Great Veterans Charities to Donate to

Aside from the two I belong to, Point Man International Ministries helping veterans and families with PTSD since 1984 (yes that long) and the Disabled America Veterans along with the DAV Auxilairy helping disabled veterans since "At a May 21, 1920, gathering at Memorial Hall, Judge Marx reported he had been in touch with the War Department. He had learned that 741,000 veterans were eligible for membership in a group for disabled veterans. The seed had been planted."

It is easy to see my heart with both of these groups. Point Man was started by a Vietnam veteran and the DAV, well in one way or another, I've been involved with them my whole life. My Dad was a disabled veteran and they helped him with his claim when I was just a kid.

Here are some more on a National level with great reputations.
FISHER HOUSE

1991
Two Fisher Houses open:
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD – dedicated by President George H. W. Bush
Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Washington, DC

Families served: More than 22,000 in 2013
Daily capacity: 832 families
Families served: More than 220,000 since inception
Number of lodging days offered: Over 5.2 million
7,000 students have received $11,000,000 in scholarship awards
Over 50,000 airline tickets provided by Hero Miles to service members and their families, worth nearly $73 million

GARY SINISE FOUNDATION


HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS

Then there are

VFW
AMERICAN LEGION
HONOR FLIGHT
Plus many others on a national level but you can also support smaller local charities in your own community. I am involved with many in my area and there is a great deal being done right in your own neighborhood as well.

First decide what you want your money to do. Simple things like do you want to take care of all veterans or just OEF and OIF? Do you want it to help with housing for amputees? Do you want it to help homeless veterans trying to get off the streets? Do you want it to go to helping veterans with PTSD or TBI or both? Do you want it to go to family members of the fallen? To their kids? Do you want to help active military or veterans?

Think very seriously about where your money would do the most good after that by looking up the charity online and their history.

The need is growing all the time but extremely troubling considering this is a time when there has never been more groups claiming to do more.