to the USA Cares Family Resource Team, the applicant will receive a call and an email from the teams’ Administrative Assistant. This follow-up conversation, the Administrative Assistant gathers more information about the situation and develops an clearer understanding about urgency, etc.
The applicant is often asked to fax in current information. At times, the USA Cares team may ask the applicant to contact their service providers (e.g. the utility company, the garage working on the family automobile, the mortgage company, etc.) to give them permission to speak to us on their behalf. If the applicant is in need of mortgage assistance, they will be asked to contact our partners at Homeownership Preservation Foundation for budget counseling and guidance on what steps to take in regards to their mortgage.
Once this information is received, a USA Cares case worker will contact the applicant again to assess whether their situation has changed. They will try to assist as best as they possibly can with information and other applicable resources. When all the information has been verified, the USA Cares caseworker will send a summary to a “virtual committee”.
The virtual committee consists solely of volunteers who have some type of military background or expertise. They vote independently regarding the merits of the case and whether it fits within the guidelines of our programs. When those votes are received, the USA Cares caseworker will tally them, and if the case is approved, inform both the applicant and their service provider(s)
Payments are mailed out via the US Postal service the next morning, unless eviction, foreclosure or disconnection of service is immediately at hand. In these urgent situations, more expedient methods of sending payments are used.
All information concerning each and every case is kept in our database for one complete year before being filed away and kept for 5 years.
http://www.awomanschoice.org/
A Woman's Choice Resource Center (AWC) is a non-profit special health clinic designed to educate and assist women. Necole's Place is our life skills and education center for the women we serve.
All our services are free and confidential.The staff and volunteers at a Woman's Choice Resource Center are prepared to answer any questions you have concerning options and your pregnancy.
Our services include:Referrals for:○ Free pregnancy testing ○ Medical Assistance○ Prompt appointments○ Legal Advice○ Maternity and infant clothing/supplies○ Financial Assistance○ Counseling for women of past abortions○ Community Resources○ Information on abortion, adoption, & pregnancy○ Adoption Services
DAV
http://www.dav.org/veterans/
DAV operates a fleet of vehicles around the country to provide free transportation to VA medical facilities for injured and ill veterans. DAV stepped in to help veterans get the care they need when the federal government terminated its program that helped many of them pay for transportation to and from medical facilities. The vans are driven by volunteers, and the rides coordinated by almost 200 Hospital Service Coordinators around the country.
DAV has purchased 2,496 vehicles, worth nearly $53 million, that have been donated to Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers nationwide since the program began in 1987 to ensure that injured or ill veterans are able to get to their medical appointments.
To find out whether there is a van near you use the DAV Hospital Service Coordinator Directory to contact your nearest HSC for information or assistance. Please remember that the DAV Transportation Network is staffed by volunteers; therefore, it is unable to cover every community. We hope we can help you.
The brave men and women of our military travel around the world to defend the freedom we enjoy at home. So it’s only right that when they return, we bring the services and support they need, to those veterans where they live. Our Mobile Service Offices reach veterans with mobility challenges, and those who live in rural regions far away from the services they’re guaranteed. Our information seminars give veterans the help they need to file and receive VA claims, as well as everyday support as they take back normal life. And for some vets, the situation is more urgent. DAV’s outreach to homeless veteran, and our disaster relief grants, lend a helping hand to those veterans who face additional hurdles in their return to life at home.
Information Seminars are held to educate veterans and their families on specific veterans’ benefits and services. These free seminars are run by DAVs highly trained National Service Officers (NSOs) and are held around the country. NSOs are experts on Veterans benefits and are able to provide the best counseling and claims filing assistance that you and your family can get.
These services are free of charge, and veterans do not need to be a DAV member to take advantage of this service.
The DAV Homeless Veterans Initiative, supported by DAV’s Charitable Service Trust and Columbia Trust, promotes the development of supportive housing and necessary services to assist homeless veterans become productive, self-sufficient members of society. Our goal is to establish a partnership between the DAV and Federal, state, county and local governments to develop programs to assist homeless veterans in becoming self-sufficient.
Are you in need? If you or someone you know is a homeless veteran in need of assistance, please contact us so that we can counsel individuals on the many VA benefits for which they may be entitled.
DAV Disaster relief grants may be issued for the purpose of providing food, clothing, temporary shelter or to obtain relief from injury, illness or personal loss not covered by insurance or other disaster relief agencies. The Gulf Coast hurricanes, the Midwestern floods, tornadoes and fires are just some of the natural disasters that have recently impacted veterans and their families.
