Bob Woodruff Foundation Grants
Working Wardrobes for a New Start
VetNet – A Safety Net for Veterans The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting increase in unemployment has intensified the challenges veterans face finding work. The September 2020 unemployment rate in… Read More
HVAF of Indiana
Veteran Employment Program The 2020 annual one-night count of people experiencing homeless in Marion County, IN identified 205 veterans accounting for 16% of the entire homeless population in the county.… Read More
Bunker Labs
Launch Lab Online 250,000 military service members transition out of the military every year. Nearly 25 percent of those transitioning express a desire to start a business, yet only 4.5… Read More
West Texas Counseling & Guidance
Evidence-Based Care and Hunger Relief for Uninsured Veterans The two main offices of West Texas Counseling & Guidance (WTCG) are located near areas specifically cited in BWF’s research paper, “Veterans… Read More
Veterans Yoga Project
Mindful Resilience for Compassion Fatigue Veterans Yoga Project (VYP) is dedicated to supporting recovery and resilience among veterans, active duty military members, families, and communities. During the pandemic, VYP is… Read More
Veterans Legal Services
Medical-Legal Partnership Expansion The “justice gap” in America, defined as the difference between low-income individuals’ need for civil legal aid and the resources available to them, is significant. A 2017… Read More
Veterans Legal Institute
Virtual Veterans Pro Bono Legal Clinics Southern California has been the epicenter of COVID-19 outbreak on the west coast. A Bloomberg article from March 2021 identified the Los Angeles metro… Read More
Veterans Bridge Home
Healthy Lifestyles and Creating Communities In June 2020, Veterans Bridge Home (VBH) assumed operational and fiscal management of the coordinated care system for veteran services across a majority of North… Read More
Upstate Warrior Solution
Emergency COVID-19 Relief The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in January 2021, veteran unemployment rose to 5.5 percent, and that post-9/11 veteran unemployment rose from 5.1 to 6.3 percent.… Read More
Upper Peninsula Veterans Community Action Team (UP VCAT)
Food Distribution The Upper Peninsula Veterans Community Action Team (UP VCAT) includes over 200 collaborative partners from federal, state, and county agencies, as well as local nonprofits and other organizations,… Read More
UCLA Foundation
UCLA Meals Partnership Program In collaboration with Village for Vets and the VA West Los Angeles (VA-WLA) Care and Rehabilitation Treatment Services (CTRS), the UCLA Meals Partnership Program (UMPP) uses… Read More
United Way Miami-Dade
Mission United- Warrior Resiliency Project Florida is home to one of the largest populations of veterans in the nation; with 53,000 calling Miami-Dade County home. Many veterans report that getting… Read More
United Service Organizations (USO)
Fighting Food Insecurity A 2019 Military Family Advisory Network study found that 9% of active-duty family members were experiencing food insecurity. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, as many as 40%… Read More
Trustees of Purdue University
Military Family Research Institute: Reaching Rural Veterans Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, as many as 40 percent of veterans and military families have experienced food insecurity. Veterans living in rural… Read More
The Mission Continues
Service Platoons and the 9/11 20th Anniversary United in Service Campaign The Mission Continues (TMC) empowers veterans, addressing their need to serve and demonstrating their talent and skills to the… Read More
Technical Partnership of Arizona, for Arizona Coalition for Military Families
Be Connected: Comprehensive Community Connection Arizona is home to over half a million veterans, service members, and their families. In the past year, Arizona has repeatedly had the highest COVID-19… Read More
Tampa Crossroads, Inc.
Veteran’s Assistance Center Food and Transportation Assistance Tampa Crossroads has over 40 years’ experience serving veterans in their community experiencing homelessness in Hillsborough County, Florida. However, a lack of transportation… Read More
Swords to Plowshares
Housing, Food, and Supportive Services for Veterans Swords to Plowshares provides critically needed services to nearly 3,000 homeless and extremely low-income veterans each year. Almost half of the veterans they… Read More
Support the Enlisted Project (STEP)
Emergency Financial Assistance Program and Drive-Thru Food Distributions Support the Enlisted Project (STEP) builds financial self-sufficiency among junior active-duty enlisted members and recently discharged enlisted veterans and their families facing… Read More
Semper Fi Fund
Food Assistance for Wounded, Ill, and Injured Veterans While our nation’s veterans and their families are facing many of the same challenges as other Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, their… Read More
San Antonio Food Bank
Food Relief for Veterans and Military Families San Antonio is home to one of the largest concentrations of military bases in the United States, with four bases within the city:… Read More
SALUTE, Inc.
Emergency Financial Assistance Program SALUTE, INC. is dedicated to meeting the financial, physical and emotional needs of wounded, ill, and injured military service members, veterans and their families. SALUTE helps… Read More
