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Looks like you did the post thing just right! It is very nice of you to offer Prayers and an ear to everyone. Sometimes that is just what someone needs!
My name is Jennifer, from Mississippi.
My name is Keith Fowler. I am a disabled Vietnam era Navy veteran. I have just lost my job through no fault of my own. I am in dire need of financial help. I am 57 years old and have been unable to find a job. My wife has just been diagnosed with cancer. We are behind on our bills and very little money left for anything. We are selling everything we can but we need help. Anything woud be appreciated until I can find work again. I promise to pay back everything but it may take time. Please send help to: Keith Fowler, 1497 Biggs Hwy, Rising Sun, Maryland 21911. I have never in my life asked for help before but desperately need it now. Thank you and God bless.
hi to every one my name is kathy.i just want to say to all that thinksthey have kids that don't love them they do.you just keep on loving them as they are.i know i'm one to.i lost my son in may of this year he took his life and having a hard time dealing with it.we didn't see it coming.kids reach out and hurt the ones they love.they have a problem with in themselves and scared.parents please keep in mind life is really short.kids if you are reading this please love your parents and talk to them no matter what mistakes they made or you have said or done. they is healing and for giving you will see.kathy.
Would like to be there for others, in Prayer and to lend a ear to any problems you may be going through.
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The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you – depending on how you respond to them.
Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring.
Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life:
1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.
Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you moving. Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to change. Is God trying to get your attention?
Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways. (Read Proverbs 20:30)
2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.
People are like tea bags…if you want to know what’s inside them, just drop them into hot ever water! Has God tested your faith with a problem What do problems reveal about you?
When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience. (Read James 1:2-3)
3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It’s likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a hot stove. But you probably learned by being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of something…health, money, a relationship… by losing it.
It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to Your laws. (Read Psalm 119:71-72)
4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.
A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from being harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss had asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem – but it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year later when management’s actions were eventually discovered.
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good… (Read Genesis 50:20)
5. God uses problems to PERFECT you.
Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders. God is far more interested in your character than your comfort. Your relationship to God and your character are the only two things you’re going to take with you into eternity.
We can rejoice when we run into problems… they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady. (Read Romans 5:3-4)
Here’s the point:
God is at work in your life – even when you do not recognize it or understand it. But it’s much easier and profitable when you cooperate with Him.
“Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way.”
Hi I never done this before but I am in dire need of help I am a disabled veteran from OIF and also on a fixed income but since the holidays have come I am unable to save enough to get my floors fixed and a couple of walls fixed I was able to get my roof fixed but everyone wants so much money and won't even work with you here where I live. Everytime I save my car breaks done or something. I have cried a many nights and I also have a pregnant daughter living with me who thank god has full grants for college. I live in Windsor virginia and everybody around here seems to need money and won't work with you. If I was able to do this work and buy the materials I would but my disabilities have prevented me from being able to do so. I have many ailments and my floors are dipping in I live in a trailer that is 25 years old but I have so much stress with the floors if someone would work with me I would appreciate it. Is there anyone who can either give advice on where I can go or what to do. Please I am desperate these days. I am not complaining or anything but I am not very good at things anymore since I have returned from deployment in 2006 I was injured not in combat but I was stationed in CP Buerhing, Kuwait. And ended up medavaced out to Fort Eustis, Virginia and I really need help. I can't do my job which was EMT ground ambulance NCOIC. They retired me on disability and I am at 90% from the VA. I loved my military career all 20 years of it. But now I am civilian and its hard. thank you for your time. My Name is Barbara Martinez
I read what you wrote my heart goes out to you and your family you have the world on your shoulders right now you feel alone sometimes we keep getting blocks in our life for a reason maybe your angels is trying to tell you that your career choice isn't right for you maybe you need to change your path far as your career you need to ask yourself am I really happy doing this you need to be honest ask yourself what career will make me happy and successful? The reason for your health problems is due to your unhappiness and stress you are causing disease {dis ease} to your body whatever emotions you are feeling it's going to react on your body.as far as your son he feels sees what's going on in your home he feels your unhappiness your daughters also unhappy and in fear of the environment where they live far as your relationship you got to ask yourself is this relationship can be saved? am I really happy being with this person? Is this person there for me when I'm in need? What do this person bring to this relationship? If you want change you have to make it sometimes we got to step back and really be honest with ourselves and really see where our life is taking us in order to see change and feel changes in your life it has to start with you think about that for a moment. Now think about what steps you need to do to bring what you want a lot of times the answers is right in front of our face God do help us but sometimes we don't want to see the solution we want to do it our way in order to get what we want we got to be willing to step out the box and try something new. MAY PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ALWAYS.
Even when things don't go your way you must still keep your head up I know its easier said than done think about it like this if you keep your head down you are going to miss out on an opportunity to lift you out of the fog that's surrounding you.Remember you don't make mistakes you only have learning experiences,experience is the best teacher of all everything that happens in this life has a reason behind it where there's a problem there is a solution sometimes we so focus on the problem we blind ourselves to the solution because of the thoughts of how can this happened,why this happened and what did I do to deserve this all of this is life of just being who you are human.The next time when something don't go your way don't take it personal just remember EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON JUST STOP,BREATHE,RELAX AND RELEASE once you do this your focus becomes clear.I hope this advice will help someone I'm writing this from experience MANY BLESSINGS TO ALL NAMASTE.