DOGS 2 VETS
http://www.dogs2vets.com/
We evaluate, train and certify therapy and companion dogs in order to provide love, support and companionship to our wounded service men and women. All dogs involved in our program are rescues from area shelters and rescue groups like Jack's Place Animal Rescue (please note that we do not train personal pets). We emerged as the Fort Campbell, Kentucky area's premier provider of therapeutic dogs for our Wounded Warriors recovering in the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU). This was our way of taking care of, and giving back to, our men and women in uniform.
DOGS 2 VETS provides dogs to meet a crucial need, helping Warriors with visible and invisible wounds such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). These dogs provide comfort and support to our returning servicemen and women. We promote the use and benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) through awareness, education, acceptance, treatment and support. All therapy dogs are trained and tested to Delta Society standards and are always under the supervision of health care professionals (occupational therapists and physical therapists). Dogs in the programs are selected and trained with the express purpose of assisting with and mitigating the effects of: depression, anxiety, isolation, motivation, confidence, distraction from pain and more. These dogs have a very important job - giving our Wounded Warriors and Veterans loving support, companionship and facilitating greater independence.
Humana MIlitary
http://www.humana-military.com/
Manages the Tricare program, helps find appropriate providers for those enrolled.
USA Cares
http://www.usacares.org/
Programs USA Cares serves post 9/11 service members with programs in the following four areas: combat injured,housing assistance, emergency assistance and jobs assistance.
Click here for Assistance Application
The USA Cares staff, board of directors and volunteers want to thank you for your dedicated service to our country. Please know that we will do everything we can to assist you in your time of need, whether it is through mentoring, referral or financial support. At USA Cares we assist:
- Post-9/11,OIF/OEF service members, veterans and their family members who are in financial crisis due to military service or circumstances beyond all personal control
- Emergency Assistance—utilities, food, etc.
- Housing Assistance – prevent evictions and foreclosures
- Combat Injured, to include the invisible wounds of post-traumatic stress (PTS) and traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Jobs Assistance – reduce unemployment among post-9/11 Veterans
- You may be informed that you do not qualify for our assistance. If so, we will assist you in finding appropriate alternate resources.
- If qualified, your case will be forwarded to your case team for processing. You will again be contacted to discuss your needs and the cause of your current hardship.
- Your case then goes to an impartial committee for approval.
- If approved, you will be notified that checks are being sent to service providers.
Please click here to determine eligibility.
Family Assistance Process
USA Cares has developed a process to quickly and efficiently handle applications for assistance as they come in from our website into our Family Resource Call Center.
Applications are first logged into our system and then forwarded to a “triage” specialist. The triage specialist then attempts to call the applicant to assess their particular situation in a personalized way. If the agent cannot reach the applicant by phone, they will attempt contact by email. If we do not hear from an applicant within ten business days of their request, their case will be suspended but can easily be re-opened.
Once the triage specialist has made contact and discussed the applicant’s situation, the case will either be forwarded to a Family Resource Team for further follow up or the triage specialist will let the applicant know that their hardship does not fall within the guidelines of any of our programs. In this case they will be given other advice, contacts, suggestions, etc. that may be helpful.
When the case is sent to the USA Cares Family Resource Team, the applicant will receive a call and an email from the teams’ Administrative Assistant. This follow-up conversation, the Administrative Assistant gathers more information about the situation and develops an clearer understanding about urgency, etc.
The applicant is often asked to fax in current information. At times, the USA Cares team may ask the applicant to contact their service providers (e.g. the utility company, the garage working on the family automobile, the mortgage company, etc.) to give them permission to speak to us on their behalf. If the applicant is in need of mortgage assistance, they will be asked to contact our partners at Homeownership Preservation Foundation for budget counseling and guidance on what steps to take in regards to their mortgage.
Once this information is received, a USA Cares case worker will contact the applicant again to assess whether their situation has changed. They will try to assist as best as they possibly can with information and other applicable resources. When all the information has been verified, the USA Cares caseworker will send a summary to a “virtual committee”.
The virtual committee consists solely of volunteers who have some type of military background or expertise. They vote independently regarding the merits of the case and whether it fits within the guidelines of our programs. When those votes are received, the USA Cares caseworker will tally them, and if the case is approved, inform both the applicant and their service provider(s)
Payments are mailed out via the US Postal service the next morning, unless eviction, foreclosure or disconnection of service is immediately at hand. In these urgent situations, more expedient methods of sending payments are used.
All information concerning each and every case is kept in our database for one complete year before being filed away and kept for 5 years.