Family Support
National Military Family Association
Our Mission: We are on a mission to stand up for, support, and enhance the quality of life for every military family through bold advocacy, innovative programming, and dynamic and responsive solutions.
What We Do: NMFA is the voice of military families because, for 50 years, we have proven that we stand with all military families. Our Association is the “go to” source for Administration Officials, Members of Congress, and key decision makers when they want to understand the issues facing our families. They know we have “boots on the ground” with military families and understand better than anyone that “military families serve, too.” Through the support and programs we provide, and our respected voice on Capitol Hill and with the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, our Association always looks out for the families who serve.
Child Care Fee Relief: Access to quality child care is a long-standing issue for military families, now worsened by the pandemic. If your military family depends on child care so you can go to work, work from home, or work on your education, we want to help by providing your family with cost reimbursements.
Operation Purple: At Operation Purple Camp we embrace being “purple” and bring together military kids from all ranks and services, including National Guard and Reserve components, to a unique and memorable summer camp experience.
Military Spouse Scholarship Program: NMFA can help fund education, career, or business goals for military spouses. The mission of this scholarship program is to help prepare military spouses for meaningful employment and to better contribute to their family’s financial security. Our scholarships are awarded to spouses of members of all Uniformed Services.
Foundation for Women Warriors
Our mission is to serve women veterans and their children so that their next mission is clear and continues to impact the world. Our programs address the growing needs of the increasing population of military women transitioning to civilian life. We address the top four needs that women veterans have identified as crucial to the success of their transition: education, employment, housing, and childcare.
Child Care Aware of America
Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) works with a national network of more than 400 child care resource and referral (CCR&Rs) agencies and other partners to ensure that all families have access to quality, affordable child care. CCAoA leads projects that increase the quality and availability of child care, conducts research, and advocates for child care policies that positively impact the lives of children and families. CCAoA also provides child care assistance for military families through Fee Assistance and Respite Child Care Programs that have served more than 150,000 families and worked with more than 60,000 child care providers over nearly two decades.
Fee Assistance/Respite Child Care Programs
Child Care Aware® of America is proud to partner with the United States Military and Department of Defense to serve and support their families through the Fee Assistance and Respite Child Care Programs. To date we have served more than 10 million families and have created a network of more than 10,000 licensed child care providers.
Cohen Veterans Network
Cohen Veterans Network’s 501(c)(3) mission is to improve the quality of life for all post-9/11 veterans, including National Guard and Reserves, and military families by providing high-quality, accessible mental health care. Through a network of outpatient mental health clinics, trained clinicians deliver evidence-based care to treat mental health conditions from service and transition. Veteran and military family mental health care is available across the country at our Cohen Clinics regardless of discharge status. To learn more, visit cohenveteransnetwork.org
Home Base
Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital program, is dedicated to healing the invisible wounds of war for Veterans of all eras, Service Members, Military Families and Families of the Fallen through world-class clinical care, wellness, education and research, all at no cost.
As a National Center of Excellence, Home Base operates the first and largest private-sector clinic in the nation devoted to providing life-saving clinical care and support for the treatment of the invisible wounds to include:
Anxiety
Co-occurring substance use disorder
Depression
Family relationship challenges
Military sexual trauma
Post-traumatic stress
Traumatic brain injury
Other issues associated with Military service
If you would like to be contacted by one of Home Base’s Veteran Outreach Coordinators or a member of the Family Support Team, please complete and submit the “Connect With Care” form at homebase.org/clinical-care/care-and-support or call 617-724-5202.
To learn more about Home Base, please visit homebase.org.
Saprea Prevention Resources
As a parent, you want the best for your child. There are many things you can do to create a safe environment for your children. Saprea knows that it can feel overwhelming, especially if you or someone you love was abused as a child. Saprea is here to help parents and caregivers learn and proactively apply researched-based best practices to reduce the risk of sexual abuse happening to the children they love. Learn more about Saprea’s free prevention resources.
Veteran Family and Wellbeing Center
Our Center is part of a unique partnership between the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS).
The skilled providers who make up our dedicated team are experts in the unique needs of Veteran families. They are experienced in providing a range of wellness services, including individual, couple, and family resilience programming, events and workshops, and quality referrals to mental healthcare and other resources. We are also pleased to provide fun recreational activities designed to promote family and child well‐being in the adjacent garden. Services are available through our secure TeleWellness platform.
Camaraderie Foundation
Camaraderie Foundation provides access to mental health counseling services, at no expense, to Post-9/11 Veterans, Service Members, and their families. These warriors and their families experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Military Sexual Trauma, divorce, substance abuse, spousal abuse, child abuse, and other issues. With your support, we can help these Post-9/11 Veterans, Service Members, and their families.
Family Advocacy Program: DoD
The Department of Defense is committed to addressing and ending domestic abuse. The Family Advocacy Program works to prevent abuse by offering programs to put a stop to domestic abuse before it starts. When abuse does occur, the FAP works to ensure the safety of victims and helps military families overcome the effects of violence and change destructive behavior patterns. FAP staff members are trained to respond to incidents of abuse and neglect, support victims, and offer prevention and treatment.
The FAP works to prevent domestic abuse and child abuse and neglect by providing education and awareness programs for all members of the military community: Classes, workshops, and seminars, New Parent Support Program, Counseling, and Public awareness campaigns.
Formed through the merger of the American Military Partner Association and OutServe-SLDN, the Modern Military Association of America is the nation’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to advancing fairness and equality for the LGBTQ military and veteran community. Through our legal services program, we assist members of the LGBTQ military and veteran community with discharge upgrades, legal name changes and a wide range of other legal issues.
Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic
The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Easterseals provides high-quality, accessible, and integrated behavioral health care to veterans and their families or caregivers. Our no or low-cost services are available to any person who has served in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves, regardless of role or discharge status.
The Cohen Clinic uses evidence-based practices with a holistic approach to improve the quality of life for veterans and their families. Services are provided by trained and credentialed staff. Veterans and their family members are able to receive services individually and as a family unit at the same place with the same treatment team.
The Cohen Clinic will also help connect veteran families to community resources and services, as necessary.