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Benefits Assistance
Department of Veterans Affairs issues an annual guide that outlines available government benefits for veterans - Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents: 2009 Edition.
National Association of County Veterans Service Officers can help you connect with your local County Veterans Service Officer. Officers have a unique insight into the laws that govern Veterans Benefits and will apply their specialized knowledge to each individual veteran's needs.
The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program provides free attorneys to veterans and their qualifying family members who have an appeal pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Benefits Claims. The website features a booklet entitiled Your Appeal for Veterans Benefits which answers common questions concerning the appeal process to obtain veterans benefits.
VA Watchdog provides the latest news coming out of the Veterans Administration as well as information on other topics of interest to veterans and their families. The site also offers extensive information on veterans benefits and appeals.
Veterans Benefits Administration offers links to numerous benefit options available to veterans, their spouses and children. Benefits are available for education, home purchases, vocational rehabilitation, life insurance and survivors.
VetsFirst is a program of United Spinal that provides veterans assistance and representation in claims for benefits and services before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, other Federal and state agencies and legal representation before the U. S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Education Assistance
AFCEA Educational Foundation offers a variety of scholarships to Military Personnel, including the Disabled War Veterans Scholarship. This $2500 scholarship is awarded to post-9/11 veterans who sustained a disability in combat and who are currently enrolled in a degree program in one of the following areas - electrical, aerospace, systems or computer engineering; computer engineering technology; computer network systems; information systems security; computer information systems; information systems management; technology management; electronics engineering technology; computer science; physics; mathematics; or science or mathematics education. The application is available on the foundation website.
Adrian College: Operation Education - Adrian, Michigan - provides a full scholarship each year to one disabled American veteran who was injured during combat in Afghanistan or Iraq post September 11, 2001. This scholarship will pay for tuition and other fees throughout their enrollment at the college. To learn more, call (517) 264-3142.
Arkansas State University - Jonesboro: Beck Pride Center - Jonesboro, Arkansas - provides services to combat wounded veterans in an effort to assist them in accessing higher education, resources for counseling, personal rehabilitation, advocacy, and financial assistance. As part of this program ASU offers financial aid through the Governor Mike Beebe Veterans Fund Scholarship. To learn more about the Beck Pride Center, call (870) 972-2624.
Michigan State University - Lansing, Michigan - offers a Disabled Veteran's Assistance Program, which provides an aid package that covers full costs without loans, to new and returning undergraduate veterans with a military-related disability who are Michigan residents and working on their first baccalaureate degree. To learn more, contact the financial aid office at (517) 353-5940.
ThanksUSA provides college, technical and vocational school scholarships to the children and spouses of U.S. military personnel who have served full-time for at least 180 days since 9/11/01 and all those who have been either killed or wounded in action since 9/11/01. Applications are accepted on an annual basis and are typically due in May, prior to the start of the Fall Semester. For more information, call 1-877-THX-USAS (1-877-849-8727).
University of Idaho: Operation Education - Idaho - is the nation’s leading scholarship and assistance program for post 9/11 disabled military veterans and their spouses. Each individualized scholarship provides financial, academic and social support and resources – such as tuition, fees and books, on-campus housing, transportation, medical assistance, child care, adaptive equipment, tutoring and mentorship. To learn more, call (208) 885-5304 or e-mail operationeducation@uidaho.edu.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Education Benefits is a webpage that outlines the various education benefits administered by the Department. Benefits include funds for higher education tuition, housing and books. To learn more, call 1-888-GI-BILL-1 (1-888-442-4551).
Employment Support
Always a Soldier, a program of the US Army Material Command, matches service-connected disabled veterans with civilian career opportunities throughout the Unites States. For more information, call (703) 806-8140 or e-mail AlwaysASoldier@us.army.mil.
America's Veteran is a website of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management designed to educate Veterans on the Feberal Government's efforts to recruit and employ Veterans. This website provides information concerning the Veterans Hiring Preference, Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans, How Federal Jobs are Filled, assistance available for Veteran Education and Training, and much more.
Association for Service Disabled Veterans is a non-profit, public benefit organization with the goal of creating opportunities for service disabled veterans to achieve and maintain their rehabilitation through enterprise development and managed employment.
Disabled Veterans: Opportunities to Use Your Abilities is an informational website developed by the Department of Defense. Disabled Veterans can find information on programs and legislation that promote employment and educational opportunities for veterans with disabilities.
Disabled Veterans Services has a mission to train Service Related Disabled Veterans and place them in jobs with companies that encourage the hiring of disabled veterans. Training is offered via DVD. For more information, visit their website, e-mail them at info@disabledveteransservices.com or call them at (214) 679-6944.
Job Opportunities for Disabled American Veterans is an online job database that posts jobs from employers that have an expressed interest in hiring disabled veterans. The site also offers helpful articles on such topics as resume and cover letter development, preparing for the interview and much more.
