Did you know there were Support Organizations for Blue Star Mothers and their families?
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc
Carla Brodacki, National President
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MICHIGAN CHAPTERS:
MI184 Lake Erie Chapter
25570 Telegraph
Brownstown Charter Township, MI 48134
Phone: 734-730-9786
Lake Erie Chapter MI184 meets at VFW Post 9363, 25570 Telegraph Road, Flat Rock on the 4th Wednesday of
each month. Serving Wayne and Monroe Counties
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Blue Star Mothers of the Motor City
32 Lake Shore Dr.
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Phone 810-300-1729
Blue Star Mothers of the Motor City MI200 meets at the War Memorial Shelden Room, 32 Lake Shore Road,
Grosse Pointe Farms 48236 on the 2nd Monday of the Month @ 7:00 pm. Serving Wayne County.
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Red White and Blue Star Mothers
PO Box 1242
Troy, MI 48099
Phone: 248-245-1055
Red White and Blue Star Mothers MI198 Troy. Email President for meeting location. 2nd Saturday of each month,
9 am breakfast 9:30 meeting. Serving Oakland County
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Bluewater Blue Star Mothers
PO Box 463
Saint Clair, MI 48079
Phone 586-980-0198
Blue Water Blue Star Mothers rotates meeting between St. Clair, Richmond and St. Clair Shores on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Please call for location and time. Serving St. Clair, Macomb, and Lapeer Counties
The Michael G. Reagan Portrait Foundation
7106 175th Place SW
Edmonds, WA 98026
Phone: Eric Herzber 571-633-7732
The Fallen Heroes Portrait Project web site is for all visitors and has a variety of functions and purposes. The primary purpose is to provide information for Gold Star families (those who have lost a loved one due to the
war.
We basically need three pieces of information to do a portrait:
1. A good photo(s) of the fallen hero.
2. A one page biography of the fallen hero.
3. The mailing address for the completed portrait
FINANCIAL RESOURCES:
GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA
Birmingham, Alabama Office
P.O. Box 361986
Birmingham, AL 35236
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Washington DC Office
200 N. Glebe Rm 425
Arlington, VA 22203-3755
Phone: 888-751-6350
Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. exists to preserve and enhance benefits to surviving United States Military
spouses and children; to help our members and their children face the future with courage and determination;
and to honor the memory of our military spouses who made the ultimate sacrifice. Gold Star Wives of America,
Inc. works with the United States Congress to assure recognition of our unique organization which seeks benefits on behalf of the surviving spouses and children.
Military Warriors Support Foundation
211 N Loop 1604 E #250
San Antonio, TX 78232
Phone: 210-615-8973
Military Warriors Support Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, founded by LTG. Leroy Sisco (Ret), in 2007. Our mission is to provide support and programs that facilitate a smooth and success-ful transition for our nation’s combat wounded heroes and Gold Star families. Our programs focus on housing and home ownership, recreational activities, transportation assistance and leadership development. Through our programs, we award mortgage-free homes and payment-free vehicles to combat wounded heroes and Gold Star spouses. In addition to the home or vehicle, the families receive family and financial mentoring.
1. Must be a combat wounded veteran from any American military conflict or be an unmarried spouse of a veteran who was KIA during combat or combat training (Purple Heart recipients given priority)
2. Must be honorably retired or separated from the military or within 90 days of discharging
3. Must be able to obtain vehicle insurance
4. Must not have more than 1 vehicle loan/lease per household
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Services Provided by our Programs
Homes4WoundedHeroes & Homes4GoldStars program awards mortgage-free homes to combat wounded heroes
injured while in service to our country. In addition to the home, the recipient will receive 3 years of family and fin-
ancial mentoring.
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Apartments4Heroes provides a payment-free 1 year lease, in an apartment complex. In addition to the apartment, the recipient will receive 1 year of family and financial mentoring.
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Transportation4Heroes Awards payment-free vehicles to combat wounded heroes injured while in service to our country & Gold Star spouses who’s loved one made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. In addition to the vehicle, the recipient will receive 1 year of family and financial mentoring.
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Skills4Life provides recreational outings and peer-to-peer mentorship with hunting, fishing and golfing adventures.
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Leadership4Life program provides a 2-year program to help veterans transition the skills they acquired in the military into the leadership skills for the civilian workforce.
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WellnessRides4Heroes provides no-cost transportation to get veterans to and from their medical appointments. (Only available in Bexar County).
Stephen Siller TOWER TO TUNNEL FOUNDATION
2361 Hylan Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10306
Phone: 718-987-1931
THE GOLD STAR FAMILY HOME PROGRAM
Launched in September 2018, honors the legacy of those made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country. The Foundation will provide a 100 percent mortgage-free home to surviving spouses with young children. The Foundation is committed to raising $250 million to provide 1,000 homes to Gold Star Families.
