A Baby Center
http://ababycenter.org/mission.html
To aid children in need who live on Cape Cod and the Islands by supplementing critical basic needs to ensure good health and safety. These services are provided without regard for religious preference, or lack thereof.
America's Job Exchange
http://www.americasjobexchange.com/
America’s Job Exchange (AJE) is a leading destination for employers seeking best–in–class solutions for online recruitment advertising and OFCCP compliance. Our mission is to connect hard–working nonexecutive job seekers with employers that are looking to build a diverse workforce. Hundreds of corporations and thousands of small and midsize businesses use AJE recruitment solutions including job postings, resume database, branding, and social media to find and engage talented employees.
For businesses designated as Federal contractors, AJE provides industry–leading services for OFCCP compliance through job listings and distribution. Our services manage distribution to organizations serving veterans, minorities, persons with disabilities, and state employment agencies as mandated by the VEVRAA/Jobs for Veterans Act and in accordance with the OFCCP recommendations related to Executive Order 11246 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Cell Phones for Soldiers
http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/
Cell Phones for Soldiers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing cost-free communication services to active-duty military members and veterans.Since its inception in 2004, Cell Phones for Soldiers has worked to keep military families connected by providing FREE communication tools to those serving overseas in the United States military. For a decade, the registered 501(c)(3) has provided troops with an estimated 3.3 million prepaid calling cards, equating to more then 204 million minutes of FREE talk time. Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to continue its mission to provide troops with FREE calls home through generous monetary contributions and the recycling of used mobile phones. Used mobile phones from all service providers are accepted. Each $5 contribution, or donated device valued at $5, will provide troops with 2.5 hours of FREE talk time. The organization has prevented more than 11 million cell phones from ending up in landfills.
Foundation for Art & Healing
http://www.artandhealing.org/
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) represent significant burdens for those afflicted, their caregivers, and military and civilian healthcare delivery systems. New approaches are urgently needed to help active service members suffering from PTSD & TBI thrive on duty and successfully transition to civilian life.
The application of creative and expressive therapies as part of treatment plans has recently shown significant and sustained benefit at leading institutions such as Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, and various VA institutions across the country.
The Foundation for Art & Healing is committed to extending the impact of this early field work by bringing greater awareness to how art and creative engagement powerfully influences the overall healing of PTSD and TBI and connecting people with helpful resources.
Helping Heroes Home
http://www.helpingheroeshome.org/
Helping Heroes Home, an initiative of Cell Phones for Soldiers, provides emergency funding for returning veterans to alleviate communication challenges as well as physical, emotional, and assimilation hardships.
Welcome to Helping Heroes Home, the newest initiative of Cell Phones for Soldiers. While Cell Phones for Soldiers has actively served servicemen and women with free communication tools since 2004, it is the intent of Helping Heroes Home to support veterans returning from active duty since 2001. Helping Heroes Home also accepts requests from all veterans who proudly served in past conflicts.
To request funding from Helping Heroes Home, first please review the eligibility requirements outlined below. Helping Heroes Home will review requests on a case-by-case basis.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- To qualify for funding, the veteran must have served in active duty or been honorably discharged since 2001.
- Emergency funding may be granted for one of the following reasons:
- Family needs due to deployment
- Military related illness or injury
- Natural disaster
- Family emergency affecting the day-to-day livelihood of the veteran
- Funding will not be provided for hardships relating to:
- Civil,legal or domestic issues
- Misconduct
- Spousal separation or divorce
- Financial mismanagement by self or others
- Funds will be paid directly to the creditor.
- Communication needs such as:
- Home phone service
- Cellphone service
- Cellphone purchase
- Internet service
- Technology-Driven Communication Tools
- Non-communications emergency financial assistance
WAYS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION
- Requests may be submitted using the online form below.
- Download the Helping Heroes Home application. Once completed, please fax to (800) 886-3914.
Home Based Programs
http://www.homebaseprogram.org/
Home Base provides care for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who have combat or deployment–related stress or traumatic brain injury (TBI). We also provide counseling and support for your family and the people who are closest to you.
Our goal is to work with you to:
- Develop an effective treatment plan that meets your individual needs and improves the quality of your life
- Help you overcome or ease the effects of deployment– or combat–related stress or TBI
- Help you successfully return to your family life, job, school, and community
We Understand Military Culture and Your Unique Needs Home Base is the first program of its kind in the country. Founded by the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital in 2009, we are striving to be a model partnership of academic medicine and Major League Baseball in service to our military veterans—and their families.
Our clinicians are part of Massachusetts General Hospital. They are civilian caregivers, but they are experienced in caring for veterans and families. They understand the military culture and the unique needs of veterans and military families.
We Are Committed to Eliminating Barriers to Care No long wait times. Home Base is an outpatient clinic. Our goal is to offer you an appointment within two weeks or if needed within a few days. Our outpatient clinic is located a few blocks away from Massachusetts General Hospital at 101 Merrimac Street, 2nd floor. It is near the Boston Garden and Government Center, and easily accessible by the Green, Orange, Blue and Red Line.
