Resources for Female Veterans

 

Resources for Female Veterans

Looking for a new career - http://www.military-civilian.com

·         Final Salute Inc

o   https://www.finalsaluteinc.org/Mission.html

o   Assistance with homelessness, unemployment

·         Women with a Mission Project (WAM)

o   https://wamproject.org/

o   Support for female veterans, education, peer support

·         Foundation for Women Warriors (only serves CA)

o   https://foundationforwomenwarriors.org/programs/

o   In CA only – helps with transition assistance, housing, emergency financial assistance, basic needs, scholarships/internships, childcare

·         Challenge America – Military Sisterhood Initiative

o   https://www.challengeamerica.com/msi

o   Support for female veterans; music therapy

·         CFV Families United (NC)

o   https://www.cfvfunited.com/

o   Financial assistance, transition support, advocacy

·         Foundation for Women Warriors (South Carolina)

o   https://foundationforwomenwarriors.org/

o   Transition support for female veterans and their children; empowerment

·         Grace After Fire

o   https://www.graceafterfire.org/

o   Peer support, financial basic needs, community resource navigation, social events, annual spring retreat

·         Lady Veterans Connect (Kentucky)

o   https://www.lv-connect.org/

o   Hope, home, healing

o   Assistance and support for PTSD, MST, homelessness

·         Michigan Women Veterans Empowerment

o   http://www.empowermiwomenvets.com/About-Us.html

o   *Open to ALL veterans

o   Empower and educate through training, programs, events, mentorship, and supportive resources

·         National Women Veterans United (IL)

o   http://nwvu.org/mission-statement/

o   Advocacy and education; emphasis on disabled female veterans, homeless, at risk

·         One Saavy Veteran (IL)

o   https://onesavvyveteran.wixsite.com/womenwarriors

o   Support, Advocacy, benefit assistance, access to veteran specific info, resources

·         Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN)

o   https://www.servicewomen.org/

o   Unifiy, Support, Impact

·            Legal and Peer Support Helpline1-888-729-2089 

·            Hours: 10am-6pm EST

·         Swords to Plowshares (San Francisco, CA)

 

o   https://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/shout/

o   Housing, employment, legal, income support

·         WINC: for all women veterans

o   https://wincforall.com/

o   Military sisterhood initiative, peer support, retreats, MST therapy retreats, workshops, summits

·         Women’s Trauma Recovery Program (WTRP)

o   https://www.paloalto.va.gov/services/wtrp.asp

o   Palo Alto VA

·         Women Veterans Alliance (CA)

o   https://www.womenveteransalliance.org/

o   Careers, professional development, education, entrepreneurship, housing, LCBTQ, personal health and wellness, states benefits, VA benefits

·         Women Veterans Interactive (WVI)

o   http://womenveteransinteractive.org/wpbuild3/programs-for-women-veterans/

o   Advocacy and outreach, health and wellness, workforce development

·         Women Veterans Rock

o   https://womenvetsrock.org/about/signature-programs/

o   Leadership retreats, online community, empowerment