Organizations & Resources « Veterans

Organizations, Services and Resources
regarding Services for Veterans

Organizations & Services

• Feds Hire Vets (.gov site)
  On Nov. 9, 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order 13518, Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government. The order established the Veterans Employment Initiative, which is designed to assist people who have served in the military find federal government employment. It provides resources, including a directory of Veteran Employment Program managers.
• Housing and Mortgages for Veterans
  This guide will help veterans and active military to understand the benefits of, types of, and eligibility requirements for VA Loans.
• Military.com
  This free membership connects servicemembers, military families and veterans to all the benefits of service — government benefits, scholarships, discounts, lifelong friends, mentors, great stories of military life or missions, and much more.
• National Resource Directory
  The Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs departments created this directory to link wounded warriors, service members, veterans, their families and caregivers to nationwide resources that support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration.
• National Veterans Legal Services Program
  A nonprofit organization dedicating to ensuring that the government honors its commitment to veterans.
• Operation Autism – A Resource Guide for Military Families
  Directly supports U.S. military families touched by autism and autism spectrum disorders. It serves as an introduction to autism, a guide for the life journey with autism, and a ready reference for available resources, services, and support.
• Project Evergreen (SnowCare for Troops)Project EverGreen has partnered with The BOSS Snowplow to connect military families with snow and ice management professionals and volunteers to provide free snow and ice removal services.
• Social Security and Department of Defense Implement New Process to Improve Efficiency for Wounded Warriors Applying for Disability Benefits (SSA Press Release 4/30/12)
  The Social Security Administration and the Department of Defense (DoD) are working together to improve access to disability benefits for the nation’s Wounded Warriors, service members, veterans, and their dependents.  A new nationwide project enables Social Security disability case processing sites to receive military medical records from multiple DoD facilities with a single request to a centralized DoD site.  As of today, this initiative is in its first phase of nationwide expansion.
• Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
  Cutting edge medical technology for soldier healthcare. Since its inception, TATRC has played a prominent role in developing advanced technologies in areas such as: health informatics; medical imaging; mobile computing and remote monitoring; and simulation and training.
• Today's GI Bill
  Service members and veterans deserve access to high-quality, postsecondary education. It eases the transition into civilian life and ensures lifelong economic and social benefits. Today’s GI Bill is designed to help you make the most of your education benefits by providing clear yet comprehensive guidance.
• USA Together
  A site to bring together injured service members who need assistance and the people who want to help them. Many other links found here offer aid for veterans.
• VA Watchdog.org
  Keeping an eye on the VA because somebody has to!
• Veterans Resource Center – from National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Veterans United
  A multitude of free resources dedicated to assisting veterans and active duty service members in their (post) military lives. 
• Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation

 Resources: Websites & Blogs

• Housing and Mortgages for Veterans
  A comprehensive consumer guide on housing and mortgages for veterans and active military. It covers what VA loans are, its benefits, how to apply for one, special protections against foreclosure, etc.
• Veteran's Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel to be Established – Brain Injury News and Information Blog
  The Department of Defense gave notice that it intends to establish the Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel as a subcommittee of the Defense Health Board.