Faith-Based Counseling & Support

American Association of Pastoral Counselors

Pastoral counseling centers that have been accredited by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, and which provide counseling and psychotherapy services.

Armed Services YMCA of the USA

Offers essential programs such as childcare, hospital assistance, spouse support meals and others to service members and their families.

Army Chaplain Corps

Provides information about the role of Army chaplains in observing the distinctive doctrines of their faith, while honoring the right of others to observe their own faith. Rabbis, ministers, imams and priests all serve as Army chaplains.

Catholics in the Military

Provides contact information for Catholic chaplains located at military bases around the world as well as a Catholic Chaplain Locator.

Distance Support Anchor Desk

Provides a reference to those Chaplain Offices located outside the U.S., including a list of Chaplain Offices aboard U.S. Navy Ships.

JWB Jewish Chaplains Council

Consists of sixteen rabbis and four active duty Jewish chaplains. The Council serves approximately 37 full-time military and VA chaplains, 55 chaplain reservists, more than 88 military lay leaders and thousands of Jews at more than 500 military installations and VA medical centers.

Military Chaplains

Describes the history and benefits of chaplains to military personnel and their families in need of support or spiritual guidance.

Military Chaplains Association

Membership organization that connects those who have served in the military with a variety of religious faith groups and chaplaincies.

Military HOMEFRONT

Describes a variety of resources that meet the spiritual and emotional needs of service members and their families.

Orthodox Church in America

Lists military chaplain contacts and information on the mission, vision and history of the Orthodox Church.

Turning to Your Chaplain

Chaplains have the responsibility of caring for the spiritual well-being of service members and their families during peacetime and war. This site provides information on the mission and duties of chaplains and how to contact them.

U.S. Navy Chaplain Care

Offers daily devotions, self-help information and religious ministry and pastoral care to sailors and marines and their families. Visit the Global Distance Support Center to talk to or email a chaplain.

Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

Worship schedules for a variety of religious affiliations at military bases in the Washington, D.C. area.

VA Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives

Provides resources, tools and information for and about faith-based and community organizations that serve veterans.

VA National Chaplain Center

Provides the names, locations and contact information for VA chaplains serving all denominations. The master directory of chaplains can be downloaded in Word format.

White House Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives

Lists contact details for state governmental offices that provide information and technical support to local faith-based and community organizations that deliver services to residents in need.
  • The White House: President George W. Bush
  • USA.gov: The U.S. government's official web portal.

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