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Services available to Servicemembers and their Families

 

American Red Cross

www.redrcoss.org

Houston Metro Plex: 713-526-2300

All Other Areas: 1-877-272-7337

Armed Forces Emergency Services
www.redcross.org/services/afes

 

Active Duty Links:

Air Force
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard

National Guard

Blue Star Mothers of America

National www.bluestarmothers.org

Texas Coastal Bend Chapter www.txbluestarmother.citymax.com

San Antonio Chapter Email samomgroup@hotmail.com

USO

www.uso.org

1-866-USO-GIVE Opportunities to volunteer

Military Homefront: 
Operation Warfighter:
Recruit Military: 

www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil
www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/operationwarfighter 
www.recruitmilitary.com

National Military Family Association:

Military Child Education coalition:

4 Millitary Families
links to moreinformation resources

www.militarychild.org

www.nmfa.org

http://www.4militaryfamilies.com/
 

Family Readiness Groups:

Texas Military Forces Family Readiness: 
www.myarmylifetoo.com

www.texasnationalguard.us/family readiness/
 

Family Resources

 

 OEF/OIF Programs: 

Worklife institute:  Worklife Institute Reentry and Worklife Program
City of Houston Offive of Vet Affairs:  City of Houston Mayors Office of VeteransAffairs
TexVet:  www.texvet.com
Texas Veterans Commission: www.tvc.state.tx.us
Houston’s Returning Veteran Institute: www.houstonreturningvets.org
Houston Military Affairs Committee:  www.hmac.us
Marine Corps Coordinating Council:  
www.houstonmcc.org

Employment

Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR):   http://esgr.org
Helmets to Hardhats:   
www.helmetstohardhats.org 
Troops to Teachers:     
www.proudtoserveagain.com 
Troops 2 Truckers:      
www.myyellow.com 
Consumer Credit Counseling Services:    
www.cccsintl.org 
Lucas Group:   
www.lucasgroup.com/job_seeker/
Orion International:      
www.orioninternatioal.com 
Army Career and Alumni Program (ACAP):   
www.acap.army.mil 
Military.com Career Center:     
www.military.com/myjobs

Connect online with other
Iraq and Afghanistan Vets

Family and friends of  Vets visit:


http://communityofveterans.org/



supportyourvet.org 

Medical

VA Hospital Houston

Fisher House
Housing for families of injured or ill service members being treated at a Veterans Hospital

2002 Holcombe, TX 78234-6200
713-794-8095
www.fisherhouse.org
Serviceman's Traumatic Injury
Protection Program Information Site on the
Department of Veterans Affairs Site 
http://www.insurance.va.gov/Sglisite/TSGLI/TSGLI.htm
Building Specially Adapted homes for severly injured veterans:

 http://www.homesforourtroops.org

 info@homeforourtroops.org

Wounded Warrior Project:

 www.woundedwarriorproject.org
Support for hospitalized soldiers and their families: 
 www.operationmilitaryembrace.com/
 Local Veteran peer mentoring  Lone Star Veterans    www.lonestarveterans.org
          email: LoneStarVeterans@gmail.com
 
     phone:  John Boerstler   832-393-8147
 

Veteran & Veteran Family Resources

 

Donate of have Christmas trees sent to troops. http://www.operationchristmastree.com/
Wreaths Across America-Houston making Houston Texas history by laying 26,000 wreaths at the Houston National Cemetery December 2009.   waahouston.com 

Donate time or money to Build Specially Adapted homes for severly injured veterans: http://www.homesforourtroops.org

1-866-USO-GIVE Opportunities to volunteer

Red Cross  www.redrcoss.org
Fisher House  www.fisherhouse.org

Send a letter to any Canadian soldier http://www.thankasoldier.net/

Operation Gratitude, sending packages to deployed troops www.OperationGratitude.com

Opportinities to Volunteer and/or Donate

 

 

For Soldiers

Christmas trees to deployed soldiers www.operationchristmastree.com/
Military Christmas stockings 
www.camosock.com 
Send packages to other soldiers:
http://soldiersangels.com/

Useful Websites

United States Post Office (1-800-222-1811) www.usps.com
United States Flag Information http://www.usflag.org/history.html

For Yourself or Home

Operation Military Embrace gets a commission
when you shop at this site: www.shoptoearn/omeinc

Pins, Mugs, T-shirts, flags, welcome home banners,
many items can be customized  Service Flags 

American Legion (1-888-4legion)
banners, pins, flags, t-shirts etc.  www.emblem.legion.org

US Flags (1-877-734-2458)

Commissary Information http://www.commissaries.com
 

The U.S. Allegiance web store, branded merchandise including
official licensed U.S. Postal Service image products as well as
souvenirs and collectibles   http://ipledge.com/

Flags, banners, custom items:  http://www.betsyrossflagstore.com/   http://www.cvsflags.com/

Thank a Soldier Tshirt, Hoodie, tankstop, baby clothes gallery: 
http://www.tshirtmonster.ca/designer/Thankasoldier/ 

 

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