US Deparment of Labor offers several programs for disabled veterans:
America's Heroes at Work focuses on the employment challenges of returning service members living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While this project is primarily aimed at employers, the website offers a number of links for returning service members and their families.
Career One-Stop: Key to Career Success connects veterans and transitioning service members with high quality career planning, training, and job search resources available at local One-Stop Career Centers. Via their website they offer resume writing resources and tools, a career match assessment, links to job databases and much more.
REALifelines offers personalized employment-related support to wounded soldiers. Professionals stationed at the Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval Hospitals meet personally with each wounded veteran to help him/her find the right career path to suit his or her special needs and provide insight into the processes of choosing job training opportunities and career paths. Via their online REALife Advisor they offer links to local resources that can help you find and prepare for a new job, learn about accommodations needed to continue your current job, benefits and support services and more. To contact your REALifeLines representative, call 1-888-774-1361.
VetSuccess is a program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that assists veterans with service-connected disabilities prepare for, find, and keep suitable jobs. The program also provides online resources that can assist with resume and cover letter development, interview preparation and more. To learn how to qualify for the services provided through this program, visit the VetSuccess website.
Entrepreneurship / Self Employment
Disabled Veterans Associations via their Veterans Entrepreneurial Training Seminars (VETS) provides guidance to Veterans that hope to start their own small business, or those who already own a business. Seminars feature speakers from SBA (Small Business Administration) and SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives). Seminars are always free and take place throughout the United States. To learn more, visit DVA online or call (866) 331-1944.
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) provides experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans that sustained disabilities while in service. The EBV program is offered by a network of six institutions, including:
The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Florida State University's College of Business
Mays Business School at Texas A&M
The Krannert School of Management at Purdue University
The University of Connecticut School of Business
All costs to attend the program, including travel expenses, lodging, meals, and the cost of the program itself, are covered by the school. Admission to the program is competitive and you must complete an application to be considered. To learn more, visit the Bootcamp website, call (315) 443-6007/6899 or e-mail ebvinfo@syr.edu.
Small Business Administration via their Office of Veterans Business Development offers specialized programs aimed specifically at service-disabled veterans.
VetBiz is a Veteran Resource Information web site designed to assist veteran entrepreneurs who want to start and expand their businesses in the Federal and private marketplace. This site provides up to the minute information from the Federal Government as it pertains to Service Disabled and Veteran Owned Small Businesses. For more information, call (866) 584-2344 or e-mail VACVE@va.gov.
The Veterans Corporation, established by Congress under Public Law 106-50, provides Veterans and Service-Disabled Veterans access to the tools needed to become successful business owners. They offer a variety of trainig opportunities and have established national partnerships to assist veterans in their business ventures. To learn more, call (202) 349-0860 or e-mail info@veteranscorp.org.
Financial Assistance
Please be certain to also review the resources under General Support, as many organizations within this category offer various financial assistance programs.
American Legion, The offers a Temporary Financial Assistance (TFA) program aimed at keeping the children of deceased or disabled veterans at home rather than in institutions. The TFA fund has been used to assist families in meeting the costs of shelter, food, utilities and health expense items when the parents are unable to do so. To learn more, contact your local Legion Post or visit The American Legion website.
Coalition to Salute America's Heroes provides Emergency Financial Aid to wounded veterans. Emergency relief will cover expenses such as, utility bills — gas, electric, water, cable, internet, and phone service, car payments, new car deposits, car repair costs, and gasoline, mortgage and rent payments, home repairs, groceries, school supplies and clothing, and medical bills and co-payments. For more information, call (914) 432-5400.
Disabled Veteran National Foundation provides financial assistance in the form of a cash grant to disabled veterans. Funds can be used towards costs for housing (i.e., rent or deposit) or associated expenses such as utilities essential to operating the home (i.e., water, electricity, & gas), to purchase essential food items, for travel where permanent or long-term lodging has been secured, to strengthen or expand needed services, or to purchase items to improve living conditions. To learn more about their eligibility criteria, call (888) 782-2148.
Operation First Response provides financial assistance to families of wounded servicemembers. Financial aid is provided for mortgage, rent and utility payments, vehicle payments, groceries, clothing, and transportation to medical facilities. For more information, call (888) 289-0280.
Rebuild Hope is a national organization that provides post 9/11 veterans with service connected disabilities temporary financial assistance in the form of grants and no interst loans. Very specific criteria exists. To learn more visit their website, e-mail dana@rebuildhope.org or call (650) 321-4930.
Semper Fi Fund provides financial aid to Marines and Sailors as well as members of the Army, Air Force and Coast Guard who have served in support of Marine forces in post 9/11 combat. Financial support varies and can include: relief for needs that arise during hospitalization and recovery, such as childcare, travel expenses for families and other necessities; the purchase of adaptive transportation, home modifications and specialized equipment, such as wheelchairs, audio/visual equipment for the blind, and software for traumatic brain injuries; education, job placement and therapeutic programs. To learn more, e-mail info@semperfifund.org.
