Starting or growing a small business is one of the top New Year’s resolutions for entrepreneurs everywhere and one organization wants to help veterans realize that dream. Whether you’re an entrepreneur in practice or in spirit, SaveUnited.org wants to help. A nonprofit organization that specializes in educating and financing small businesses, SaveUnited.org takes an active approach to helping veterans start or grow their business. At a time of great economic uncertainty in the United … [Read more...]
Fitness College helps Veterans build careers in fitness
While the unemployment rate for veterans has been falling over the last two years, it still remains at historic highs with more than half a million active-duty veterans looking for work. Veteran Fitness Career College (VFCC), a nonprofit vocational school that provides a cutting edge personal training education specifically for veterans, is helping to solve the problem. The school is operated by former military personnel with a combined 150 years of military experience. With programs … [Read more...]
Operation Christmas Spirit brings holiday joy to Military families
For the last 10 years, Operation Christmas Spirit has been supporting veterans and active duty military personnel by bringing the spirit of Christmas to their families. With the slogan “Spreading the spirit of Christmas to those who served, asking for nothing in return,” Operation Christmas Spirit adopts over 150 families and fulfills their Christmas wish lists by providing gift cards to the families. This way, the families can still do their own shopping and ensure they get exactly what they … [Read more...]
Foundation Provides Service Dogs for Veterans in Need
The Patriotic Service Dog Foundation, a nonprofit based in Orange County, Calif., helps veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by training service dogs to provide companionship to the warriors. It's estimated that 460,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans of war alone struggle with PTSD or traumatic brain injury. According to the foundation's website, "These conditions can lead to sleeplessness, depression, anger, anxiety and isolation." Those are the underlying causes … [Read more...]
Bullets2Bandages donates profits to Veteran Groups
Bullets2Bandages donates 15 percent of its profits to veterans’ nonprofits. When Eric Spalding and Cole Evans were bit by the entrepreneurial bug, they had one goal: build a company that’s not just popular and profitable, but socially responsible. Their company? Bullets2Bandages, a mission-driven apparel and accessories company built specifically to give thanks to veterans of the US armed forces. Their flagship product, the one that got them started, is the .50 caliber bullet bottle … [Read more...]
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