Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)

www.iava.org
paul@iava.org

Paul Reickhoff, Executive Director
770 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 982-9699
Fax: (212) 982-8645

The mission of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is to ensure the enactment of policies that properly provide for our Troops & Veterans, keep our military strong, and guarantee our national security for the purpose of a stronger America. We uniquely empower Iraq & Afghanistan combat veterans to use their credibility and experiences to speak truth to power, shape public opinion, and place a priority on these issues.

 

National Veterans Foundation

www.nvf.org
toddstenhouse@comcast.net

Floyd "Shad" Meshad, President and Founder
shad@nvf.org

Todd Stenhouse, Development Director
9841 Airport Blvd., Suite 512
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Cell: (916) 455 6640
Phone: (888) 777-4443
Fax: (310) 642-0255

Their mission: Management and operation of the nation’s only toll-free helpline for all veterans and their families, public awareness programs that shine a consistent spotlight on the needs of America’s veterans, outreach services that provide veterans and families in need with food, clothing, transportation, employment, and other essential resources.

 

National Military Family Association

www.nmfa.org

Joyce Raezer, COO - joyce.raezer@nmfa.org
Kathleen Moakler, Director Gov. Affairs - kathleen.moakler@nmfa.org

2500 N. Van Dorn Street, Suite 102
Alexandria, VA 22303-1601
Phone: (703) 931-6632 ext. 323
Toll: (800) 260-0218
Fax: (703) 931-4600

National Military Family Association (NMFA) activities revolve around programs to educate the public, the military community, and the Congress on the rights and benefits of military families AND to advocate an equitable quality of life for those families. Members of the Government Relations Department study issues, testify before Congressional Committees, work with Congressional staff and represent NMFA on advisory groups for many DoD agencies, to include the Defense Commissary Agency Patron Council and the TRICARE Beneficiary Panel. Since its inception in 1969, the effectiveness of NMFA is reflected in accomplishments in most of the issue areas in which the association works. These include medical and dental benefits, dependent education, retiree and survivor benefits, relocation and spousal employment. NMFA staff speaks regularly to all types of groups, including family service organizations, Commanders' Conferences, and officer and enlisted spouse clubs. More than 100 NMFA Representatives in the field extend our presence worldwide. NMFA has access and credibility in areas where it CAN and DOES make a difference.

 

Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation

www.vfwfoundation.org

Daniel M. Shea, Acting Director – (816) 968-1158 - dshea@vfw.org
Richard Freiburghouse, Manager of Grants Development - rfreiburghouse@vfw.org
406 West 34th Street, Suite 514
Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 756-3390
Fax: (816) 968-2789

The VFW Foundation allows members and friends of the VFW alike across the nation to help support all the causes they so strongly believe in. The VFW foundation is committed to improving the lives of veterans and service personnel, their families, and the communities in which they live and work through a variety of programs. In the end, the VFW Foundation will enable the VFW to grow, prosper, and provide many years of service to this great country and those who have proudly served it.

 

National Veterans Legal Services Program

www.nvlsp.org
info@nvlsp.org

National Veterans Legal Services Program
PO Box 65762
Washington, DC 20035
202-265-8305
Fax 202-328-0063

The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) has been the voice of veterans’ rights for more than 25 years. NVLSP is an independent, non-profit, charitable organization acting to ensure that the U.S. government honors the pact made with our 25 million veterans.

 

TIDES Center / California Department of Veterans Affairs

www.tidescenter.org
jlevikow@tides.org

Jane Levikow, Tides Center Director, External Relations
The Presidio
P.O. Box 29907
San Francisco, CA 94129
Phone: 415) 561-6340
Fax: (415) 561-6301

Along with Tides Foundation, Tides Shared Spaces, and other related organizations, Tides Center is a member of the Tides Network. Bringing together people, ideas, and resources, Tides Network actively promotes change toward a healthy and just society, one which is founded on principles of social justice, broadly shared economic opportunity, a robust democratic process and a sustainable environment. Tides Network strengthens the progressive movement through leading-edge thinking and technology. Tides Center supports existing and emerging projects that share our vision of a just, healthy, and sustainable world. The services we provide enable project staff to stay focused on their missions and fundraising without compromising on the expertise needed to run day-to-day operations. By providing back office support to projects on the front lines of advancing social change, Tides Center is helping hundreds of progressive initiatives move forward.

