Diverse Veteran Population
Statewide program for LGBT Elders to assist, support health, wellness and access to the VA and other Veteran Services
Education & Training
By leveraging industry experts and trainers, PsychArmor Institute
develops educational content designed to supportthe unique needs
associated with military culture. PsychArmor can provide their online
training courses at no cost to the learner. We also work with partners
to create tailored curriculum pathways for teams, custom training videos
and micro-courses.
For some members of the military, the battle does not end when they
leave the battlefield. Mental Health First Aid for Military Members,
Veterans and their Families teaches people how to notice and respond to
signs of mental health and addiction challenges with a specific focus on
cultural factors related to military life.
Emergency Assistance
This resources is for individuals and organizations that work with
Veterans who are justice involved and help them re-integrate into the
community.
AARP veteran-specific guide to help military and veteran caregivers
tackle some of the most critical issues they’re facing because of
COVID-19.
A free 6-week online workshop developed by Stanford University to
support caregivers of Veterans of all eras that are enrolled in VA
Healthcare. Caregivers will learn ways to manage stress of caring for
others and support of others with lived experience in a safe secure
email environment.
If you are an organization interested in referring your caregivers
to BBC, click the link for a flyer you can share with your caregivers.
Family
Provides comfort, care and resources to all those grieving the death
of a military loved one. This can be Peer support for bereaved
survivors, seminars, publications, retreats and assist with benefitsand
resources. Taps also provides free training for anyone dealing with
grief and loss.
AARP veteran-specific guide to help military and veteran caregivers
tackle some of the most critical issues they’re facing because of
COVID-19.
A free 6-week online workshop developed by Stanford University to
support caregivers of Veterans of all eras that are enrolled in VA
Healthcare. Caregivers will learn ways to manage stress of caring for
others and support of others with lived experience in a safe secure
email environment.
If you are an organization interested in referring your caregivers
to BBC, click the link for a flyer you can share with your caregivers.
Blue Star Families: Blue Star Families organization provides programs
and resources to Blue Star military families, such as financial
assistance and resources, discounts and perks, special events,
educational materials and careers.
Health, Medical, & Wellness
Health Services Research & Development Veteran Perspectives
showcasing suicide prevention intervention from a Veteran’s perspective
based on gender.
Reach is a VA program that has been established to prevent suicide through collaboration, pledge and education.
Veterans Guide provides you with the necessary information you need
to obtain the maximum benefits when you leave military service.
Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital
Program, provides information, wellness, education and research that
impacts Veterans of all eras, Service Members, Military Families and
Families of the Fallen.
The 2019 National Suicide Prevention Annual Report will provide
individuals and organizations with information about suicide within the
Veteran community and strategies used to prevent suicide and further
needs within the community.
VA provides a number of free mental health, Apps to help mange
stress, PTSD, anger, concussion symptoms, insomnia, promotes self-care,
mindfulness, mood, and couples’ healthy relationship.
VHA TRAIN provides health and wellness training targeted for
veterans’ health needs. Through this site you can find training to
satisfy professional development needs. Training found through a search
of the TRAIN.org website is made available as a public service. Web
pages, training, and programs from non-federal organizations are
provided solely as a service.
NAMI-NYS is the state organization of the National Alliance on Mental
Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots organization for people with
mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has affiliates
in every state and in more than 1,100 local communities across the
country. NAMI-NYS provides support to family and friends of individuals
with mental illness and persons living with mental illnesses through
more than 50 affiliates statewide.
Readjustment counseling is a wide range of psycho social services
offered to eligible Veterans, Service members, and their families in the
effort to make a successful transition from military to civilian life.
The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Center at NYU Langone Health
provides free and confidential individual and group therapy for veterans
and their family members. Call 855-698-4677 for more information. 1
Park Ave, New York NY 10016
Counties Served: All
For
some members of the military, the battle doesn’t end when they leave
the battlefield. Mental Health First Aid for Military Members, Veterans
and their Families teaches people how to notice and respond to signs of
mental health and addiction challenges with a specific focus on cultural
factors related to military life.
