Employment & Education

4MilitaryFamilies - Support for Spouses

Links of interest to military spouses. Includes educational scholarships.

Army Aviation Association of America

Support for Army Aviation soldiers and families including financial assistance for college-level education of members and spouses, unmarried siblings, unmarried children and unmarried grandchildren of current and deceased members.

Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents

Information on VA health care, disability compensation, education and training, home loan guaranty, financial assistance, life insurance and more. Document is in .pdf format.

Fisher House Comfort Homes

Free temporary housing for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers. Download the Fisher House fact sheet. Also sponsors a scholarship program for military spouses.

Freedom Alliance

Grants to wounded troops and families to assist with housing, travel or other needs. Special fund provides educational scholarships to children of an active duty service member who was killed, permanently disabled or who is currently certified as POW or MIA. Create an account and apply for a scholarship.

Gold Star Wives of America

Links to resources for widows/widowers and special resources for widows/widowers of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF and OIF). Includes counseling services, financial assistance and help with paying for college.

Grief Guidelines for School Personnel

Suggestions on helping students cope with death.

Hope for the Warriors

Provides financial assistance, wish grants, spousal scholarships, transitional adaptive housing and family support services.

Military Spouse Career Center

Provides a comprehensive career center for military spouses, including job searches.

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network

Specializes in employment placement solutions for military spouses, war wounded, and caregivers of war wounded.

National Military Family Association

Information on rights, benefits and services available to military families. Includes deployment, spouse's education and employment, children's education, childcare, mental health and financial matters.

National Military Family Association Education & Employment Resource Center

Information on education and employment rights, benefits and services available to military families. Includes information about employment for spouses and children's education.

Operation RE/MAX

A brochure describing an employment recruitment program targeting military spouses, retirees, injured veterans and other ex-military personnel. Document in .pdf format.

Patriot Guard Riders

Organizes attendance at the funerals of fallen heroes and provides scholarships to family members in pursuit of higher education.

RecruitMilitary.com

Provides free comprehensive job search and career transition services for veterans, their spouses and enlisted transitioning military personnel worldwide. Career fairs offered nationwide .

Self-Employment Resources for Military Spouses

Information on home-based businesses, loans and more.

Spouses to Teachers

Assists spouses of active duty and reserve military members to become public school teachers.

Survivors' & Dependents' Educational Assistance

Eligibility, application, benefit period and payment limit information for eligible spouses and children of certain veterans who can receive benefits for education, training and testing. Document is in Word format.
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