Veteran Love, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was founded to assist our wounded and disabled service men and women. Via their Veteran Love and Appreciation Fund they provide "emergency" financial support to those veterans who qualify as well as access to professional counselors qualified to help those with PTSD. Visit their website for more information or call (305) 673-2856.
General Support
American Legion, The provides assistance to severly injured servicemen and women via their Heroes to Hometown program. Through this program, servicemembers can receive temporary financial assistance, pro-bono financial planning, housing assistance, home and vehicle adaptation and government claims assistance. To learn more, e-mail heroestohometowns@legion.org or call (202) 263-5761.
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is a non-profit organization that offers free assistance to veterans in obtaining benefits and services earned through their military service. Services include transition assistance, disability evaluation and benefits claim assistance, homeless veterans assistance and much more. Contact DAV at (877) 426-2838 to learn how they can assist you.
DisabledUSVeterans.com offers links to helpful veterans organizations and offers information on the range of assistance and programs available to disabled veterans.
Disabled Veterans Associations (DVA) provides a free crisis helpline to provide veterans and their family members with crisis intervention, emotional support, community referrals, and educational information. The helpline is available by calling 1-866-331-1944. DVA also offers periodic Veterans Entrepreneurial Training Seminars (V.E.T.S.) for veterans looking to start their own small business, or those who already own a business. Via their Helping and Assisting Veterans in Emergency (H.A.V.E.) they work with county service officers and other agencies to assist veterans on a short-term basis.
Enable America via their VetConnect program assists wounded and disabled veterans re-acclimate to their communities and, ultimately, to the workforce. One aspect of this program pairs recently wounded veterans with similarly wounded peer mentors who have completed or are completing the recovery process. They also connect veterans to agencies and organizations that can help them adapt everyday routines to their disability, enable them to further their education or vocational training, help them secure jobs with government and private employers, or return to active duty. While based in Tampa, Florida, VetConnect assists veterans throughout the United States. To learn more, call Enabled American at (813) 222-3212.
Helping a Hero offers a range of support services to servicemembers injured during the war on terror, including mentorships that provide one-on-one advice for careers, family issues, resources, etc., opportunities to connect with support groups for periodic, social or educational gatherings, financial assistance to cover unexpected expenses not covered by other means, opportunities to participate in sporting events, and educational grant assistance to heroes and/or their children. To learn more about any of these opportunities, call (888) 786-9531.
Keeping It All Together is a 151-page guide developed by the Department of Defense for wounded, ill, and injured, service members and their families. This guide identifies numerous resources available to wounded veterans and also provides advice for families and caregivers as well as information on legal and money matters and instructions on how to keep a medical journal.
Military Home Front: Special Needs/Exceptional Family Member Connections program is now on the Military Home Front website under Troops and Families: Special Needs. This program provides information on services and resources available to military families with special medical or educational needs. More specifically, the website features resources and information on financial issues, legal issues, medical care, education and family support. Members of the network can also contact other military families with special needs to share solutions to common problems. For more information, visit this website.
Military Warriors Support Program offers a variety of support programs and financial assistance to servicemembers injured during active duty. Support includes, educational scholarships, job retraining and placement, financial assistance in instances of pressing emergency financial situations, recreational opportunities, cost-free individual and family counseling services. Additional programs include the Host a Family Program, which is designed to provide families of injured soldiers help through practical solutions and the Labrador Adoption Program, which provides a loving companion to aid in stress relief for soldiers as they decompress from PTSD, TBI and other brain injuries. For more information, call (210) 615-8973.
National Military Family Association offers information to families of servicemen and women. More specifically, they offer information on resources and programs related to health care, education, employment, available benefits and much more. They also offer Operation Purple Camp, a week-long, overnight camp for military children (aged 7-17). To learn more about this opportunity, e-mail operationpurple@nmfa.org.
National Resource Directory is an online partnership for wounded, ill and injured servicemembers, Veterans, their families and those who support them. The Directory provides access to more than 10,000 services and resources at the national, state and local levels that support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration. Information is provided on such topics as benefits, education, employment, health, housing and more.
Stand Up For Veterans is an advocacy campaign of the Disabled American Veterans. Its purpose is to generate greater public awareness and support for strengthening federal policies that provide health care assistance to disabled veterans.
US ARMY Disabled Soldier Support System (DS3) provides its severely disabled Soldiers and their families with a system of advocacy and follow-up with personal support to assist them as they transition from military service to the civilian community. DS3 also monitors soldiers beyond their medical retirement in order to provide ongoing assistance. To learn more about this service, call (800) 833-6622
US Veteran Information (USVI), a non-government website, has a mission to help U.S. Veterans find information and help where needed. This website offers helpful links and articles, information on post traumatic stress disorder, a list of VA facilities and much more.
Wounded Warrior Project, based in Jacksonville, Florida, provides programs and services to severely injured active service members and their families during the critical time between their initial rehabilitation while on active duty and their eventual transition to civilian life. Their work begins at the bedside of the severely wounded, where they provide comfort items and necessities, counseling, and support for families. They help to speed rehabilitation and recovery through adaptive sports and recreation programs, raising patients' morale, and exposing them to the endless possibilities of life after an injury. Finally, they provide a support mechanism for those who have returned home by providing outreach and advocacy on issues like debt and disability payments that will affect their families' future. For more information, visit their website or call (904) 296-7350.