Discharge status does not affect access to care. Home Base serves all Iraq and Afghanistan veterans regardless of their time of service or discharge status, and from all branches of service including the National Guard and Reserve.
Payment is not a barrier. By law we are required to bill your health insurance for your care, but if you have no insurance or a gap in insurance coverage, you will never receive a bill from Home Base.
Telemedicine. For Massachusetts patients outside the Boston area, Home Base is developing a Telemedicine service to enable you to receive care in a clinic closer to home or in some cases via video conference from your own home.
Homes For Our Troops
http://www.hfotusa.org/
Homes for Our Troops is strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly given to our country and have returned home with serious injuries since September 11, 2001. It is our duty and our honor to assist severely injured veterans and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and to coordinate the process of building a specially adapted home that provides maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently.
Hugs for Heroes
http://www.adgx.com/hugsforheroes/
Inspired by Lt. Col. Scott Rutter’s words, which have been echoed by many of our returning soldiers, sailors and Marines and their families, our goal is to make mail day less lonely for as many of those serving abroad as possible.
We want to ensure our troops know that the sacrifices they make, as well as the hardships they endure on our behalf, do not go unnoticed. We hope to remind them that those back home love them and that we appreciate, respect, and admire their service.
Since one of the founding principles of Hugs for Heroes, Inc. is to make sure no one walks away empty handed on mail day, we make sure that our shipments contain enough of each item for every person in the unit.
Ipods For Wounded Veterans
http://www.ipodsforwoundedveterans.org/
Formally established in January of 2011, iPods for Wounded Veterans provides iPods, iPads, eReaders and other materials to improve the quality of life for our wounded Veterans. The intensive rehabilitation they require can take months, even years. These materials provide a diversion, easing the boredom and repetitiveness of the rehabilitation and recovery process. Our Class A security clearance allows us to personally deliver these gifts to Military and Veterans hospitals and interact with Veterans and their families one-on-one.
Lotsa Helping Hands
http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/
Lotsa Helping Hands powers online caring Communities that help restore health and balance to caregivers’ lives. Our service brings together caregivers and volunteers through online Communities that organize daily life during times of medical crisis or caregiver exhaustion in neighborhoods and communities worldwide. Caregivers benefit from the gifts of much needed help, emotional support, and peace of mind, while volunteers find meaning in giving back to those in need.
Mil-Vet Advocacy Project, Inc.
http://www.milvetadvocacyproject.org/
Mil-Vet Advocacy is a 501(c)3 veterans organization dedicated to advocating on behalf of veteran and emerging veteran Marines. It is our belief that no Marine should have to pay for the highest quality advocacy to obtain the benefits they have earned through their military service. We provide professional advocacy services by skilled professionals experienced in handling the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) claims process, benefits, and military veterans resources.
The National Center On Family Homelessness
http://www.familyhomelessness.org/
The National Center on Family Homelessness is a leader on Veterans issues, with an emphasis on women Veterans and Veteran family homelessness. We apply knowledge of military cultural competency, behavioral health issues, trauma-informed care, interpersonal violence to address Veterans' housing instability, food insecurity, and employment. We develop and provide innovative online resources, training, technical assistance, project management and research.
National Education for Assistance Dog Services
http://www.neads.org/
NEADS (National Education for Assistance Dog Services), also known as Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans, was established in 1976 to train and provide independence to people who are deaf or physically disabled through the use of canine assistance. These assistance dogs become an extension of their owners and bring security, freedom, independence and relief from social isolation to their human partners. NEADS trains all breeds and mixed breeds of dogs to help people who are deaf or physically disabled live more independently. NEADS has trained well over 1300 assistance dog teams from all states since 1976. Each year we train over 50 teams and hold three graduation ceremonies to mark the occasions.
National Network of Abortion Funds
http://www.fundabortionnow.org/
Abortion funds are groups of people who help women pay for their abortions. Nearly all abortion funds are grassroots organizations that work directly with women and families who face obstacles to abortion. Funds help women to pay for an abortion and for travel to a clinic or for an overnight stay in a motel near a clinic. Some funds provide a place to stay in their own homes for women who have to travel a great distance. Many funds also help women to pay for contraception, including emergency contraception.
New England Center for Homeless Veterans
http://www.nechv.org/
Residential Program
This structured program, which has three levels, leads homeless veterans from crisis situations to self-sufficiency and independence. These stages constitute a comprehensive "continuum of residential care."Level 1
The "Cot Squad" - veterans are provided with intensive counseling to address and resolve immediate personal issues. The "Cot Squad" provides services to prepare each homeless veteran for the Center's reintegration program. Each veteran is given a thorough assessment and evaluation and a determination is made whether or not there is a need for more intensive medical care. Working with the intake staff, veterans are provided with the proper immediate care.
Level 2
The "Transitional Housing Program" - provides clients with a more comfortable living environment. Clients must either be working or enrolled in a training or educational program to enter this component. The program's focus concentrates on financial management and the search for permanent housing. Clients are required to develop personal savings plans and address/resolve personal debts. This program rewards clients for the work they have done and prepares them for the transition to self-sufficiency.
