Top 5 military nonprofits and why
A way for many Americans to show their support for the troops and those that are out there risking their lives for our country is to donate to the different charities. Here are the top five charities for military.
1. The Fisher House Foundation
The Fisher House Foundation program is a private-public partnership that supports America’s military in their time of need. They provide a program that recognizes the sacrifices of those in military service by meeting a humanitarian need that is beyond what is normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. There is at least one Fisher House at every major military medical center. They help families in need, making sure that they provided with comfortable homes and a supportive environment. Annually, the Fisher House program serves more than 10,000 families, and they have made nearly 2.5 million days of lodging available to family members since they started the program in 1990.
2. Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, founded in 1904, operates nearly 250 offices at Navy and Marine Corps bases throughout the world. Their mission is to provide financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services, as well as, eligible family members, and survivors. They are committed to ensure that all available resources are used to assist personnel of the Naval Services, whether they are active or retired, to achieve the financial self-sufficiency that they need.
3. Special Operations Warrior Foundation
The Special Operations Warrior Foundation, founded in 1980, provides support and assistance to the U. S. military’s special operations community. Their mission includes two major aspects in support of special operations personnel: providing a full college education to the surviving children of those who lose their lives while serving in the U.S. military special operations community, and also providing immediate financial assistance and support to ensure that severely wounded personnel are able to have their loved ones at their bedside during recovery.
4. National Military Family Association
The National Military Family Association was organized in 1969 as the National Military Wives Association by a group of wives and widows seeking financial security for survivors of uniformed service personnel and retirees. They developed the Survivor Benefit Plan and been in the vanguard of advocacy for improvements in the quality of military family life. The name of the organization was changed, replacing the word “wives” with “family,” in 1984 to reflect the broad scope of their involvement.
ProtectOurTroops.org was started in 2009 and is a brand new charity. Protect our Troops is currently working on establishing its 501c3 status and looks forward to assisting as many military families as possible. P.O.T was started for soldiers by soldiers when its founder realized during his time in the army national guard that there was a major need for home security and protection for the loved ones of military families nationwide. It is the goal of P.O.T to bring free security protection to every deployed troop and his or her family.
