Below is a list of programs and services that are geared toward assisting female and minority service men and women and their families.
Women & Minority Services
Women and Minority Services
National Women Veterans of America
National Women Veterans of America is a voice for women
who have and are currently serving in the Armed Forces.
And advocate for women veteran's rights, issues and benefits.
Where sisters of the Armed Forces come together!
Final Salute Inc.
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.
Center for Women & Enterprise
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.
Minority Vets of America
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.
Regaining Balance Retreats
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.
The Pink Berets
Healing. Empowering. Recovering.
Our goal is to help those who struggle with their invisible injuries, and emotionally charged wounding to experience a fresh perspective of themselves, their lives, and the act of limitless possibilities. Our hope is to re-inspire in our clients the motivation, willingness, and courage to excel to their best selves so they can continue to live the life they were authentically meant to lead. As a holistic treatment program, we work closely with each client, listening carefully, and guiding her on the pathway toward recovery so she can be empowered.
Dottie's House
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.
Service Women's Action Network
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.
Veteran Oasis for Women
OVOW is dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing women-only and family friendly environment for women veterans. Our goal is to heal women veterans living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other mental health and substance use disorders. Operation Veteran Oasis for Women (OVOW) is a Women-Only Setting, Staffed by Female Master’s Level Veteran Social Workers and Interns.
OVOW offers:
Individual Counseling
Group Counseling
Family Counseling
Yoga Class per week
Free On-Site Childcare available during appointments
Barbara Giordano Foundation
Women who served in the US Military have unique needs for healthcare, housing, employment and childcare in addition to needs shared with their male colleagues.
VISION
The Barbara Giordano Foundation, Inc. is committed to being recognized as a premiere holistic wellness resource that addresses the unique emotional, physical and personal needs of women veterans throughout the United States.
MISSION
The Barbara Giordano Foundation, Inc. is committed to providing women veterans with holistic wellness tools that address the unique challenges they face after transitioning from military service.
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Safe Helpline
Anonymous. Confidential. Secure.
Safe Helpline is all three.
We know that reaching out for support after sexual assault can be difficult, and you need to be able to trust that the information you disclose will be protected. Sometimes it’s not always clear whether the support you receive will be anonymous or in some cases, remain confidential, and what that means. To best support survivors, Safe Helpline is both anonymous and confidential, as well as secure, which gives us the ability to provide a uniquely safe space for survivors to heal at their own pace. Safe Helpline user can access one-on-one support, peer-to-peer support, information, resources and self-care exercises 24/7 to aid in their recovery.
Recalibrate
About Recalibrate
Fight Together. Survive Together. Thrive Together.
Recalibrate delivers social connection for disconnected Veterans and first responders by using wellness activities such as fitness, surfing, yoga, and peer recovery meetings.
We are a group of veterans who are banding together to spur one another on to lives of betterment and purpose. We are experienced, credible, and available for one another.
Operation Sisterhood
Operation Sisterhood, the only program in NJ for female veterans by female veterans designed to improve the health and well-being of our female service members through outreach to identify new veterans, advocacy to engage our stakeholders to improve the system of care in the New Jersey Veterans Administration (VA) and create camaraderie through facilitated peer-to-peer support.
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If you are a Post 9/11 Veteran be sure to register with the Wounded Warrior Project . There is an amazing amount of assistance and support available.
Warrior Registration
If you are a veteran or active duty service member of
the U.S. armed forces and suffered a physical or mental injury, wound, or illness during your military service on or after September 11, 2001, you can register below. Once verified, you’ll have access to our programs in areas like mental health, financial wellness, physical health, and peer and community connection.
Family Support Member Registration
Warriors aren’t the only ones who face challenges after transitioning back to civilian life. Wounded Warrior Project understands the importance of a strong support system and we’re here to serve
those who support the transition and recovery
of their veteran family member.
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