Idaho Veterans Network

Bellevue, Nebraska nonprofit that empowers veterans facing mental health challenges and homelessness through an annual 50-mile march from Lincoln to Omaha and year-round programs including grants, a storage lot, a veterans alliance, and the planned Community of Hope Campus.

Category: Mental Health

Boone County nonprofit serving first responders in Boone County with financial assistance, mental health and substance use support, a resilience scholarship program, Shop with a HERO, and crisis planning for first responders and their families.

Category: Mental Health

Eligibility: Firefighters, EMTs, emergency telecommunications, and law enforcement officers serving municipalities in Boone County (own site).

Las Vegas-based all-volunteer nonprofit providing mentoring and short-term financial assistance to U.S. combat veterans, emphasizing those living with PTSD and other chronic issues, and uniquely positioned to support LGBTQ veterans denied recognition because of their sexual orientation, including help re-engaging with the VA and other nonprofits.

Category: Financial Assistance

Eligibility: U.S. combat veterans, with emphasis on those living with PTSD and other chronic issues; support for LGBTQ veterans who faced discrimination (own site).

Wheaton-based nonprofit that provides housing, supportive services, and community outreach to help homeless and at-risk veterans and their families achieve self-sufficiency. It operates transitional and affordable housing for veterans and administers the VA-funded Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program across northern Illinois, with case management, employment services, and assistance obtaining VA and mainstream benefits.

Category: Housing & Transportation

Eligibility: SSVF serves low-income veteran families who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness; its transitional home requires at least one day of active-duty service and a greater than dishonorable discharge (own site)