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DiversityInc has compiled a list of organizations that provide support for the almost 305,000 members of the U.S. military who acquired a disability in the line of duty in the Iraq war. If you know of any other organizations, send an e-mail to editor@DiversityInc.com.
Name: National Veteran-Owned Business Association
Address: 429 Mill Street, Coraopolis, PA 15108
Phone: 412-424-0164
Web site: http://www.NaVOBA.com
Purpose: Servicing the needs of more than 3 million veteran-owned and service-disabled businesses.
Address: 3725 Alexandria Pike,
Web site: http://www.dav.org/
Purpose: Provides benefit services for veterans with disabilities
Name: Disabled Veterans Dept. of Defense
Web site: http://www.dodvets.com/index.asp
Purpose: Provides employment opportunities for honorably discharged veterans with disabilities
Name: The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial
Address:
Phone: 888-525-2009
Web site: http://www.avdlm.com/memorial.php
Purpose: Collects donations and stories for The Memorial, a monument dedicated to veterans with disabilities
Name:
Phone: 800-827-5722
Web site: http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/ovbd/index.html
Purpose: Provides small-business consulting services to veterans, service-disabled veterans, reserve-component members, and their dependents or survivors
Name: AMVETS
Address:
Phone: 301-459-9600
Web site: http://www.amvets.org
Purpose: Provides entrepreneurial seminars, an emergency crisis helpline and community-outreach services
Name: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
Address:
Phone: 202-543-2239
Purpose: Provides community-service programs and special projects and offers free phone cards to active-duty military personnel
Name: Department of Veterans Affairs
Phone: 800-827-1000
Purpose: Offers information about veteran benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service to veterans, employers and the general public
Name: SCORE
Address:
Phone: 800-634-0245
Web site: http://www.score.org/veteran.html
Purpose: Provides free and confidential advice for veteran small-business owners with disabilities
Name: National Assoc. of State Directors of Veterans Affairs
Address:
Phone: 802-828-3379
Purpose: Provides claims-representation services for veterans and their families
Name: TRICARE
Address: Skyline 5,
Phone: 703-681-1765
Purpose: To enhance the Department of Defense and national security by providing health support for the full range of military operations and sustaining health
Name: National Association of
Address:
Phone: 712-328-5797
Web site: http://www.nacvso.org/
Purpose: Provides benefit support services for veterans with disabilities and their dependants in various counties across the country
Name: Armed Forces Veterans Homes Foundation
Address:
Phone: 800-638-0594 x234
Web site: http://www.vethomesfoundation.org/frameset.htm
Purpose: Provides philanthropic support to elderly and infirmed veterans needing long-term care
Name: Volunteers of
Address:
Phone: 800-899-0089
Purpose: Provides housing and healthcare solution services to more than 2 million people in more than 400 communities
Name: Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission
Address:
Phone: 202-756-7729
Web site: http://www.vetscommission.org/index.asp
Purpose: Conducts studies of the benefits under the laws of the
Name: National Organization on Disability
Address:
Phone: 202-293-5960
Web site: www.nod.org
Purpose: Developing career-assistance program for severely injured veterans in collaboration with U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program
Name: TransAccess
Address:
San Jose, CA 95128
Phone: 408-278-2000
Purpose: Provides access to adaptive technology and career-transition services to achieve education and employment
Name: Paralyzed Veterans of
Address:
Phone: 800-424-8200
Purpose: Works with veterans' benefits and rights, including accessibility, the removal of architectural barriers, sports programs, and disability rights
Name: Foundation for American Veterans
Address: 7473 Wilshire
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Web site: www.fav.org
Purpose: Assists veterans, either through the
Name:
Phone: 800-905-4675 (Eastern) and 866-496-8838 (Pacific)
Web site: http://www.vetcenter.va.gov/
Purpose: Provides readjustment counseling and outreach services to all combat-zone veterans. Services are also available for family members for military-related issues. Benefits are provided at no cost to the veteran or family