An American Solution to Serving the Military and Veteran Community

Many of the nearly 19 million U.S. military veterans thrive in their communities, but some struggle. Local organizations—individually or as part of community-based partnerships—play an important role in responding to the needs of the military and veteran population.

Service members and veterans are community members, too. While they have the same range of needs as other community members, they may have additional needs stemming from their military service.

How Can We Solve This Issue?

American communities cannot address every unique need of each service member and veteran. Yet means try to do so. Learn how our Got Your 6 Network partners collaborate with leading organizations to address the needs of veterans, service members, their families, and their caregivers.

Given the tremendous needs of the military and veteran population, we provide ongoing support to American communities. Many community efforts operate with limited resources, making it especially important that those efforts of efficient. Working in more than 130 localities, our Got Your 6 Network partners are an example of how American communities are increasing their capacity to ensure that all military and veteran families thrive.

Explore the Issue

Through our Local Partner Self-Assessment Tool (LPSAT), we collect data from our community partners on the needs of the military and veteran population and on how well communities are meeting those needs. Responses to the LPSAT survey provide BWF with data about efforts to serve that population around the nation. Read more about findings and insights from the LPSAT in our latest white paper on veteran needs.