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SMART HOMES
Are you a Veteran with a severe service-connected disability that affects your mobility?
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation builds mortgage-free smart homes for our most catastrophically injured service members. Each home is custom designed to address the unique needs of each individual. Smart homes host a myriad of features such as automated doors and lighting, wider halls and doorways, special showers to accommodate wheelchairs, automatic door openers, cabinets, counters, and stove tops that can be raised and lowered, back-up generators, and central heating and air conditioning systems that can be controlled by tablets.
These homes enable our most severely injured heroes’ live better, more independent lives.
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FALLEN FIRST RESPONDER HOME PROGRAM
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation is committed to ensuring we never forget the events of 9/11 &
the sacrifices that were made and continue to be made by our first responders in the line of duty. Through the
Fallen First Responder Home Program, Tunnel to Towers aims to pay off the mortgage on the family home of every law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty that leaves behind young children. It is the Foundation’s mission to provide these families with the stability and security that they so desperately need. By lifting this financial burden, promising their home will be theirs forever, we hope to offer some relief when tragedy strikes.
Michigan Bikers Helping Veterans (Michigan)
The Michigan Bikers Helping Veterans (MBHV) is a registered non-profit charity that receives donated funds to distribute in Michigan to provide assistance to deserving families of the fallen and/ or wounded service personnel,
or veterans in critical financial need.
Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund
The CFSRF was founded in order to provide support to surviving US military children and spouses that have lost
a loved one in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars or whose service member has sustained a serious disability. Our objectives are to help US military children and spouses with college grants as well as provide financial assistance
to those families in need of help with housing, utilities, food and clothing. Often, when a loss occurs in the families, what was a two person income becomes one. The financial hardships placed on these families are very difficult to deal with. Their lives are devastated and forever changed. We are determined to help make the last wishes of those lost to the casualty of war possible by assisting their families with their needs.
Duskin & Stephens Foundation (U.S. Special Operations Community)
The mission of the Duskin & Stephens Foundation is to support the United States Special Operations Community through direct support to families of fallen operators, healing programs designed to combat the effects of PTS, TBI and loss of a loved one, and youth scholarships for children of active-duty members of our community.
Faces of Valor USA
Faces Of Valor USA is a non-profit organization with a mission to raise money for scholarships & financial aid for men and women in the military, fire, police and EMS services who have been injured or killed in the line of duty as they have protected us and provided safety and security for our American way of life.
Fallen Patriot Fund
The Fallen Patriot Fund of The Mark Cuban Foundation was established to help families of U.S. military personnel who were killed or seriously injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Financial resources are vital to enhancing the sustainability of the family unit who has suffered a loss because their loved one sacrificed him/herself for freedom. Within that group, grant recipients will be selected in accordance with criteria established by The Mark Cuban Foundation. All proceeds will be disbursed.
Gifts of Gratitude Fund (Freedom Has a Face)
Freedom Has a Face would like to announce the Gifts of Gratitude Fund. Initiated through the generous support
of the annual Anderson Construction Golf Tournament, we have established a fund to meet certain financial needs
of immediate and extended families of our fallen heroes. The Gifts of Gratitude Fund (GOGF) is intended to be a humble, “thank you” from a grateful nation for the sacrifice these families of the fallen have endured. To be clear, FHAF knows we can never soften the blow of losing a loved one in heroic service to our nation. Nevertheless, the
objective of the GOGF is to provide a tangible means for patriotic Americans everywhere to acknowledge the ulti- mate sacrifice paid on their behalf. Help FHAF say “Thank You” to our families of the fallen. Anyone can nominate one of these families for the Gifts of Gratitude Fund.
GREEN BERET FOUNDATION
The Green Beret Foundation considers our own Gold Star Families to be one of the most important groups in
our community. We have a duty to remain in close contact with those who have lost a Green Beret. Our Gold
Star support includes: payment of funeral costs not covered by the military, continuous engagement with the families to identify gaps in resources, maintaining a close connection with the families, and fostering a lifelong
bond to build a stronger Green Beret Family.
GOLD STAR FUND (Army Ranger Lead the Way Fund)
When a Ranger has paid the ultimate sacrifice, whether in combat or in training, Army Ranger Lead The Way
Fund believes there is a moral obligation to support the dependents of these Heroes. Through this program
we can ensure that the essential necessities of these Gold Star families go uninterrupted. We are proud to
stand with them.