Health Care
Healing Heroes Network provides free quality medical care to the men and women of the armed forces injured in the line of duty on or after 9/11/01. They have developed a nationwide network of medical professionals willing to provide services free of charge, for services not covered, or delayed under the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs benefits system. To learn more, call (877) 470-HERO (4376).
My HealtheVet is VA’s award–winning e–health Website, which offers Veterans, active duty service members, their dependents and caregivers access to VA health care information and services. Registered Veterans can access informatio on current benefits, record and track health history, refill prescriptions, and more. Registration is free.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Hardship Veterans Outreach provides assistance to veterans that are facing a financial hardship (such as a recent job loss). Vets that may not have qualified for VA Health Benefits in the past may be approved under the VA's Medical Care Hardship program. To learn more, call 1-877-222 VETS (8387).
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Health Care links veterans to important health-related information and resources. More specifically Vets can be linked to benefits information, health and wellness resources (ie. dental care, mental wellness, suicide prevention, etc.), medical facilities, patient advocacy programs, and more.
Housing / Home Ownership
Department of Veterans Affairs: Loan Guaranty Home Loan Program facilitates, through a network of lenders, home loans to veterans and unmarried surviving spouses of veterans who died on active duty or as the result of a service-connected disability. To learn more, contact your Regional Loan Center.
Available in San Diego, CA Only - Green Beach builds energy efficient, barrier free homes for disabled Veterans. To learn more, call (619) 260-1700.
Helping a Hero via their Wounded Hero Home Program, builds specially adapted homes for severly wounded servicemen and women. Homes are placed in planned communities where veterans will be surrounded by stable families. The homes, which are often valued at about $250,000, are sold to Veterans for $50,000. Veterans must sign an agreement to remain in the home for 10 years. To qualify, veterans must be a minimum of 30% Permanently Disabled and have been injured during Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom. To learn more or to download an application, visit the Wounded Hero Home Program website or call (888) 786-9531.
Homes for Our Troops is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization committed to helping the men and women of our armed forces who have selflessly given to their country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries. They assist severely injured Servicemen and Women and their immediate families by building specially adapted homes or adapting an existing home for handicapped accessibility. For more information on eligibility and application procedures, visit their website or call (866) 787-6677 (866-7-TROOPS).
Available in Reno, NV Only - Project Compassion takes foreclosed properties in the Reno area, fixes them up and sells them at a very low-cost to disabled veterans. To qualify, veterans must: (1) not currently own a home; (2) be 50-100% disabled as recognized by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs; (3) have a Minimum income of at least $18,000 (combined or single); and (4) have sustained a disability in combat after 9/11/01. To learn more, call (775) 825-6044 or e-mail info@projectcompassionhomes.org.
Rebuilding Together, via their Veterans Housing program, assists veterans with the cost of home repair and adaptations. To learn more, call 1-800-473-4229.
Available in Raleigh, NC Only - Stanton Homes® for Heroes offers Veterans and Active Armed Forces service members a 3% discount on any new home built by Stanton Homes in Raleigh, North Carolina. This new home discount applies to anyone who has served in the Armed Forces for one year or more, whether now in the military, retired, a veteran or honorably discharged. This includes personnel from the Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force, as well as National Guard and Reserves. For more information on the Stanton Homes® for Heroes program, including details on discounts available through partners, call 919-278-8070.
United States Department of Veterans Affairs offers several different types of grants to seriously disabled veterans for the purposes of building or adapting a home to accommodate their disabilities. For more information on any of the grant programs listed below, contact your local VA office at 1-800-827-1000.
Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Grant offers service-connected veterans up to $4,100 and non-service connected veterans up to $1,200 for any home improvement necessary for the continuation of treatment or for disability access to the home and essential lavatory and sanitary facilities. A veteran may receive both a HISA grant and either a SHA or SAH grant.
Specially Adapted Housing Grant Program provides grants up to $60,000 (as of October 2008) to veterans or servicemembers who are entitled to compensation for permanent and total service-connected disability due to: (a) The loss, or loss of use, of both lower extremities, (b) Blindness in both eyes having only light perception, plus loss or loss of use of one lower extremity, (c) The loss, or loss of use, of one lower extremity together with (1) residuals of organic disease or injury, or (2) the loss or loss of use of one upper extremity, (d) The loss, or loss of use, of both upper extremities, so as to preclude use of the arms at or above the elbows or (e) A severe burn injury.
Special Housing Adaptations Grant provides up to $12,000 (as of October 2008) to Veterans or servicemembers who are entitled to compensation for permanent and total service-connected disability due to: (a) Blindness in both eyes with 5/200 visual acuity or less, or (b) The anatomical loss or loss of use of both hands, or (c) A severe burn injury.
United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Loan Guaranty Home Loan Program works with lenders to provide Veterans with favorable home financing options. To learn more, contact your Regional Loan Center.
Injury Specific Organizations
American Veterans with Brain Injuries is an online peer support network for veterans with brain injuries and their family members.
