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Thank Our Troops
Campaign to show appreciation through letters, e-mails, cards, prayers and thoughts.
Provides no-cost, long-distance air transportation for troops, Veterans and family members for medical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment or rehabilitation from Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF-OEF) deployment. Some charitable assistance for transportation is also available for Veterans from earlier military service.
DoD program providing opportunities for citizens to show support for Service Members and connecting individuals, organizations and companies to homefront groups.
Sends troops letters, care packages, phone cards and other needed items.
Be a donor and give sick or injured troops and their families a second chance. Find out where to give blood.
Ships books, DVDs and supplies to deployed soldiers and Veterans in VA hospitals.
Provides comfort and relief items for military members who become sick, injured, or wounded during service in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. Donated items are distributed to patients at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Germany, the largest American military hospital outside the U.S.; to field hospitals in Afghanistan and Iraq; and to VA facilities throughout the United States.
Sends care packages and other needed goods to troops and offers memorial, meals, scholarship, card writing and youth leadership programs.
Organizes recreational and entertainment programs for members of the U.S. Armed Services recuperating from injuries suffered in Iraq, Afghanistan and other military theaters.
Helps troops currently deployed around the world though "support boxes" and provides support to the families of wounded soldiers.
Online memorial to those who lost their lives in OIF/OEF, including photos and visitor-submitted messages.
A not-for-profit organization comprised of a grassroots coalition of Gold Star and Blue Star families that support Service Members and Veterans.
Phone cards for Service Members and hospitalized Veterans who are separated from those they care about. Request a card. The Free Call Schedule lists dates when the free call service is available.
Outreach and support to Service Members injured in combat and recuperating at military hospitals throughout the United States and currently serving on the frontlines.
Provides information on the many different ways citizens, organizations and corporations can contribute cash or goods and services to benefit soldiers and their families. Contact the Army Gift Program Coordinator.
Helps families of Active Duty military members maintain their homes' green spaces. Register to get help with your landscaping and lawncare needs.
Support to injured Service Members, providing patient advocates, educational opportunities for the soldier, coordination of specialty counseling and assistance with emergency funding needs.
Troop morale support program that coordinates emergency first responder agency members sending their personal shirts (hats and more), bearing department logos to desert-deployed U.S. troops.
Discusses how communities can support the children and families of those serving in the National Guard or Reserves.
Article published by the Family Policy Council on how friends and families can make a difference in the lives of returning war zone Veterans.
A special initiative of the California Community Foundation that provides funds to nonprofit organizations that offer direct services and other forms of assistance to American military personnel and/or their families who have been impacted by deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. IADIF grants are administered independently and grant proposals are by invitation only.
Advocates for the improved treatment and increased benefits of Veterans from OEF/OIF.
Encourages family members, friends and neighbors to support military families by offering the Share Your Ideas website where everyone can discuss their personal thoughts on the best ways to support Service Members as they return to their homes and communities.
An initiative of Major League Baseball and the McCormick Foundation, this program raises public awareness about issues facing today's Veterans and raises funds to help support programs and services for them.
Send a gift certificate to a loved one, family member or friend associated with the military. Gifts from the Homefront are redeemable at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), the Marine Corps Exchange (MCX), the Navy Exchange (NEX) and the Coast Guard Exchange.
Sends musical instruments, including guitars, mandolins, banjos, violins, harmonicas, and accessories to deployed service men and women throughout the world. Also provides musical lesson plans on CDs for those who don't know how to play.
Sponsor a care package with requested items for a specific Service Member.
Make a donation for an air conditioning unit for targeted Service Members who are in remote areas.
Companionship and support for Service Members' pregnant wives.
An American Motorcycle Association-sanctioned coast-to-coast motorcycle ride to support Veterans' issues, to assist Veterans' families and to raise awareness about POW/MIAs from all wars.
Supports our nation's wounded heroes and their families by assisting with them with their personal and financial needs. Financial aid varies as each case is based on individual needs.
Provides care packages to troops. Packages contain food, toiletries, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation.
Provides free plane tickets to family members of wounded Service Members to visit their loved ones recovering at military hospitals across the country.
Raises funds for injured soldiers by engaging individuals and corporations in a variety of events and programs.
Supports Service Members while at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and when they transition back to duty or back to civilian life through programs and services including modification of housing for Veterans with disabilities and assistance to the families of wounded Service Members.
Helps improve the morale and welfare of members of the U.S. Armed Forces deployed in harm's way by sending care packages, letters and difficult to attain items. Also provides support to wounded soldiers from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany on their way to recovery at U.S. military installations. Includes information on Wheels for Warriors, which are modified vans for injured soldiers.
Sponsor a care package and include a personal message to improve the lives of deployed troops around the world.
Provides a free phone card for hospitalized Veterans or deployed military personnel.
A grassroots movement that sends support through letters and care packages from hearts and homes across the U.S. to our troops serving in harm's way overseas.
A nonprofit organization that creates care packages for U.S. military men and women receiving care at medical facilities abroad, transition kits and staff gifts for medical personnel. OQC is positioned at U.S. Combat Support Hospitals, Troop Medical Clinics and with medic teams on the front lines.
Provides financial support to families who have lost relatives in service to their country, grief camps for children and spouses and support for Fisher House and other rehabilitation programs.
Provides an original oil painting of a fallen loved one as a way to say "Thank you" to those Service Members who have given the ultimate sacrifice for America.
Creates quilts for combat wounded and injured Service Members from the War on Terror, including both physical and psychological wounds.
Provides adaptive clothing that accommodates medical devices and wound care, provides ease of use, personal independence and minimizes the visual impact of medical conditions.
Post a personal message of support to the troops.
Send free online messages to troops deployed to the Persian Gulf region and other overseas locations.
Helps hospitalized Veterans and troops overseas by facilitating the delivery of care packages and other items.
Post a message to OIF/OEF service members.
Provides for the needs of combat Veterans deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Unites families facing physical separation by facilitating the bonding experience of reading aloud together. Its Military Program, a quality-of-life program for military families, helps keep parents and children connected while separated during long deployments, through the medium of reading aloud on videotape.
Provides opportunities to thank and support Active Duty military personnel, their families and Veterans by connecting individuals with partnered service organizations at the Freedom Festival, Freedom Run and other events.
Allows military families to create personalized family Web sites to connect with one another. Sponsor a family now.
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.
Assists severely injured Service Members with physical, emotional and financial support, such as paying a missing mortgage payment, purchasing an accessible van, building or remodeling homes, securing a new mortgage at a lower interest rate and more.