Cohen Veterans’ Network offers brief, client-centered therapy for a
variety of mental health issues including depression, anxiety,
post-traumatic stress, adjustment issues, anger, grief and loss, family
issues, transition challenges, relationship problems, and children’s
behavioral problems. Their high-quality care is centered on therapy
options that are the current, best practices available, based on
research
Here to Help Military and Families is a not-for-profit organization
which provides free, confidential psychological counseling for post 9/11
military service members and their families and loved ones. We provide
individual, couples and family therapy through a network of licensed
professionals. Services are available to active and discharged military
from all branches of the Armed Forces, National Guard and Reserves,
regardless of discharge status. 1025 Northern Blvd, Suite 301. Roslyn NY
11576
New York Presbyterian Wellness Center: New York-Presbyterian Military
Family Wellness Center connects U.S. military service members of any
duty status and service era and their families with high quality,
evidence-based mental health services. This innovative program, which is
available at both New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical
Center and New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, helps
address the unique health challenges of service members and their loved
ones in a confidential and secure environment.
The Access to Home for Heroes (formerly known as Access to Home for
Veterans) program provides financial assistance to make dwelling units
accessible for low- and moderate-income veterans living with a
disability. Examples include wheelchair ramps and lifts, handrails,
doorway widening, and roll-in showers.
Contact: Jack Jaworski / jjaworski@familyres.org / 516-350-2092. 191 Bethpage – Sweet Hollow Road, Old Bethpage NY 11804
Counties Served: Nassau, Suffolk
Assistance and/or representation in obtaining veteran and civilian
benefits, services and programs; guidance related to securing and/or
retaining housing/shelter; assistance involving legal issues or drug and
alcohol abuse; vocational support, encouragement and accountability;
independent living skills training and development; and the navigation
of social systems for the purpose of re-integration into the greater
community. Female Veterans can also be provided a veteran volunteer peer
through the Peer to Peer Mentoring programming. All veteran services
are free of charge. Contact: Edward Tierney /
etierney@aimcil.com / 607-962-8225. Counties Served: Steuben, Chemung, Schuyler. Referrals from all counties will be provided services.
350 West Church Street Elmira,NY 14901
StartYourRecovery.org provides helpful information for people who are
dealing with substance use issues — and their family members, friends,
and co-workers, too. We know that there is no one-size-fits-all solution
to the challenges faced by those who misuse alcohol, prescription or
illegal drugs, or other substances, and we aim to break through the
clutter to help people at any stage of recovery. The goal is to offer
people who are dealing with substance use issues a single source of
reputable, objective information about signs, symptoms, conditions,
treatment options, and resources — presented in a user-friendly format
and in language that’s easy to understand. First we asked: “Why doesn’t
someone offer access to these resources in one place?” Then we asked:
“Why don’t we?”
As a Medicare plans resource center (Note: we do not sell or provide healthcare plans),
we’ve made it our mission to help aging adults get the most out of
Medicare. As I’m sure you already know, Medicare, like all health
insurance programs, can be very complicated. How Medicare works in
conjunction with the VA military healthcare benefits can be extremely
confusing. Our new resource helps veterans understand how Medicare works
with VA and TRICARE, should a veteran enroll, how to enroll, and most
importantly strategies on how to maximize benefits.
Legal Services
1 West 125th Street, 2nd Floor New York NY 10027
The LSNYC Veterans Justice Project (VJP) provides comprehensive civil
legal services to low-income military veterans, service members and
their families. The VJP is designed to help veterans achieve greater
housing and financial stability and connect veterans with social and
mental health services in the City. The VJP works holistically to
protect veterans and their family members from homelessness, resolve
barriers to employment, preserve economic stability, and remedy many
other problems that derail veterans’ successful reintegration into
civilian life.
Counties Served: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond
16 W. William Street, Bath NY 14810
Provides possible representation to low-income veterans on issues
such as, Veteran Claims, Social Security Claims, Landlord/Tenant Issues,
Pro Se Divorces, Foreclosure, Name Changes, Fair Housing, Consumer
Debt, and Re-Entry.