Blinded Veterans Association is an organization of blinded veterans helping blinded veterans. Via their Field Service Program, "field reps" assist newly blinded veterans in locating local resources, working with the VA, filing claims, and preparing for work. They also offer Operation Peer Support, through which they link combat-blinded veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam with newly blinded veterans who have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. To learn more, call (800) 669-7079 or e-mail bva@bva.org.
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) serves active duty military, their dependents and veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) through state-of-the-art medical care, innovative clinical research initiatives and educational programs. For more information, call (800) 870-9244 or e-mail info@dvbic.org.
Mesothelioma.com: Veterans Blog, while developed as an informational and advertising source by the lawfirm of James F. Early, LLC, provides useful information concerning Veterans healthcare, asbestos exposure and treatment of this cancer.
Mesothelioma Web: Information for Veterans provides information and resources specifically aimed at Veterans, including Veterans Affairs assistance. This site can also help veterans identify whether or not they may have been exposed during their military service.
National Center For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder conducts research to better understand PTSD. This website offers vast amounts of information for Veterans and their families concerning PTSD. More specifically, they offer information on Types of Trauma, Diagnosis and Assessment, Treatment and Coping, Common Reactions, Related Problems, and Family, Children, and Relationships.
Paralyzed Veterans of America, with chapters throughout the United States, works to maximize the quality of life for its members and all people with spinal cord injury (SCI). PVA offers free benefits and medical counseling as well as a variety of sports and recreational opportunities and events. They also advocate for paralyzed veterans rights and accessible design among other issues. For more information, or to locate a chapter near you, call (800) 424-8200.
Mental Wellness / Support Groups
After Deployment is an online mental wellness resource for Service Members, Veterans, and Military Families to help them adjust to life after deployment. This site offers a wellness self-assessment survey, expert advice, self-help workshops, and vast amounts of information on dealing with depression, improving personal relationships, succeeding at work, dealing with physical injuries, and much, much more.
Disabled Iraq Veterans and Affected Spouses is a new online support group for spouses and significant others of disabled iraq veterans. It is a place in which visitors can discuss the issues they are facing in caring for or living with a disabled veteran.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Veteran Resources offers information specifically for veterans and their families. This site will help veterans locate mental health and substance abuse services.
Wounded Warriors Family Support, based in Nebraska, provides support to the families of those who have been wounded, injured or killed during combat operations. More specifically, they sponsor week-long getaways for soldiers and their families in Orlando, Florida and Galveston, Texas. To learn more, visit their website or call (402) 502-7557.
Personal Experiences
American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial is a website chronicling the development of a memorial in honor of the servicemen and women permanently injured in combat. The website features "Stories of Honor," a section that shares the experiences of those injured.
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in response to boogangan...Contact your local DAV (disabled american veteran assoc.). They have vans to transports vets to hospital visits & dr. appointments.
I am a disabled american veteran, my power was cut off on 7/29/2010, I also have a court cost payment of $205.00 to pay. I need $200.00 to get my power back on. Total I need is $405.00, any extra would help as well. I would really appreciate it, you can make a donation by sending to my email: ortmanent@gmx.us, https://load.payoneer.com/LoadToPage.aspx
This will go directly on my debit card and I will be able to make my payments.
Hi, my name it Christine, I am a disabled veteran, and a single mom. I financial assistance with medical bills, the bills add up to $5000.00. I don't want to loose my house due to this. You can send infomation to giesecnt@sbcglobal.net or all donations and or loans can be sent to Christine Giese 99 Fox Lake Rd., Waupun, WI 53963.
It's amazing how words of comfort can help you through the rough times.
You initially lose yourself in depression and frustration- sometimes even sorrow & then that tiny speck of life shines down upon your head just when you thought you could only succumb to darkness.
Sure, your problems haven't been solved, but on the inside deep down where it matters the most- your heart starts to beat softly again.
On a personal note, I have a long journey ahead of me in terms of financial matters- I have absolutely no idea how I am going to get through it all-especially when my tummy is grumbling for food lol..but for now I have some 'soul food' to keep me going through the day.
"Dont' let the foreboding fog blanket your heart and mind in complete darkness...
Search for the light like it is your last hope for salvation- it is here waiting for you, I am here waiting for you, WE are here waiting for you....
Let me walk beside you and hold your hand through those times of triumph, happiness, joy and carry you through the clouded skies of despair, sorrow, loss and loneliness-together we will walk side by side again..."
Good and man something has to work out soon..I am glad you will be around and ugh on spacebook..
Take care and see you here and facebook and guess twitter...Try the Boys club and YMCA for your children and too bad voilence is all around as it was at the beach were I lived and even out where mom lived in the middle of the day shootings. I don't think some kids are with values and value for another's life...
still frustrated and confused. but not giving up on life. in the process of trying to find another place to live in a different town. I'm a small town girl looking for a small town lifestyle. That is harder that it sounds. But I know things are going to fit together soon.
I am so frustrated and confused. I know that the company that I work for is a legitamite business (well at least it was when I was a young girl). But every time I try to post an advertisement I keep getting rejected. I rechecked company guidelines after posting on here and have found that even the sites proposed do not accept advertising. I wish something could be done about scammers so that legitimate businesses could get off the ground.