Level 3
The "SROs" - 59 project-based single room occupancy (SRO) permanent units housed within the John Joseph Moakley Veterans Quarters located at the center. At any given time, we have a 98 percent occupancy rate within these quarters for veterans who have successfully completed our Transitional Housing program.
Supportive Services
To assist the reintegrative process within each stage of the residential program, the Center has developed a comprehensive range of supportive services available to program participants. These services are designed to address the unique needs of homeless veterans. Services include:
Specialized Counseling:
The services address a variety of issues such as substance abuse, mental health, combat and non-combat related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), financial assistance and family reconciliation.
Case Management Services:
A qualified case manager is provided to all residential program participants ensuring that specific needs are addressed and an individualized program is devised for each person.
Medical Program:
The Center has the facilities to provide 24-hour emergency medical care for all residents. Additionally, there is an in-house, full-service eye, medical and dental clinic which monitors and provides preventive and on-going medical care.
Supply Service:
Through access of donated items, the Shelter provides clothing and toiletries to veterans at no cost.
Job Placement Program:
This in-house program offers specialized vocational counseling, job development and job coaching services for veterans.
Housing Program:
Assistance to veterans is provided to those residents who are prepared to move to self-sufficiency in identifying and accessing affordable housing.
Pets for Vets
http://pets-for-vets.com/
At Pets for Vets, we believe our country owes military veterans a debt of gratitude. Our soldiers have been brave but many of them have returned with physical and emotional injuries that have made it difficult to transition back to civilian life. Some estimates state that as many as 20% of returning military veterans suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).The Pets for Vets program is dedicated to supporting veterans and providing a second chance for shelter pets by rescuing, training and pairing them with America’s veterans who could benefit from a companion animal. The Pets… 3 to 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized each year. These animals can make excellent companion animals but never have that chance. Our dedicated animal trainers will evaluate and rescue the shelter animals and provide additional training to ensure that they are able to assimilate into a home, which is quite different from a shelter environment. The Vets… Sadly, there are alarming statistics of suicide, family abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder facing veterans returning to civilian life after military duty. This can cause a downward spiral of apathy, unemployment, broken relationships, addiction and depression. It is our belief that companion animals can be the life saving therapy or friend that many returning service men and women need.
Screening for Mental Health
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/
Screening for Mental Health's Mission is to provide innovative mental health and substance abuse resources, linking those in need to quality treatment options.
We envision a world where mental health is viewed and treated with the same gravity as physical health.
A Different Kind of Courage: Safeguarding and Enhancing Your Psychological Health is a 25 minute educational DVD depicting how service members and their families may be affected by combat and deployment stress.
Through the use of real stories and dramatized vignettes, A Different Kind of Courage addresses the symptoms of mental health and alcohol disorders among military service members and families, and the importance of early help-seeking to protect one’s career, family and health. It also provides useful information on how to convince a family member or friend to seek professional help.
The DVD is a vehicle to promote discussion about mental health issues. By listening to real service members and their families share their struggles and how awareness and treatment helped, A Different Kind of Courage reduces the stigma of mental health disorders.
Available for free for military behavioral health clinicians, unit commanders, Reserve unit leaders, chaplains, Family Readiness Group leaders, as well as other military groups who want to raise awareness and encourage help-seeking as an act of strength.
Soldier On
http://www.wesoldieron.org/
Soldier On is a private nonprofit organization committed to ending veteran homelessness. Since 1994, the organization has been providing homeless veterans with transitional housing and supportive services. In 2010, Soldier On opened the first Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Community, a permanent housing cooperative that provides formerly homeless veterans with safe, sustainable, affordable housing – transitioning them from homelessness to homeownership. This housing model will be replicated nationally as Soldier On continues to change the end of the story for homeless veterans throughout the country.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
http://www.sprc.org/
SPRC is the nation’s only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. We provide technical assistance, training, and materials to increase the knowledge and expertise of suicide prevention practitioners and other professionals serving people at risk for suicide. We also promote collaboration among a variety of organizations that play a role in developing the field of suicide prevention.
Veterans Inc.
http://www.veteransinc.org/
Veterans Inc.’s mission is to help veterans re-gain control of their lives so we can eliminate homelessness among veterans. In many cases, Veterans Inc. actually saves lives, as our clients tell us time and again. We aim to remain a leading provider of services that improve the lives of veterans and their families by providing the highest quality services; and continuing to create new opportunities in the areas of health, employment and housing.
Philosophy: Veterans Inc. operates according to the philosophy that veterans have earned the respect and gratitude of our nation and that in return, Veterans Inc. shall provide them with whatever services are needed. Our philosophy is summed up with the phrase:
They were there when we needed them.
We must be there now that they need us.
Values: Veterans Inc. pledges the total commitment of its resources to veterans and their families, by providing:
- Direct services or referral to all veterans and/or their families who request assistance
- Emergency assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- A tireless effort to find housing, both transitional and permanent, to homeless veterans and those at risk of being homeless
- Job enhancement skills, job search skills and individually advanced training for improved employment opportunities
- Advocacy on a local, state and national level to help address the needs of the veteran population
- Reminders to our country’s civilian members of the sacrifices that veterans have made so that all could live free.