MISSION

Final Salute Inc. (FSI) 's mission is to provide homeless women Veterans and their children with safe and suitable housing.

The federal government estimates there are currently 55,000 homeless women Veterans in the United States on any given day. For the sacrifices they and their families made, this is an unacceptable state. Final Salute Inc. believes in paying women Veterans with the proper respect due to them for the service they have provided to our country. Final Salute also works with the Veteran in establishing her plan towards independence.Veteran Homelessness White Paper V2.pdf

FSI was established to identify and meet the unique needs of homeless women Veterans and their children.

A non-profit 501(c)3

organization, created to help our veteran warriors and their families. We are here to help educate and advocate for the prevention of Suicide in our military, and how it affects our veterans and families.

We are here to help educate the public on the nature of Post- Traumatic Stress Disorders (PT5D), & Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), and how they can affect Suicide in our military & Veterans. We all know that the VA hospitals do not have the staff to handle all the phone calls that our veterans place to them every day. PinUps For Warriors, Inc. provides Veteran Resources in our PinUps calendars to make it easier for the veterans and their families to contact someone when they are in need.

When Andrea Silbert returned to her hometown of Boston in 1994 after a two-year stint in South America, she brought with her an idea for a non-profit micro-lending institution for women entrepreneurs. She joined forces with co-founder Susan Hammond. Andrea and Susan's vision was to create an inclusive organization to help women from every imaginable background and orientation to start and grow their own businesses. Most importantly, they wanted to build a community that included disadvantaged women and women with greater experience and education so that they could learn from one another.

The mission of Brave Women Veterans Retreats is to provide holistic retreats for women veterans recovering from injuries related to military sexual trauma and domestic abuse. We use art, music, yoga, and equine assisted therapy to help women veterans in their recovery. Most of our educational groups are conducted by licensed art and music therapist or licensed counselors. We also have veteran life coaches to offer peer support to the veterans at our retreats. "We provide a safe place to heal all the invisible wounds of our female veterans."

Connect. Understand. Serve.

Have you been looking for something bigger than yourself since you left the military? Do you often feel like you are missing your sense of belonging in your community? Do you want to celebrate the identities you hold beyond military service member of veteran?

If you answered yes to any of the questions above, Minority Vets is the home you’ve been looking for. Membership to the organization is free and is open to Veterans of Color, Women Veterans, LGBTQ Veterans, (Non)Religious Minority Veterans, and our allies.

We help women veterans diagnosed with PTSD and women partnered with veterans with PTSD learn and practice skills they can use to help themselves to reduce post-traumatic stress.

RegainingBalance is a non-sectarian outreach program of Mountain Gate-Sanmonji, a Zen Buddhist community in northern New Mexico. The program is free . . .

Our programs are based on ancient techniques of mindfulness training which help quell anxiety and stress, as well as reduce many different chronic pain conditions.

Community

We provide a resource for like-minded military women and families to create meaningful connections.

Networking

We assist professional women in expanding their professional networks both virtually and through networking events.

Events

Our events are open to both men and women.  We offer both in person and virtual events for professionals at various phases in their military or veteran careers.

Representation

Our goal is to support the military and veteran women community by raising awareness of the value of women in military service for our nation.

AcademyWomen is committed to the professional empowerment of military communities – active duty and veteran women from all enlistment and commissioning sources, transitioning military veterans, military spouses, as well as cadet and midshipmen women.

All programs are run by members who passionately believe in the power of diversity and the value of a like-minded community intent on pursuing dreams in non-traditional fields as students and beyond.

Our two-year program aims to help domestic violence survivors escape abuse and become emotionally & financially independent. Program services offered:

Opportunity to reside in a private apartment within a secure building at a confidential location

Weekly case management with a clinical social worker

Program services include domestic violence groups, individual and group counseling for the women and children, sand play therapy, therapeutic art classes and play groups, tutoring, life skills classes and visits with a therapy dog

Weekly therapy sessions for women and children provided by a licensed therapist

Assistance with referrals for social services, childcare, schooling, and legal issues

Community Partnership Program with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Ocean County for children ages 5 and up

Upon graduation from the program, all household items and furniture from the apartment belong to the participant so that they can more easily begin a violence-free life outside of the facility.

Three key areas guide SWAN’s commitment to advancing the interests of service women past, present, and future: Support, Connect, and Advocate. Individually these areas represent specific efforts and activities that deliver real and immediate value to our members; collectively, they are a demonstration of our full mission in action.

SWAN has developed an online resource portal to help SWAN members and supporters find a wide range of credible, third-party public and private resources. The vetted resources available address women specific needs in the areas of healthcare, housing, family and financial services, employment and transition, legal services, and alternative therapies. Organizations included in the resource portal have been vetted to ensure that they provide gender-specific services to military women at no cost.

SWAN has a dedicated caseworker available to assist service women and women veterans in identifying and connecting them to the appropriate support. If you are seeking support and believe SWAN can help, please contact us at info@servicewomen.org.

 OASIS FOR WOMEN VETERANS

At OASIS for Women Veterans, we strive to create a therapeutic and safe environment where you can focus on healing through education, wellness, and recovery. Using a holistic approach, OASIS offers many types of wellness groups. Individual or group therapy, and integrative activities to help military women recover and heal from the stressors caused by trauma, addiction, homelessness, financial problems, active duty, and transition to civilian life.

OASIS for Women Veterans offers a wide selection of services including:

Individual Counseling/Therapy

Group Therapy/Activities

Neurofeedback

Art Therapy

Trauma Treatment

Addiction Treatment

MST Specialty

EDUCATION

OASIS for Women Veterans offers many on-site activities and groups designed specifically for military women. These groups can include:

Wellness Classes

Engagement Mixers

Women Veteran Empowerment Groups

WELLNESS

OASIS uses a holistic approach by focusing on the whole person and integrating activities that heal the mind, body, and soul. Wellness classes and workshops can be a wonderful way to help engage healing from within. Some activities offered includes:

Stress Management Workshops

Yoga

Mindfulness/Meditation

Distress Tolerance

Creative Writing

RECOVERY

Recovery is a multifaceted and transformative process that requires a dynamic Whole-Person approach. OASIS focuses on the whole individual by assessing for physical, mental, and spiritual needs, and creating an individualized plan for each woman that we work with.

All OASIS programs and activities utilize a Trauma Informed Care Approach serving women veterans wherever they are in their journey to recovery.

Linkages to Special Activities such as Resilience Training workshop, FOCUS created by UCLA which also focuses on Parenting and Caregiver Support.

Assessment Screenings

Currently, our trained clinicians at

OASIS offer professional mental health screenings for:

Depression

Anxiety

PTSD

Suicidality