Following receipt of a major private grant week, the Veterans Home of California-Yountville announced the launch of “The Pathway Home”, a new treatment and counseling program to assist veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The Pathway Home program will be managed as an independent program on the Veterans Home’s grounds in Yountville as a project of Tides Center in San Francisco, with oversight by the California Department of Veterans Affairs.

 

Disabled American Veterans

www.dav.org/cst

Disabled American Veterans
3725 Alexandria Pike
Cold Spring, KY 41076
877-I Am A Vet (877-426-2838)
(859) 441-7300

To support activities that advance the Disabled American Veterans’ legislative agenda, addressing the short- and long-term needs of sick, injured and disabled American war veterans and their families during the tenure of the 110th Congress, that do not constitute lobbying under Section 4911 of the Internal Revenue Code.

The DAV is currently sponsoring the Stand Up for Veterans Initiative. For more information log onto: www.standup4vets.org

 

Paralyzed Veterans of America

www.pva.org
info@pva.org

Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 Eighteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-3517
1-800-424-8200

The Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members—veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction.

Paralyzed Veterans will use that expertise to be the leading advocate for:

• Quality health care for our members
• Research and education addressing spinal cord injury and dysfunction
• Benefits available as a result of our members' military service
• Civil rights and opportunities which maximize the independence of our members

To enable PVA to continue to honor this commitment, we must recruit and retain members who have the experience, energy, dedication, and passion necessary to manage the organization and ensure adequate resources to sustain the programs essential for PVA to achieve its mission.

 

Soldiers' Angels

www.soldiersangels.org
soldiersangels@gmail.com

Founder: Ms. Patti Patton-Bader
1792 East Washington Blvd.
Pasadena, CA  91104
or
P.O. Box    20431
Colorado Springs, CO  81019-2431

Soldiers' Angels is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and their families. Founded by the mother of two American soldiers, we are an international organization with members in all fifty U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and several friendly countries who support America's men and women in uniform.  We were incorporated in the state of Nevada in June of 2003.

 

The Retired Enlisted Association

www.trea.org

Member Services: katherines@trea.org

1111 S Abilene Ct.
Aurora, CO 80012
Phone: 303-752-0660 or 800-338-9337
Fax: 303-752-0835 or 888-882-0835

Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for uniformed services enlisted personnel, their families and survivors - including active components, Reserves, and National Guard, and all retirees; to stop the erosion of earned benefits through our legislative efforts, to maintain our esprit de corps, dedication and patriotism, and to continue our devotion and allegiance to God and Country.

 

The Independence Fund

www.independencefund.org

lukerval@mac.com

290 Callaway Ave.
Pensacola, FL
32505

Pillar One: To provide the necessary tools and therapies that are otherwise not being provided.
Pillar Two: To fund and promote physical and leisure/athletic activities that enhance the veteran’s physical and emotional well-being.
Pillar Three: Advocacy, Our goal is a nationwide network  of volunteers who have “been there done that" who will act as guides for those following behind them. These family advisors help because they want to help and the experience that they bring can, and in many cases will be, more valuable than any
financial assistance that the fund may be in a position to provide.

 

Road 2 Recovery

www.road2recovery.us.com

R2Rinfo@aol.com

23679 Calabasas Rd. #420
Calabasas, CA 91302

The Road 2 Recovery is produced by the Fitness Challenge Foundation(501C3) in partnership with the VA Volunteer Service Office, to benefit Mental and Physical Rehabilitation Programs that feature cycling as the core activity.

 

Boots to Books

www.bootstobooks.org/
bsolheim@citruscollege.edu

Boots to Books
626-852-8096

The goal of Boots to Books is to assist the deployed, post-deployed, and veteran (DPV) student in making a positive transition from military to civilian life or from deployment to post-deployment life including college survival skills. This curriculum was developed to help the DPV student succeed in academics, work, family, and other social settings. The Boots to Books course will teach students interpersonal skills and techniques for managing Military Readjustment Transition Issues. The course will also help DPV students effectively manage military stress, combat reaction stress, operational stress, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Boots to Books is a for credit college course offered as Counseling 160 through Citrus College in Glendora, CA.