I have had 3 scammers on my business website in the past 2 weeks. One of my prospects never emailed me back so that I could help her/him get started. This is VERY frustrating. Everyone says, "Pray, things are going to get better if you just put it in GOD's hands."
Well, I have put everything in GOD's hands and nothing good is happening yet. I'm still having relationship problems, I'm still having health problems (especially this winter), my son is still having problems behavioral and emotionally, my daughters are scared to ride their school bus because of gang violence (yes, we have gangs in southern WV), I still don't have transportation of my own (public transportation is not free; costs more than $5.00 to go anywhere), I haven't made much money working especially since I can't get out to interact with potential customers and recruits.
This bites rump. The more I try the more things go wrong. I am just about ready to give up. But I won't, cause I'm not that type of person. I will keep on trying. I will keep on praying. I will keep on hoping. Peace can't be too far off, I just need to be patient and wait my turn for a blessing. But GOD how much longer will this waiting have to be endured before happiness comes along.
If you click on AidpageTeam avatar you can ask them.
I have google adsense on my blogspot.com but a friend helped me and all I know is that I had to use the same email address and same password for both. And blogspot is different from our blogs here.
I think you better check with Aidpage team
I don't know if you are signed up for google adsense program or not?
If you go to Google AdSense and click help that might help you?? Just type in the words Google Adsense in the google.com to search it
When you customize your blog homepage, the changes will apply only to this page (blog homepage).
When you customize your profile page, the changes will apply only to this page (profile page).
When you customize ANY of your blog pages (posts), the changes will apply to ALL of them (your blog pages).
So...
Yes, customizing can be a lot of work... and you will loose this work if you happen to apply a theme after customizing.
Once you do a lot of customizing, try NOT to use the theme button... except in case you are really sure that you want to start from scratch (with a new theme... and may be customizing from there again).
ok im having an issue with the look of my blog. I've been here over a year, but I just found a theme i Like. Here in lies the problem. I got it all set up on my profile. Looked great , I was happy. go to the blog, and what do i see, my blog format has changed!!! and not to what the profile has, and not what i changed it too. Im baffelled! maybe i pushed something i shouldnt i dont know, but , HELP! Is there a way to set up a constant theme that will be applied to all pages? im talking about a "custom" theme? is this possible? scratching my head
i really dont want to do each individual page, cuz there are alot!
this is the first time i have really ever blogged or posted anything, so i'm not sure how all this works exactly. i wrote out my story, no one replied, i'm not sure if it's because i didn't do it right, maybe i wrote way to much, i just don't know. how long does it take for someone to answer you?
i originally wrote out my story, when i was done I posted it and relized that i made a comment to someone, i wasn't even registered when i did it. i can't find who i sent it to. i just don't really get how this whole blog things works.
Everyone won't get $20,000 for just anything. But there are over 1,000 community action agencies that offer money to people in need for all kinds of reasons: day care, food, rent, housing, fuel bills, repairs, auto, etc. To find a community action agency near you contact Community Action Partnership, 1100 17th St., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036. Phone: 202-265-7546, fax: 202-265-8850
Thank you for this post. I was not aware the VA did those things. I will do some research and pass what I find along to a relative who is in hard times.
my husband is in Aghanistan, just no longer as underpaid soldier (he did 22 years in the army, now he at least gets paid)
I am not sure as you have so many kids, but have you considered contracting with MPRI or L-3 or something? If you need contact info or other info I can have you talk to my husband. Tours are 12 months though with only a 3 week break.
Hi I am kalai. When I know about you It realy bleeds from the heart.Why you know! I am also retired armed forces, expecting something from others.I just looking for ajob abroad.I remember you pal.Definitly I 'll help you when time comes for me. good luck
BLESSINGS TO YOU TRAVIS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE I DONT KNOW MUCH BUT I GOOGLE VETEREN GRANTS AND LOAN AND I CAME UP WITH LOCATEGOVERNMENTGRANT.COM I DO SOME MORE I HOPE IT HELPS MAY GOD KEEP YOU AND BLESS YOU
Hi my name is Travis Felton I am a Military Veteran who was wounded in Iraq and I am in need of financial assistance with some bills and a dependable vehicle for my family.I have a sickly wife and 7 kids that probably will not have a christmas for a second year.If you can help with donations or loans or grants I would greatly appreciate it.I need about $20,000 to $40,000 to get back on my feet to take care of my family any funds not used will be returned.It is taking all I have to get on this site to ask for help because I'm a man that always thought I could provide for my family no matter what But we about to be homeless so I had to do something you can reach me by my email which is Deleboi47@yahoo.com or all donations and or loans can be sent to P.O. Box 242 Pitts,Georgia 31072.So if anyone out there can help me and my family please help us and me and my family wants to thank you in advance for whatever you can help with
I'm a Swedish junior level teacher, residing in Israel since 14 years. I'm a teacher from my soul and heart, and I love children and teaching (in that order: - )!
