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The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program provides free attorneys to veterans and their qualifying family members who have an appeal pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Benefits Claims. The website features a booklet entitiled Your Appeal for Veterans Benefits which answers common questions concerning the appeal process to obtain veterans benefits.
VA Watchdog provides the latest news coming out of the Veterans Administration as well as information on other topics of interest to veterans and their families. The site also offers extensive information on veterans benefits and appeals.
Always a Soldier, a program of the US Army Material Command, matches service-connected disabled veterans with civilian career opportunities throughout the Unites States. For more information, call (703) 806-8140 or e-mail AlwaysASoldier@us.army.mil.
Association for Service Disabled Veterans is a non-profit, public benefit organization with the goal of creating opportunities for service disabled veterans to achieve and maintain their rehabilitation through enterprise development and managed employment.
Disabled Veterans: Opportunities to Use Your Abilities is an informational website developed by the Department of Defense. Disabled Veterans can find information on programs and legislation that promote employment and educational opportunities for veterans with disabilities.
Disabled Veterans Services has a mission to train Service Related Disabled Veterans and place them in jobs with companies that encourage the hiring of disabled veterans. Training is offered via DVD. For more information, visit their website, e-mail them at info@disabledveteransservices.com or call them at (214) 679-6944.
US Deparment of Labor offers several programs for disabled veterans:
VetBiz is a Veteran Resource Information web site designed to assist veteran entrepreneurs who want to start and expand their businesses in the Federal and private marketplace. This site provides up to the minute information from the Federal Government as it pertains to Service Disabled and Veteran Owned Small Businesses. For more information, call (866) 584-2344 or e-mail VACVE@va.gov.
Helping Our Heroes Foundation offers direct support to service wounded service members and their families. The foundation provides patient advocates, funds educational opportunities for the soldier, coordinates specialty counseling (financial assistance, career, housing, etc.), and assists with emergency funding needs as deemed appropriate. For more information, e-mail info@hohf.org.
Homes for Our Troops is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization committed to helping the men and women of our armed forces who have selflessly given to their country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries. They assist severely injured Servicemen and Women and their immediate families by building specially adapted homes or adapting an existing home for handicapped accessibility. For more information on eligibility and application procedures, visit their website or call (866) 787-6677 (866-7-TROOPS).
Veteran Love, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was founded to assist our wounded and disabled service men and women. Via their Veteran Love and Appreciation Fund they provide "emergency" financial support to those veterans who qualify as well as access to professional counselors qualified to help those with PTSD. Visit their website for more information or call (305) 673-2856.
DisabledUSVeterans.com offers links to helpful veterans organizations and offers information on the range of assistance and programs available to disabled veterans.
Stand Up For Veterans is an advocacy campaign of the Disabled American Veterans. Its purpose is to generate greater public awareness and support for strengthening federal policies that provide health care assistance to disabled veterans.
US ARMY Disabled Soldier Support System (DS3) provides its severely disabled Soldiers and their families with a system of advocacy and follow-up with personal support to assist them as they transition from military service to the civilian community. DS3 also monitors soldiers beyond their medical retirement in order to provide ongoing assistance. To learn more about this service, call (800) 833-6622
Wounded Warrior Project, based in Jacksonville, Florida, provides programs and services to severely injured active service members and their families during the critical time between their initial rehabilitation while on active duty and their eventual transition to civilian life. Their work begins at the bedside of the severely wounded, where they provide comfort items and necessities, counseling, and support for families. They help to speed rehabilitation and recovery through adaptive sports and recreation programs, raising patients' morale, and exposing them to the endless possibilities of life after an injury. Finally, they provide a support mechanism for those who have returned home by providing outreach and advocacy on issues like debt and disability payments that will affect their families' future. For more information, visit their website or call (904) 296-7350.
US Veteran Information (USVI), a non-government website, has a mission to help U.S. Veterans find information and help where needed. This website offers helpful links and articles, information on post traumatic stress disorder, a list of VA facilities and much more.
Blinded Veterans Association is an organization of blinded veterans helping blinded veterans. Via their Field Service Program, "field reps" assist newly blinded veterans in locating local resources, working with the VA, filing claims, and preparing for work. They also offer Operation Peer Support, through which they link combat-blinded veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam with newly blinded veterans who have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. To learn more, call (800) 669-7079 or e-mail bva@bva.org.
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) serves active duty military, their dependents and veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) through state-of-the-art medical care, innovative clinical research initiatives and educational programs. For more information, call (800) 870-9244 or e-mail info@dvbic.org.
National Center For Posttraumatic Stress Disorder conducts research to better understand PTSD. This website offers vast amounts of information for Veterans and their families concerning PTSD. More specifically, they offer information on Types of Trauma, Diagnosis and Assessment, Treatment and Coping, Common Reactions, Related Problems, and Family, Children, and Relationships.
Paralyzed Veterans of America, with chapters throughout the United States, works to maximize the quality of life for its members and all people with spinal cord injury (SCI). PVA offers free benefits and medical counseling as well as a variety of sports and recreational opportunities and events. They also advocate for paralyzed veterans rights and accessible design among other issues. For more information, or to locate a chapter near you, call (800) 424-8200.
After Deployment is an online mental wellness resource for Service Members, Veterans, and Military Families to help them adjust to life after deployment. This site offers a wellness self-assessment survey, expert advice, self-help workshops, and vast amounts of information on dealing with depression, improving personal relationships, succeeding at work, dealing with physical injuries, and much, much more.
Disabled Iraq Veterans and Affected Spouses is a new online support group for spouses and significant others of disabled iraq veterans. It is a place in which visitors can discuss the issues they are facing in caring for or living with a disabled veteran.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Veteran Resources offers information specifically for veterans and their families. This site will help veterans locate mental health and substance abuse services.
Wounded Warriors, based in Nebraska, provides support to the families of those who have been wounded, injured or killed during combat operations. More specifically, they sponsor week-long getaways for soldiers and their families in Orlando, Florida and Galveston, Texas. To learn more, visit their website or call (402) 505 2381.
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