Resources / Family Support
Snowball Express (Gary Sinise Foundation)
Five-day healing and remembrance experience for children and surviving spouses of fallen military and first-responder heroes at Walt Disney World Resort — 28,057 loved ones served to date.
- Cost
- No cost to participating families — donor-funded
- Coverage
- Nationwide — events at Walt Disney World Resort plus community events nationwide
- Eligibility
- Families of a fallen military or first responder hero who served on or after 9/11
Keep Looking
Similar Resources
10-42 Project
Iowa 501(c)(3) founded in 2021 that provides confidential mentorship, retreats, outdoor and equine experiences (with GodSpeed Equine at Victory Ranch), and faith-anchored community for current and former first responders and their families. It also hosts a free annual Strength in Faith Conference.
Iowa 501(c)(3) founded in 2021 that provides confidential mentorship, retreats, outdoor and equine experiences (with GodSpeed Equine at Victory Ranch), and faith-anchored community for current and former first responders and their families. It also hosts a free annual Strength in Faith Conference.
Category: Mental Health
Eligibility: Current and former first responders and their families
100 Club of Illinois
Nonprofit that provides resources, financial support, access to training, and moral support to the families of first responders killed in the line of duty and to active-duty first responders throughout Illinois. Programs include family assistance, educational assistance for surviving dependents, and first responder wellness and training through its statewide Frontline Resource Network.
Nonprofit that provides resources, financial support, access to training, and moral support to the families of first responders killed in the line of duty and to active-duty first responders throughout Illinois. Programs include family assistance, educational assistance for surviving dependents, and first responder wellness and training through its statewide Frontline Resource Network.
Category: Financial Assistance
Eligibility: Families of first responders killed in the line of duty (as determined by federal criteria) and active-duty first responders; all sworn federal, state, county, and local first responders stationed in Illinois are included (own site)
4 Paws for Ability
Nonprofit based in Xenia, Ohio that breeds, raises, trains, and places task-trained service dogs with children and veterans with disabilities. Founded in 1998, it places dogs trained for mobility, hearing, seizure response, and behavior disruption, focusing veteran placements on recent-combat veterans whose primary disability is a mobility or hearing impairment resulting from a combat injury. Veteran recipients receive their service dog at no cost.
Nonprofit based in Xenia, Ohio that breeds, raises, trains, and places task-trained service dogs with children and veterans with disabilities. Founded in 1998, it places dogs trained for mobility, hearing, seizure response, and behavior disruption, focusing veteran placements on recent-combat veterans whose primary disability is a mobility or hearing impairment resulting from a combat injury. Veteran recipients receive their service dog at no cost.
Category: Equipment & Grants
Eligibility: Focuses veteran placements on recent-combat veterans whose primary disability is a mobility or hearing impairment from combat injury; also places dogs with children with disabilities and some adults
ACCESS — Supportive Services for Veteran Families
SSVF department based in Medford that serves veterans across Jackson, Josephine, Coos, Curry, and Douglas Counties in Southern Oregon, connecting them through case management with VA benefits and healthcare, education and employment opportunities, transportation, clothing, tools, and household goods, and providing rental assistance and rapid rehousing for unhoused veterans.
SSVF department based in Medford that serves veterans across Jackson, Josephine, Coos, Curry, and Douglas Counties in Southern Oregon, connecting them through case management with VA benefits and healthcare, education and employment opportunities, transportation, clothing, tools, and household goods, and providing rental assistance and rapid rehousing for unhoused veterans.
Category: Housing & Transportation
Eligibility: Veterans and veteran families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the service area (own site; criteria confirmed at intake)
Help Us Improve
Report an Issue or Share Feedback
Tell us whether this listing was useful or whether you connected. Individual responses are never displayed publicly.