The SPC Matthew Pollini Memorial Fund serves as a continuation of his life’s purpose, to help those in need. The mission of the SPC Matthew Pollini Memorial Fund is to assist victims of natural and man-made disasters, and to assist military members and first responders that have been seriously affected by occupational hazards.
Hidden Battles, in partnership with both veteran and civilian organizations, offer monthly, confidential, meetings amongst your peers, in a safe environment, helping you work to cope with your internal struggle. Through a military-type “buddy system”, we will work to make sure you are not alone in your battle. Offering workshops for not only our defenders but for the families and friends of those suffering or who have lost loved ones to suicide.
Hidden Battles hosts community events in partnership with other related organizations to raise awareness and prevention because as a community it is our duty to keep our defenders safe.
Our trainers find the very best canine candidates, rescue them from shelters, and train them for a new life filled with purpose and affection. Local veterans can participate in training without leaving their jobs or families and find relief from the debilitating symptoms of TBI, PTSD, MST and other challenges.
Home Base is a national nonprofit dedicated to healing the invisible wounds of war for Veterans of all eras, Service Members, Military Families and Families of the Fallen through world-class, direct clinical care, wellness, education and research – all at no cost to them – regardless of era of service, discharge status or geographical location.
Ensuring our Veterans have the opportunity to properly reintegrate back into our community is not without its challenges. Constantly reviewing resources, arranging and hosting activities, conducting outreach, fundraising and more are necessary to keep things moving in the right direction.
Although starting a business is not easy, will walk you through each step of the way. In our free 18-module program that meets weekly (online), we’ll help you develop your business plan and understand all of the marketing, financial, and legal aspects of starting up.
Our mission is to help you define yours.
COLLABORATE.vet gathers targeted and current local and virtual event listings, information, resource trackers, and directories relevant to various service areas and resource networks. You can directly update the shared calendar appearing throughout the site, as well as resource trackers whenever possible. Making contributions increases efficiency of outreach efforts and saves everyone in the network the energy of creating and maintaining various resource lists –– freeing up everyone’s time to focus on their individual missions and impact.
The SMGA’s mission is to provide rehabilitative golf programs, experiences, and family inclusive golf opportunities for post 9/11 wounded war veterans in an effort to improve the quality of life for these American heroes. Eligible veterans and service members include those wounded or injured in post 9/11 military contingency operations, including those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Bunker Labs is here to support entrepreneurs from the veteran and military spouse communities, and get them the resources and connections they need to grow their business. We believe America is better off when those who have sacrificed for our country have a seat at the table to influence the economic landscape.
Bunker Labs creates communities, builds business networks, and offers real opportunities for our nation’s heroes to seize their American dream.
MCSP is a broad-based inclusive alliance to prevent suicide.
MCSP members come from all backgrounds—community activists, advocates, legislators, public health and mental health professionals, coaches, consultants, nonprofit leaders, therapists, healing professionals, artists, authors, crisis workers, survivors of suicide attempts and people who have lost loved ones to suicide or are impacted by suicide.
We have a personal and professional passion for saving lives.
Our statewide coalition has actively worked for over 20 years to improve state and community linkages to reduce barriers to mental health, substance addiction recovery, domestic violence shelters and other community services.
Together we recognize the need for culturally responsive community-based support and training on suicide prevention. Each local community has a key role in ensuring community health and safety and forms a hub at the statewide level to mobilize key relationships for exchanging ideas for prevention activities
https://www.greaterbostonpreventssuicide.org/mh-crisis-hotlines
Unite the veteran community and drive a healthy culture within its members. Through creative engagements, events, and strong veteran-based support networks, we are the catalyst for improving the veteran outlook.
Irreverent Warriors knows that the best support network for veterans, is other veterans. We bring a community of warriors together through therapeutic events across the country. We also work with other veteran organizations who provide services such as job placement, training, housing, service dogs and more.
nonprofit- taking veterans, 1st responders, family of , active duty and others -fishing, farming, paddling canoe, outings, adventures etc..to help with mental wellness and promote healthy group environments. In helping others we help ourselves
F.R.O.S.T. (Fast Response on Short Transmission) Call: A system designed in the USMC Reserve to facilitate rapid response and communication among service members during emergencies and prior to drill dates. Rapid response systems have been developed across other branches of the military, and all serve to provide a means to directly connect, respond to, and support service members regardless of their location.
The mission of the New Englanders Helping Our Veterans is to assist Veterans in need within the New England area and to give them easier access to the help. The organization strives to help Veterans with less criteria for them to meet in order to receive help.
To us, the mohawk represents the outlier – the person who is not afraid to go against the grain, rise up for what they believe in, and above all, stand tall in the face of adversity. Veterans, First Responders and those who support them embody the mohawk. When you get a mohawk in support of veteran and first responder suicide prevention, you become a part of a movement that is greater than oneself.
22Mohawks is proud to provide assistance to veterans and first responders who need help with navigating the struggles of everyday life.
Be it physical, mental, or financial support, we strive to do everything in our power to improve the lives of veterans and first responders while combating PTS and raising awareness for the prevalence of suicide among our former service members and first responders.
We are humbled and grateful to have your support. Thank you for being part of the solution and joining the 22Mohawks Family.
Oscar Mike is about a Veteran continuing to serve my brothers and sisters in arms. A Sinista1 Productions / Oversize Load Productions Production A Whoobazoo.com
The Executive Office of Veterans Services (EOVS) offers several financial benefits through its MASSVETS program.