Counties Served: Steuben, Allegany
1 Helen Keller Way, 5th Floor, Hempstead NY 11550
Nassau Suffolk Law Services Committee Inc. provides free civil legal
services and legal support to community advocates to ensure that low
income, disabled, and disadvantaged individuals have equal access to the
civil justice system on Long Island. Veteran callers can ask for the
Veterans Rights Project Telephone numbers: (516) 292-8100 (Nassau) and (631) 2322400 (Suffolk)
Counties Served: Nassau, Suffolk
7 Hanover Square, 18th Floor, New York NY 10004
Free civil legal services for veterans who are patients of the Bronx
and Manhattan VA Hospitals. Legal matters include Veterans’ benefits,
Social Security benefits, discharge upgrades, housing, family law,
advance directives (powers of attorneys, wills), and federal student
loan discharges. Specialized legal clinic for women veterans. Level of
service ranges from advice and counsel to full representation. Intake
Line: 212-659-6199
Counties Served: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond
114 Prospect Street, Ithaca NY 14850
Advocacy for incarcerated female veterans around health care, mental health, and prison disciplinary issues.
Counties Served: All
Military Culture
Provides free online military culture education and resources for
those working with military members, Veterans and their family members.
This book is about the experience of a young woman and her career in
the Marines and how the military changed her life and provided her with
principles to live by.
This book provides the read an understanding of Military Culture,
Veterans’ specific concerns and interventions to help mental health
providers work with Veterans Effectively.
Veterans History Project (Library of Congress): The Veterans History
Project (VHP) of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center
collects and preserves the firsthand interviews and narratives of United
States military veterans from World War I through the present. In
addition to audio- and video-recorded oral history interviews, VHP
accepts memoirs and collections of original photographs, letters,
diaries, maps and other historical documents from veterans who served in
the US armed services from World War I through the present.
Military Organizations
American Legion is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service
organization provides advocacy, information, resources and mentors youth
and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities. Membership is
open to all Veterans and service members and membership fee required.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America provides information, resources and peer support to 9/11 Veterans.
Military Officers Association provides information, resources and
peer support to active duty, former, retired and National Guard and
Reserve commissioned and warrant officers and their surviving spouses.
VA Welcome Kit has comprehensive, easy to understand, and step by
step resource tools to provide Veterans and their caregivers about VA
benefit related questions.
The National Association of American Veterans, Inc. (NAAV) was
established in 2005 to assist the severely wounded warriors, especially
single parent service members, military caregivers, disabled veterans
and their families by helping them access their benefits, improving
communications and coordination for veterans and collaborating among
health agencies, medical professional, organizations, educational
organization and the general public.
A nonprofit organization that provides advocacy through member
leadership. In addition, the organization is pivotal in helping Vets
promote veteran related events, find events to attend and publicize
veteran’s film and media projects. Anything from affordable housing to
legal help can be found here.
Peer Support
Mission Continues is a nonprofit organization that empowers veterans
facing the challenge of adjusting to life at home to find new missions
by giving Veterans volunteer opportunities to continue to give back to
their communities.
Recreation, Mobility, & Retreats
Veterans can request free craft kits that can be mailed to them.
They can sign up by calling 1-888-567-8387 or they can go to the
website. The website shows them all the different types of crafts they
can receive.
Continue to Serve is a grassroots organization that works in favor of
social justice and serves the community by engaging in outreach,
forming effective partnerships and using direct action statements and
advocacy to hold those in public office accountable.
VetsAid is a non-profit organization and benefit music festival to
raise and disperse sorely needed funds to Veterans’ groups across the
country that are serving the men and women who served our country with
the dignity, compassion and honor they deserve.
Calendar and Bulletin Boards for Veteran centered events and jobs search.
