Veteran Resources
GI RIghts Hotline
http://www.girightshotline.org
877-447-4487
The GI Rights Hotline provides
free, confidential, and accurate information on US military regulations and practices
to servicemembers, veterans, potential recruits, and their families.
The GI Rights Hotline
http://www.girights.org/
800-394-9544
The GI Rights Hotline is answered by a coalition of nonprofit,
non-governmental organizations who provide information to members of
the military about discharges, grievance and complaint procedures, and
other civil rights.
Service Women's Action Network
http://servicewomen.org/
The Service Women's Action Network supports and develops the leadership
of veterans, mentors young women considering military service, works to
solve problems facing women in uniform, and provides and promotes
services that are healing to women after their military service
experience. SWAN establishes a worldwide network of military women,
veterans and allies to provide lasting support, community and resources.
Vets4Vets
http://www.vets4vets.us/
Vets4Vets help Iraq Vets to:
- Feel Good: about themselves and the good parts of their military service.
Heal: from the negative aspects of their military service and the war.
Take Power: play powerful and increasingly rational roles in how the society deals with issues affecting veterans, the military and foreign policy.
National Veterans Foundation
http://www.nvf.org/
Call their national hotline for veterans seeking resource referral, benefits information, or emotional support: 1-888-777-4443.
Transition Assistance Online
www.taonline.com
Transition Assistance Online is the largest single source of transition assistance information and tools for today's separating military. Service-members, both prior and current, can find all the resources needed to smoothly transition from their appreciated military service to the perfect civilian career.
Iraq War Veterans Organization
http://www.iava.org
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and Veterans.
Iraq War Veterans Organization
http://www.iraqwarveterans.org/
The Iraq War Veterans Organization website has links to information about Veterans Administration health care, readjustment after deployment, education, employment, military discounts, PTSD issues, support-chat forums, family support and deployment information
HireVeterans.com
www.HireVeterans.com
HireVeterans.com is a military veterans job board search site for U.S. Veterans where employers post jobs and hire U.S. military veterans returning to civilian employment. Employers who seek to hire veterans are equal opportunity employers and postig jobs on HireVeterans.com qualifies each employer as a diversity workforce American employer who support veteran career opportunities and U.S. military veterans.
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
www.nchv.org
The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) is the resource and technical assistance center for a national network of community-based service providers and local, state and federal agencies that provide emergency and supportive housing, food, health services, job training and placement assistance, legal aid and case management support for hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans each year.
www.veteransandfamilies.org
Veterans and Families is a national non-profit community service and support organization, founded and directed by Veterans, parents, grandparents, family members, employers, mental health professionals, academics and community leaders. They can help with PTSD, homecoming preparedness, support groups, and career tools.