The Executive Office of Veterans Services administers financial, medical, and dental assistance to eligible veterans and their dependents under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 115. Chapter 115 is a means-tested program that provides eligible veterans and their families with financial support for food, shelter, clothing, fuel, and medical care.
Is a U.S. Department of Education program designed to motivate and assist veterans in the development of academic and other requisite skills necessary for acceptance and success in a postsecondary education program.
VUB provides assessment and enhancement of basic skills through counseling, mentoring, tutoring and academic instruction in the core subject areas. The primary goal of the program is to increase the rate at which veterans enroll in and complete postsecondary education programs.
We serve veterans who are first-generation, low-income and/or at "academic risk" for failure.
Rifles to Rods is a Massachusetts based 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization made up of volunteers. We are devoted to the transition, recovery and well being of our Veterans. At Rifles to Rods we use fishing as a therapeutic outlet to aid Veterans with their transition back into society.
Project New Hope, Inc. has supported Veterans and their Families for fourteen years. Sully’s food and baby pantries provide basic needs, retreats provide healing opportunities, and the assistance program helps to “connect the dots” for those struggling to navigate current government systems. We partner with a wide range of military and government programs, with one goal, to support the Veterans where the other programs falter. Veterans deserve our nation’s gratitude, and, more importantly, a place to rebuild with honor.
Our Mission is to be a sustainable and successful not for profit that harnesses the creativity and networks of its principal supporters to raise money to strengthen and support worthy organizations that service, support and honor our Veterans. Since our formation in 2017, we have given almost $10 million to Veteran service and support organizations that provide critical services to our Veterans, including mental health services, housing, taking care of our homeless, supporting day to day services, providing service and support K-9’s, scholarships, food, jobs, equine immersion programs, recreational therapy and support art therapy programs.
Warrior Writers is a veteran-focused arts organization that fosters artistic exploration and expression through casual, welcoming workshops and retreats. By reflecting and creating in a comfortable space, we encourage and support healing and community building. Art making becomes the creative tool through which we understand and transcend experiences of trauma and emotional disruptions that are not easily identified but constantly felt.
Creative works are shared with the public in the form of books, performances and exhibitions, empowering veterans to share experiences openly and artistically, and providing opportunities for the broader public to understand veterans’ experiences. Through Warrior Writers, veterans have created a network of support and reprieve where artistic growth is developed and lasting friendships are built. Using art as language, we help bridge the gap between veterans and civilians.
Soldier On is a private nonprofit organization committed to ending veteran homelessness. Since 1994, the organization has been providing homeless veterans with transitional housing and supportive services. In 2010, Soldier On opened the first Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Community, a permanent housing cooperative that provides formerly homeless veterans with safe, sustainable, affordable housing – transitioning them from homelessness to homeownership. This housing model will be replicated nationally as Soldier On continues to change the end of the story for homeless veterans throughout the country.
We offer confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a private, comfortable setting. Our services include counseling for needs such as stress management, mood or anxiety issues, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). We also offer couples and family therapy and bereavement counseling for Gold Star family members or individuals impacted by Veteran suicide. We offer flexible scheduling and evening hours by request. We can also connect you with more support in VA and your community.
Oscar Mike Radio and Hellfish Haven tag team the hosting duty as we seek to establish a normal conversation about topics such as suicide, struggles, PTSD, MST and more as we seek to establish our motto of F* the Stigma!
NVISION, a free online resource dedicated to helping people live better by seeing better, have created an educational guide on veterans and vision care. The resource highlights VA coverage vision care, what it covers, common eye issues that veterans deal with, and more.
To help veterans and their families they created a guide to walk you through the basics of dementia and memory care. In this guide, you’ll explore several ways that the VA can help you afford memory care services, and FAQ
An Online Community for those who want to learn more about Veteran Mental Health, support those who have served, and reduce the barriers to health and wellness that exist for our nation’s service members
After starting to work as a clinical mental health counselor exclusively for veterans and their spouses, Duane started to write his observations and experiences on his blog, Head Space and Timing, located at www.veteranmentalhealth.com. This book is a collection of 52 articles designed to help veterans, those who support them, and those who care for them to understand the military experience and to change the way they think about veteran mental health.
Our friends and collaborators know us as NA2EVS and that we are not a Veteran Service Organization (VSO), rather a Veteran Community Organization (VCO) where you need not be a Veteran to make a difference. We are not, focused on preventing suicide so that Veterans just survive, instead we expect them to THRIVE! ll
Host, Journalist, and founder
Doug served in the United States Army from 2006-2016. His MOS was 88M which is a Truck Driver. Includes the awesome opportunity known as Track Day for Veterans.
The Homeland Heroes Foundation offers an array of supportive services to active-duty service members, veterans, and their families in their time of need to help restore a sense of community, independence, and well-being at home.
WE, THE PEOPLE’S PATRIOT PROJECT, have adopted the Mission of Honoring and Empowering those who have served by being the shock and awe when combating the silent and deadly enemy of our veterans and first responders, the enemy that leaves mortal and invisible wounds.
VOAMASS operates integrated behavioral health care and veteran services focusing on transitional and permanent housing, vocational counseling and employment training, substance use and mental health treatment, and coordinated case management. VOAMASS serves more than 650 veterans and their families through the services listed to your right.
Welcome to our Outpost here we are a group dedicated to supporting veterans and their families who are navigating the challenges of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its connection to suicide. Our group aims to provide a safe and compassionate space where members can share experiences, find valuable resources, and foster a sense of community.
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