PO Box 461, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
SWH program – 3-day classes, offered several times each month. The
average class size is 5 participants. The program is available to
veterans and service members from all branches of the military,
regardless of when or for how long they served. The focus of this
program is on helping participants get past the physiological symptoms
of negative consequences following trauma or Post Traumatic Stress.
Saratoga WarHorse does not provide traditional “therapy,” but does offer
an undoubtedly therapeutic experience. There is No cost to attend the
Saratoga WarHorse program. They will pay 100% of lodging, and meal.
Counties Served: All
Veterans in Media and Entertainment is a nonprofit gateway to being a
part of the entertainment industry. From casting to behind the scenes,
VME gives veterans a chance to break into the entertainment industry and
mitigates the factors of being without “local roots” due to military
service, to help vets obtain education and job placement in movies and
television.
Team RWB enriches veterans’ lives by connecting them to local,
consistent, and inclusive opportunities for veterans and the community
to connect through physical and social activity. Volunteers host regular
fitness activities, social gatherings, and community service events,
Download the app or visit
www.teamrwb.org.
Chapters in Buffalo, Rochester, Oswego, Syracuse, Ithaca, Fort
Drum/Watertown, Albany, West Point, NYC (Manhattan), Bronx,
Queens/Brooklyn, Long Island
Service Animals Program
309 E Broadway #A, Monticello NY 12701
Action Toward Independence provides Service dogs and training to
Veterans who have been diagnosed with PTSD, TBI or MST, as well as
provide Veteran Peer groups, Anger Management groups. Contact: Crystal
Brousseau /
cbrousseau@atitoday.org / 845-794-4228
Counties Served: Sullivan, Orange
Women Veterans
Women Veterans Empowered and Thriving is a reintegration program for
women veterans that utilizes writing and performance to empower
experiences and facilitate skills to thrive in daily life. Services
include empowerment workshops, public speaking events and empowering
stage performances.
31 West Main St, Patchogue NY 11772
Supportive Services for veterans and their families. Specifically
targeting, women veterans who are homeless or in jeopardy of becoming
homeless, can receive case management, legal services, employment
assistance, unmet needs fund access.
Contact: Main Line 631-289-2601
Counties Served: Suffolk
1418 Balcom Avenue, Bronx NY 10461
100% volunteer program, no monetary invested interest in any of the
applicants. Troubleshoot their needs, provide immediate and emergency
assistance. Advocate on their behalf, provide immediate resources
through referrals and/or physically representing them and their families
with/to training programs, housing appointments, employment agents,
completing VA claims applications, counseling MST (Military Sexual
Trauma, C/PTSD (Combat/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), Anger
Management, Suicide Prevention, Parenting and Marriage counseling.
Counties Served: All five NYC boroughs and online service/s
3135 Edson Avenue, Suite One, Bronx NY 10469
Contact: Catherine Laporte / nabmwNortheastRegion@gmail.com / 516-241-1510
The National Association of Black Military (NABMW) is an association
of women Veterans who have served or currently are serving in the United
States Armed Forces. Founded in 1976, with Chapters in New York City,
Brooklyn, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Antonio and our newest cluster in
the Washington DC, and Maryland area. The organization seeks to tell the
story of Black women who have served in our volunteer forces. NABMW
programs include: angel connect calls and sisterhood programs centered
around ceremonial, historical and mental health.
Counties Served: New York, Kings, Bronx, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester
Military Women’s Coalition is a national group of formal and informal
organizations that work collaboratively to serve and support US active
duty, Guard, Reserve, Veteran, and retired servicewomen by uniting and
elevating their voices to influence policy and improve their well-being.
Provides online support groups for women veterans and will be
offering retreats and vocational training in sustainable agriculture and
food production once it is safe to resume in-person activities. All
programs integrate trauma-informed care through evidence-based,
experiential, and holistic therapies for a variety of traumas.
The best grants, loans & training resources for veteran
entrepreneurs in 2022. As a veteran, many of the skills you learned in
the military can be especially helpful in running a business. The wide
range of hard and soft skills you acquired through service can be
transferred with great success to the private sector. Many veterans are
doing just that.