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Aid and Attendance Program |
Provides free assistance to qualified veterans and
surviving spouses in applying for Aid and Attendance pension benefits.
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Air Compassion for
Veterans
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Provides transportation through commercial airline tickets.
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Agape
Foundations Inc.
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Offers lifestyle coaching, consumer credit counseling, housing
assistance, support groups, job assistance, and much more.
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American Legion
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Awards cash grants to minor children of veterans who are eligible for
membership; Offers scholarships and other resources to assist young people in
their pursuit of higher education, including kin of wartime veterans and participants
in Legion programs.
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America’s Fund
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Provides direct financial assistance to all service members and families
for long hospitalization or rehabilitation.
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Armed Forces Foundation
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Offers childcare during illness, surgery, and recovery; offers career
counseling.
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Automobiles and Adaptive
Equipment
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Provides a one-time payment of no more than $18,900 toward the purchase
of an automobile or other transportation; additionally, VA will pay for
adaptive equipment, or for repair, replacement, and reinstallation of
automobile equipment required because of disability.
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Blue Star Families
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Provides scholarships to military-affiliated students enrolled in select
distance-learning degrees at partner schools; provides a resume toolkit that
will translate volunteer experience into relevant resume points; provides new
opportunities for military spouses through hundreds of thousands of available
jobs.
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Blind Rehabilitation Service
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Provides technology to regain independence and return to full activity;
approved technology required by veterans is provided by VA Prosthetics Service
at no cost.
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Cell Phones for Soldiers
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Provides cost-free communication services, including cell phones and calling
cards, to active duty military members and veterans.
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Certified Financial
Planner Board of Standards
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Offers financial planning resources for service members and their
families; search for CFP professionals who specialize in financial planning.
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Children of Fallen
Patriots Foundation
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Provides college scholarships and educational counseling to military
children who have lost a parent in combat or training.
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Coming Home Project
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Offers community-building experiences; workshops are free and
confidential; offers travel and lodging scholarships.
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Federal Student Aid
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Offers scholarship information for military members and families;
sponsored by the Department of Education.
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Fisher House
Foundation Military Scholarships
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Provides service to sons and daughters of active duty, Reserve/Guard, or
retired commissary customers.
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Folds of Honor
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Offers scholarships not based on need or merit for spouses and
dependents of service members.
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Freedom Alliance
Scholarship Fund
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Funds scholarships for dependent children of active duty service members
who were killed or permanently disabled (100% VA rating).
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G.I. Go Fund
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Provides assistance to military veterans by helping them find
employment, access housing, and secure benefits.
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Gifting Warriors
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Assists with medical bills, household goods, furniture, food, clothing,
utilities, mental health services, vocational training, child care assistance,
travel assistance, and any other aid that will help bridge the gap between
injury and a successful recovery.
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Green Beret Foundation
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Provides scholarships for children of wounded, ill, or injured U.S. Army
Special Forces Soldiers.
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Homeowners Assistance
Program (Expanded)
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Assists eligible homeowners who face financial loss when selling their
primary residence homes in areas where real estate values have declined.
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Homes on the Homefront
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Provides assistance for service members who don’t currently own a home,
are willing to live in a donated home as a primary residence, and are financially
capable of sustaining a mortgage payment.
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Homes for Our Troops
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Provides specially adapted homes for severely injured service members;
access eligibility requirements, discuss program goals, and receive application
assistance.
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Hope for the Warriors
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Provides caregivers/spouses scholarships at an accredited university, college,
or trade school; provides gas cards for vehicles to get to appointments.
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Hope for the Warriors—Critical
Care Coordination
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Offers grants to cover household utilities, gas cards for vehicles to
get to appointments, money for groceries, rent, mortgage, and rental deposits.
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K2 Adventures Foundation
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Provides services, support, and funds for educational and medical
enrichment for families with special needs and/or life changing medical
circumstances.
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Luke's Wings
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Offers free transportation assistance for caregivers, service members,
and others.
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Marine Corps
Scholarship Foundation
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Provides scholarships for children of active duty and veteran Marines.
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Mattie J. T. Stepanek
Caregiving Scholarship
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Provides financial assistance to caregivers who are seeking training or
education in specific skills, procedures, and strategies that lead to more
effective care.
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Military and Family
Life Consultant Program Personal Financial Counselors
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Offers personal financial readiness, money management, savings and
budget strategies; free, anonymous, and confidential; referrals to military and
community resources; counselors through Family Readiness Centers.
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Military Child Care
in Your Neighborhood
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Provides fee assistance for active duty and civilian technicians who are
unable to access on-post child care.
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Military Officers
Association of America
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Offers interest-free loans, scholarships, and grants for students
seeking undergraduate degrees.
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Military
OneSource Financial Consultations
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Offers telephonic counseling with certified financial planners offering
short-term counseling; 12 free sessions per year.
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Military
Order of the Purple Heart Scholarship Program
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Awards scholarships to select students who complete the application
process and meet certain criteria.
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Military
Spouse Career Advancement Account Program (MyCAA)
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Helps you get the credentials you need to achieve your career goal;
provides up to $4,000 of financial assistance to eligible military spouses.
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Modest Needs
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Provides short-term financial assistance to individuals and families in
temporary crisis who, because they are working and live just above the poverty level,
are ineligible for certain types of social assistance.
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National Military
Family Association Military Spouse Scholarships
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Provides tuition, fees, and school room and board for GED/ESL,
vocational training, professional certification, postsecondary, graduate
school, in-class/online, and full/part time.
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Navy Safe Harbor Foundation
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Provides financial and legal support for travel expenses, court costs,
and housing/rental support.
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No Greater Sacrifice
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Provides scholarships and other educational resources for children of
America’s heroes.
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Operation Family Fund
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Provides financial grants for those injured and families of those who
have been injured or killed as a part of the Global War on Terrorism, whether
domestic or abroad, military or civilian.
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Operation First Response
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www.operationfirstresponse.org
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Provides financial aid based on individual needs ranging from: rent,
utilities, vehicle payments, food, clothing, and travel expenses.
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Operation Homefront
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www.operationhomefront.net
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Offers assistance with baby food, diapers, formula, etc.
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Operation: Love Reunited
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www.oplove.org
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Provides free professional photography sessions and photo gifts to military families pre- and post-deployment.
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Operation One Voice
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Helps the financial needs of children and families of wounded and fallen
Special Operation Forces.
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Operation Purple Programs
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www.militaryfamily.org
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Designs several programs for military children, such as summer camps,
family retreats, and Operation Purple Healing Adventures.
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Operation Second Chance
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Provides child care during illness or surgery; assists with travel to
include special circumstances, one-way flights, and urgent or short notice
flights.
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Operation Shower
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Prepares a Shower in a Box for each mom-to-be who has a spouse or
partner who was injured during deployment.
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Operation: Showers of
Appreciation
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Hosts baby showers for families of active duty military, veterans, Reservists,
and wounded warriors.
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Our Military Kids
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Pays for children’s participation nationwide in extra-curricular
activities, such as sports, fine arts, and tutoring.
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Pentagon Federal
Credit Union Foundation
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Offers financial education, emergency loans, and home ownership grants.
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Post GI Bill
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Covers up to 36 months of education benefits, including monthly housing
allowance; transferability of benefits to eligible dependents allowed.
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