Links
The resources below are to site with valuable information for Military members and their Families. I make every attempt to keep these links current , however sometimes they expire or a site is moved. If you find links that are outdated or have any ideas for new links please contact me and let me know.
- Family Assistance
- Military Family Support
- Scholarships For Children And Other Family Members
- Military Statistics
- Family Members Educational Resources
Veterans Family United Foundation
Wounded Warrior Project
Military Spouse Resource Center
Veterans Family Fund
- Air Force Aid Society
- Air Force Crossroads: Resource site for Air Force families
- American Red Cross
- Army Community Service
- Army Emergency Relief
- Child Care Resources in Your Community: The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies is working with DoD to provide child care assistance for families affected by deployment or who cannot access a military child development center.
- Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
- Department of Veterans Affairs Survivor Benefits: This web site is dedicated to the surviving spouses and dependents of military personnel who died while in active military service and to the survivors of veterans who died after active service.
- Fisher House: A national network of comfort houses providing a "home away from home" for families of patients receiving care at major regional military and VA medical centers.
- Fleet and Family Support Center of Hampton Roads, Virginia: This site offers information and resources for military families.
- GreenCare for Troops: GreenCare for Troops is a nationwide outreach program coordinated by Project EverGreen that connects local lawn and landscape firms with men and women serving our country in the armed forces away from home.
- Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund: The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund provides financial grants and other assistance to the Marines, sailors, and families of those injured serving our nation.
- LIFELines: Information and answers for Sailors, Marines and their families.
- Naval Services FamilyLine: FamilyLine provides Education, Support, and Information to assist sea service families.
- Military Assistance Program: Services to make your life easier.
- Military OneSource: A free support service provided by the Department of Defense offering assistance and resources to service members and their families on many different issues.
- Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society: The mission of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need; and to receive and manage funds to administer these programs.
- Our Military Kids: Our Military Kids provides tangible support to the children of deployed and severely injured service members through grants for enrichment activities and tutoring that nurture and sustain the children during the time a parent is away in service to our country. School-aged children of ALL severely injured military personnel - active duty, National Guard and Reserve - are eligible for grants.
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Unmet Needs Program: http://www.unmetneeds.com/
- Veterans Resource Central (VRC): Assists returning veterans, and active duty military and their families through a network of volunteers and services.
- USO
- Army Emergency Relief
Military Family Support
Scholarships
- Air Force Spouse Scholarship Opportunities: Air Force Spouses - AFA is now accepting applications for our Air Force Spouse Scholarship program. Designed to encourage Air Force spouses worldwide to pursue associate/bachelor undergraduate or graduate/postgraduate degrees, AFA will award twenty $2,500 scholarships to spouses of Air Force Active Duty, Air National Guard or Air Force Reservists. Applications must be received by April 30, 2008.
- The American Legion Scholarship and Financial Aid Information: "The cornerstone of The American Legion's Education Assistance Program is its scholarship and financial aid guide This 152 page booklet, updated annually, is a complete financial aid reference guide for veterans, veterans' dependents and members of The American Legion family.
- Colonel Richard R. Hallock Scholarship: West Nottingham offers two-year scholarships to children or grandchildren from career military or American Foreign Service families. These are two-year commitments to students in their junior and senior years of high school. The scholarship pays tuition, boarding expenses and academic materials necessary for a complete West Nottingham experience.
- The Dolphin Scholarship Foundation is now offering scholarships to high school or college children/stepchildren of: members or former members of the Submarine Force who have qualified in submarines and have served in the Submarine Force for at least eight years; or of Navy members who have served in submarine support activities (e.g., submarine bases, tenders, and rescue vessels) for a minimum of ten years.
- Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation: The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is a non-profit, tax exempt corporation of volunteer men and women dedicated to providing financial assistance in the form of scholarships for higher education to deserving sons and daughters of United States Marines and children of former Marines, with particular attention being given to children whose parent was killed or wounded in action.
- Michigan Tech Offers In-State Tuition to US Military Families Everywhere
- Navy Wives Club of America
- http://www.militaryscholar.org/: Information about the Defense Commissary Agency's Scholarships for Military Children
- Military Education Scholarship Program
- Scholarships For Military Children
- The Dolphin Scholarship Foundation
- Colonel Richard R. Hallock Scholarship:
- The American Legion Scholarship and Financial Aid Information: "The cornerstone of The American Legion's Education Assistance Program is its scholarship and financial aid guide This 152 page booklet, updated annually, is a complete financial aid reference guide for veterans, veterans' dependents and members of The American Legion family.
- http://www.militaryscholar.org/: Information about the Defense Commissary Agency's Scholarships for Military Children.
Military Statistics
Family Members Educational Resources
- “Building Resilient Kids": This online course is for school administrators, support staff and teachers to help all students meet life’s challenges with resilience, focusing primarily on students from military families.
- Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Website: School Information Resources for a Talented, Motivated & Mobile Military Community.
- Department of Defense Spouses to Teachers Program: Spouses to Teachers is a Department of Defense pilot project designed to assist spouses of active duty and reserve military members to become public school teachers.
- Trade Schools - EducationGuys.com: Directory of trade, technical and vocational schools.
- Hampton Roads School Information for Military Families: This site has education information for families in the Hampton Roads, VA area.
- In-State Tuition Initiative Information: find out the in-state tuition eligibility rules for your state and what's being done to make these rules more military-family friendly.
- LD Online: An interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children.
- Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC): Supporting the Educational Needs of Children from all Military Families.
- Military Education Online: Online Career Training for Post Military and Spouses.
- Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA)
- Military Mobilization Fact Sheet for Federal Education Loan Borrowers
- Military K-12 Partners
- National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS)
- National PTA: The National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the U.S.
- Navy e-Learning
- No Child Left Behind: Details on the new education law.
- SchoolMatters: A public source for information and analysis about our nation's public schools.
- Servicemembers' Opportunity Colleges: The Servicemembers' Opportunity Colleges programs are dedicated to helping servicemembers and their families get college degrees, even as they move. Military students can take courses in their off-duty hours at or near military installations in the US, overseas, and on Navy ships.
- Specialized Training of Military Parents (STOMP): STOMP is a Parent Information and Training Center for military families of individuals with disabilities.
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