Military Charities

I'd like to dedicate this blog post to military charities. The name of the charity is hyperlinked to their website, so click on the name of the charity to learn more about them if you'd like. I will list the ones I've heard of and ask that anyone who reads this add any that I may have left out in a comment. Thank you!

American Red Cross
Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguishes itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering.

Fallen Patriot Fund
The Fallen Patriot Fund of The Mark Cuban Foundation was established to help families of U.S. military personnel who were killed or seriously injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Financial resources are vital to enhancing the sustainability of the family unit who has suffered a loss because their loved one sacrificed him/herself for freedom. Within that group, grant recipients will be selected in accordance with criteria established by The Mark Cuban Foundation. All proceeds will be disbursed.

Folds of Honor
Folds of Honor Foundation is a legacy foundation designed to provide scholarships for dependents and spouses of service members that have been killed or disabled as a result of their military service.

Homes for our Troops
Homes for Our Troops is a non-profit, non-partisan, 501 (c)(3) organization founded in 2004. This organization is strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly given to their country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries. We assist severely injured Servicemen and Women and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and then coordinating the process of building a new home or adapting an existing home for handicapped accessibility. The finished home is then given to the veteran.
*All services provided by Homes for Our Troops are at no cost to the veterans we serve.

National Military Family Association
In addition to serving at the installation and national level, the National Military Family Association is a direct resource for you and your families. For example, in the past year we have secured the following for all military families:
*Increased child care centers and hours to help military members working extended shifts
*Changes in the Family Medical Leave Act permitting service members’ spouses and parents to have more time off from work to help the wounded without fear of losing their jobs
*Additional funding for families seeking psychological care to better cope with wartime stress
*State action allowing students easier transfers between states by removing redundant or missed entrance/exit exams, streamlining graduation requirements, and aiding transfer of records
*Full replacement value on families’ belongings damaged during a move
*Training schools located off-installation about the lifestyle of military children.

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
The mission of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need; and to receive and manage funds to administer these programs.

Operation Gratitude
OPERATION GRATITUDE seeks to lift morale and put smiles on faces by sending care packages addressed to individual Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deployed overseas. Operation Gratitude care packages contain food, hygiene products, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation, all wrapped with good wishes of love and support. Through Collection Drives, Letter Writing Campaigns and Donations of funds for shipping expenses, OPERATION GRATITUDE provides civilians anywhere in America a way to express their respect and appreciation to the men and women of the U.S. Military in an active, hands-on manner.

Operation Love ReUnited
Operation Love ReUnited provides portrait sessions for deploying/deployed families and sends an album of portraits to the deployed service member. They also do homecoming photos.

SOS Fund
The SOS Fund was founded in March 2004. The initial mission was to bring attention to Americans the trauma suffered by the families of the troops killed in the War on Terror. We wanted to point out their plight at having to dealing with, not only an emotional loss, but also with financial distress as well.

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Founded out of tragedy in 1994, TAPS has grown and established itself as the front line resource to families and loved ones of our military men and women. TAPS has provided comfort and care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through comprehensive services and programs including peer based emotional support, case work assistance, crisis intervention, and grief and trauma resources.

USO
The USO is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services to our men and women in uniform. The original intent of Congress — and enduring style of USO delivery — is to represent the American people by extending a touch of home to the military. The USO currently operates more than 135 centers worldwide. Service members and their families visit USO centers more than 6.9 million times each year. The USO is the way the American public supports the troops.

Wounded Warriors Family Support
Our mission is to provide support to the families of those who have been wounded, injured or killed during combat operations. The families of our casualties suffer in many ways: some financially, some psychologically.

Wounded Warrior Project
The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors.
PURPOSE:
To raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women,
To help severely injured service members aid and assist each other, and
To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of severely injured service members.

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