I was born to Swedish landowners and grew up on a farm with both agriculture and stock. There I got my love for animals, an interest that I took up as a grown up. I now have one Persian cat and two motherless kittens that I stumbled over a year ago: - )
Since I came to Israel, I have returned to my profession. I now teach English and computer to 250 pre-schoolers in a private nursery school. I have a part time job and the Israeli salaries are only a fraction of Swedish incomes. Frugal living has become my second nature, by necessity. I try to make the best of what I have and not to drown in expenses: - )
I stayed here during wars as well as earthquakes, became a victim of crime in 2005 (escalated domestic violence), divorced in 2006 and re-invented my life completely - and to my satisfaction. I now live with my four children aged 9 to 18.
I have two elderly parents in Sweden, who take care of each other, and with whom I have weekly contact over the phone. (They still don't feel confident enough to use computers...: - )
My interests are: reading, writing, helping people, analyzing problems, trying to find solutions (part of my job as a teacher), organizing summer activities for children, visiting or going out with friends, caring for my cats, writing on the cat forums, going to the mall and having a nice lunch and reading a book, computers, internet surfing, learning new things all the time, cooking, frugal living, educating children, doing things with my children, organizing the house and daily life, budgeting.
plz help me ,i dont have a good reason to ask for help other than i need to make rent money its due march 1st , i was recently laid off and spent the past month actively seeking employment so far nothing has worked out and im pretty desperate. so i have resorted to asking for the help from total strangers
were facing similar problems. you all are in our thoughts and prayers. I don't know if this will help but there is a site that pays for using it and for referrals. its like myspace. if you sign up ill send you an info link or would like more info ask. paychecks start off slow but grow as you build your downline. The one site I was telling you about is: http://r.yuwie.com/carriecrow Theres a few other sites that pay you for page views. One is like photobucket. It is: http://www.shareapic.net/ref.php?owner=carriecrow The other is like myspace but it also pays and has a humanitarian aspect... Also there is a chance to win 1 million dollars it is: http://thecleanwaterchallenge.ning.com/main/sharing/share?id=1754811%253AUser%253A542 I hope they help and you like them. :D theres tons of other site that im still larning about. oh and my names carrie
The group space is very much like your personal space - you can create pages in it... and, yes, they'll be linked together.
You can "add" people to the group space without asking for their permission. However, they'll be getting an alert in their inbox telling them about the fact that you added them to your group. And, they'll always have the option to leave the space.
People will also become participants by simply posting in your space. Once they post... they participate - don't they. But you can remove them from the space if you don't like them.
By default, if the group is public, visitors and other aidmates will be able to post comments and even make new pages in your group space. But you can change the participation settings from the Menu (show more...) -> Local Settings.
And yes, you can close the group space by removing the participants and yourself from the space.
The best thing you could do is just try and explore. You can't really do a big mess... and if you do, we'll help you... :)
Learn by exploring - this is the Aidpage way of doing things... :)
Just a quick question about starting a new group...
If I start a new group, would that link all the groups pages together? Does everyone have to agree to participate? How would that affect the participants pages if the group is public? Can it be dismantled at any time?
You are doing perfectly ok... I saw your comment on Aidpage User Support Group because I am a participant in this space. And I am posting now this as a reply to you.
You will also see this post in the feed (list of posts) appearing on your start page under Messages to me... because I am posting it as a reply to your comment... so the system is showing it to you as a message to your attention.
Anyway, my advice would be... just start posting comments and new pages... visit regularly your Start Page... and you'll begin to see how Aidpage works.
It is a bit difficult for explanation, but not so difficult to use. The best way is to just use it - browse, read, reply, post comments, create new pages. Don't worry about making a mess or something. You can always edit or delete whatever you're posting.
angel2u here, I'm having a problem, not sure if what I'm doing on posting my page is right or correct. I can't seem to activate or whatever I'm supposed to do, can't email invites,. I have info and resources on my page and not sure if it's being seen. What am I doing wrong? Not sure if you're even getting this, did you receive it? How will I know if you got this, how do i get the answer., will it be on my page or what, where do i look.
My name is Mike. I am a partially disabled retired veteran. I have financial problems and would like some free grants, loans, or donations to help take care of them. I need between $5,000 and $10,000. I will accept all donations of one kind or another until I reach my goal. Any funds after that will be returned. Hopefully within a year or two of satisfying these financial problems I will be in a position to help others. If you can help me out please send what you can to me at Michael Grace, 1525 Deer Tree Lane, Brandon, FL 33510. For more informatin you can contact me at the above address or email me at mikegracelearn@yahoo.com. I would appreciate any help I can receive.
Here since: Nov 7, 2010
Female, 37
Employ
pheonix, AZ, US
Languages: English
Well its been awhile since Ive even been able to think of somethig to share with others that would be encourageing to others that are members to this site. When I originally joined I thought I w... see full post
Here since: Feb 16, 2012
Female, 21
Customer Service Rep
Tucson, AZ, US
Languages: English
Hello,
I am about to ask something that I have such a problem asking. See i am very stubborn and because of it I have a large issue with asking for help. I am unfortunately due to extreme situatio... see full post