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION
Our Health and Welfare programs ensure the families of our SEALs, SWCC, & all personnel assigned to NSW
know that they are a valued part of the NSW community. As members of the NSW community it is incumbent
upon all of us to help each other. Our foremost goal is that no member of any NSW family should be in doubt about where to go in time of need. The Navy SEAL Foundation supports all families and their parent commands
by easing financial burdens, establishing support networks, and funding command sponsored activities. Within
our mission guidelines we will ensure that essential resources are always available to help our families whether
or not it is a small need or one of great significance. Examples of support include immediate assistance for fam-
ilies of NSW active-duty members that are wounded or killed in combat or training, memorial services, assistance related to active-duty or dependent terminal illness, and assistance in times of natural disaster. If the Navy SEAL Foundation cannot directly accommodate the need of a family or individual, it will make every effort to coordinate assistance within the full capability of the staff and our partner organizations.
Operation Family Fund
Our mission is to assist the injured and families of the those who have been injured or killed as a part of the
Global War on Terrorism, whether domestic or abroad, military or civilian, with financial grants for transitioning
to their new circumstances and achieving financial self-sufficiency.
Operation One Voice
Operation One Voice provides emergency and/or immediate support to wounded or fallen SOF families on a
case-by-case basis working directly with the United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition.
Red Circle Foundation
Red Circle Foundation donations provide gap funding in support of Special Operations wounded warriors,
children and families of the fallen.
SEAL Legacy Foundation
Supports families of wounded and fallen Navy SEALs, educational assistance for SEAL's & their families, &
other charitable causes benefiting the SEAL community.
Special Ops Survivors
Emergency Financial Aid
There are times in life when the unexpected occurs and surviving spouses might find themselves in a
difficult financial situation. Special Ops Survivors can provide a small amount of money to help survivors
who find themselves in these situations. These funds are intended to cover critical expenses such as insur-
ance deductibles and car repair bills.
Special Ops Warrior Foundation
The Special Operations Warrior Foundation ensures full college scholarships to the surviving children of
Special Operators who die in the line of duty - to any fully accredited college or university in the nation.
Financial assistance includes tuition, room and board, books, fees, computers, transportation & miscell-
aneous expenses. Additionally, SOWF provides ongoing support and academic counseling to make sure
every student has the opportunity to do well in school. SOWF offers professional tutoring, at no cost, to
all students from kindergarten through college graduation.
The Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund (Michigan)
The mission of the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund™ (FWSF) is to support MI-based soldiers who serve
and protect our country. We are a non-profit, non-partisan organization. We are honored to help injured sol-
diers pay their living expenses, and provide assistance to the families of the fallen.
MARINE CORPS LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION
273 Columbus Ave. Suite 10
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
Phone: 877-606-1775 Toll-Free
Thanks to our generous donors, MC-LEF currently establishes a $35,000 educational account for every child
who loses a parent serving in the United States Marine Corps or any Federal Law Enforcement Agency. Since
our founding in 1995, MC-LEF has awarded over $78 million in educational accounts and other humanitarian assistance to over 4100 recipients. We have only one paid employee and, therefore, the vast majority of our
efforts are performed by a dedicated group of volunteers who run our various events. Additionally, all officers and board members are also volunteers and together, we are extremely efficient in running our organization
so that donor funds are predominantly used to accomplish our mission of Educating the Children of Those
Who Sacrificed All.
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc. (T.A.P.S.)
3033 Wilson Blvd. Third Floor
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 800-959-8277 24/7
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) offers compassionate care to all those grieving the
loss of a loved one who died while serving in our Armed Forces or as a result of this or her service. Since
1994,
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TAPS provides a variety of programs to survivors nation and worldwide. Our National Military Survivor Sem-
inar and Good Grief Camp has been held annually in Washington, D.C., over Memorial Day weekend since
1994. TAPS also conducts regional survivor seminars for adults and youth programs at locations across the
country, as well as retreats and expeditions around the world. Staff can get you connected to counseling in
your community and help navigate benefits and resources.
OPERATION WE ARE HERE
Operation We Are Here is a one-stop HUB of resources for the military community and military supporters that offers:
- A clearinghouse of resources for the military community
- Practical insights in caring for the military community
- The ONLY interest-based list for military supporters
- Free Thank You cards to download, print and share
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With the generosity of our supporters, our Operation Reconnect programs provides computers to military
families, providing them the means to stay in touch across the miles.
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- Adopt a military family programs (deployment, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
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Financial assistance for:
- Families of the fallen (Gold Star families)
- Homelessness (or at risk)
- Military discounts and more
- Transportation assistance
FREE HELP FOR FAMILIES WITH AUTISTIC CHILDREN
ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today) for Military Families
ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!), is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to
raise awareness and provide treatment services to families that cannot afford the treatments and services
their children require. Recognizing the extraordinary challenges military families experience (waging a battle
on two fronts...one for their country and another for their children), ACT Today! for Military Families is a ded-
icated fund to assist military families impacted by autism. ACT Today! for Military Families works to improve awareness and delivery of effective autism services, and provides financial assistance to military families to
help defray out-of-pocket costs associated with autism treatments and other quality of life programs.
