Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs)

AMVETS

Services include help with filing a VA claim, career center and scholarships for veterans and active military and their children.

American Legion

Offers a variety of programs that provide financial assistance, career resources and other supports for families.

Armed Forces Services Corporation (AFSC)

Offers all service members, veterans and their families personalized service in handling their government benefits from beneficiary changes on insurance policies to claims representation and more.

Armed Forces Veterans Homes Foundation

Dedicated to philanthropic support of elderly and infirm veterans requiring long term care, this organization manages and distributes grants to agencies that serve the needs of that growing population.

Association for Service Disabled Veterans

Seeks to establish greater economic participation for service disabled and prisoner of war veterans.

Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)

BVA's Field Service Program links veterans to services, rehabilitation training, job search assistance and other benefits.

Directory of Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs)

Department of Veterans Affairs database-driven Web site allows users to view VSO information in a variety of ways.

Disabled American Veterans (DAV)

Assistance to veterans, including obtaining benefits from the DoD and VA, transportation to and from VA medical facilities, help for homeless veterans and transition back into civilian life.

Iraq War Veterans Organization

Information and support for veterans, active military personnel and family members related to pre-deployment, deployment and post-deployment issues, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and veterans benefits.

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Advocates and educates on behalf of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families. Includes such critical issues as mental health, Traumatic Brain Injury, VA system, health coverage for national guardsmen and reservists and educational benefits.

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Action Fund

Advocates for the improved treatment and increased benefits of veterans from OEF/OIF.

Marine Corps League

Provides information of interest to current or former Marines as well as resources for veterans.

Military Chaplains Association of the USA

A support and advocacy organization dedicated to the religious freedom and spiritual welfare of service members, veterans, their families and their survivors. Also provides financial assistance to seminary students who are currently serving as chaplain candidates in the Air Force, Army or Navy.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation

Services to veterans and families, including veterans benefits experts at various VA facilities who provide advice and help with processing claims for VA benefits.

Military Order of the Purple Heart of the USA

Helps veterans obtain VA benefits through 70 offices nationwide and awards scholarships.

National Association of American Veterans

Serves veterans and dependents, severely wounded warriors and single parent service members by providing services including emergency financial assistance, counseling, scholarships, housing assistance and medical transportation.

National Association of County Veteran Service Officers (NACVSO)

Assistance with processing of VA disability benefits claims.

National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs

Works to secure uniformity, equality, efficiency and effectiveness in providing services to veterans and their families, especially in regards to claims representation.

National Association of Veterans' Program Administrators

A nationally recognized professional organization for people working in both campus based and community based veterans' programs.

National Veterans Foundation

Serves the crisis management, information and referral needs of all veterans and their families. Manages the nation's only toll-free helpline (1-888-777-4443 Pacific Standard Time) and provides food, clothing, transportation, employment and other essential resources to veterans and families in need.

National Veterans Legal Services Program

Provides advocacy and training, pro bono litigation and education and publications to ensure that veterans and their familities obtain the benefits they're entitled to under the law.

Operation Uplink - Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

Provides a free phone card for hospitalized veterans or deployed military personnel.

Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)

Works to maximize the quality of life for people with spinal cord injury and disease. Advocates for health care, research, education, veterans' benefits and rights, accessibility and the removal of architectural barriers, sports programs and disability rights. Find a local chapter near you.

Society of Air Force Nurses

Non-profit veterans organization provides support and social opportunities to retired, active duty or reserve status Air Force Nurses.

The Veteran's Coalition

Coalition of five of the largest VSOs which addresses strategic issues affecting the veterans community in healthcare, services and benefits. The Coalition's mission is to create a sustainable national system for benefits, care and services that will ensure all veterans have the maximum ability to become healthy, productive citizens following their military service to our country.

United States Navy Veterans Association

Provides information and links to resources of interest to veterans of the US Navy, including information related to veterans' benefits.

VA Form 21-22

Form requesting a representative from a veterans service organization (VSO) to represent you when you apply for VA benefits. Document is in .pdf format.

Veterans for America (VFA)

An advocacy and humanitarian organization that works to ensure our country is meeting the needs of service members and veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Specific issues include psychological traumas and traumatic brain injuries.

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)

Assists with benefits including compensation, pension, health care, vocational rehabilitation and employment, education and training, home loans, life insurance, and dependency and indemnity compensation.

Vets4Veterans

Provides links to service, advocacy and assistance organizations for veteran concerns related to employment, health, mental health, PTSD, education, women veterans and others.

Vietnam Veterans of America

Congressionally chartered organization dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families. Advocates on veterans issues, seeks full access to veterans health care, identifies the full range of disabling injuries and illnesses incurred during military service and supports the next generation of war veterans.

Vietnam Women Veterans

A nonprofit organization dedicated to all of the female enlisted, staff and line officers who served in Vietnam.

Welcome Back Veterans

Designed to raise public awareness about issues facing today's veterans, and to raise funds to support programs and services that these returning soldiers need to repair and restore their lives.

Woman's Army Corps (WAC) Veterans Association

A non-profit, non-partisan organization for individuals who have served in the Women's Army Corps or the Auxiliary Corps and those who have served or are serving in the Army, Army Reserve or the Army National Guard.

Women Marines Association

National nonprofit organization devoted to support and camaraderie among active and veteran women Marines.

Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation

Information about the memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honoring women who have defended America throughout history.
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