Resources / Family Support
Operation Second Chance
All-inclusive retreats — individual, couples, family, caregiver, and Gold Star Family — for combat-wounded, injured, and ill service members to relax and reconnect outside hospital settings.
- Cost
- Free / sponsored
- Coverage
- Nationwide / event-based
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American Heroes Project
Utah nonprofit using boating and outdoor recreational therapy — fishing, boating, camping — to reduce the effects of PTSD, TBI, and veteran suicide among disabled combat veterans and their families, including a Gold Star family program.
Utah nonprofit using boating and outdoor recreational therapy — fishing, boating, camping — to reduce the effects of PTSD, TBI, and veteran suicide among disabled combat veterans and their families, including a Gold Star family program.
Category: Outdoor Programs
Eligibility: Disabled combat veterans.
BackCountry Heroes
Ramona, CA 501(c)(3) public charity offering fully hosted guided hunts, youth mentorship, and conservation days for veterans, active duty, and first responders and their families — gear, guides, licenses, and lodging are covered, and the organization is 100% volunteer-led.
Ramona, CA 501(c)(3) public charity offering fully hosted guided hunts, youth mentorship, and conservation days for veterans, active duty, and first responders and their families — gear, guides, licenses, and lodging are covered, and the organization is 100% volunteer-led.
Category: Outdoor Programs
Eligibility: Veterans, active-duty service members, first responders, and their families and youth; attendee experiences are by application/invitation.
Big Hearts Under the Big Sky
Montana Outfitters & Guides Education Institute program providing fully outfitted outdoor adventures, at no cost to the family, for active-duty and honorably discharged veterans, first responders, and children with life-threatening illnesses.
Montana Outfitters & Guides Education Institute program providing fully outfitted outdoor adventures, at no cost to the family, for active-duty and honorably discharged veterans, first responders, and children with life-threatening illnesses.
Category: Outdoor Programs
Eligibility: Active duty or honorably discharged veterans (combat-wounded and non-wounded), first responders, and children with a life-threatening illness; Gold Star families eligible through the nomination process.
Blue Star Families
Nationwide nonprofit building community for military and veteran families through local chapters, the Blue Star Neighborhood digital community, spouse career programs, caregiver and peer-support networks, and Blue Star Outdoors — 450,000+ members reaching 1.5 million military family members annually.
Nationwide nonprofit building community for military and veteran families through local chapters, the Blue Star Neighborhood digital community, spouse career programs, caregiver and peer-support networks, and Blue Star Outdoors — 450,000+ members reaching 1.5 million military family members annually.
Category: Family Support
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