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Ways You Can Help Support our Troops...
Millions of fellow Americans are wanting to find ways to show support for our military regardless if they approve or
disapprove of the war. Our troops are willing to sacrifice life and limb and time with their loved ones for us,
the least we can do as Americans is show our appreciation and support. Our soldiers are very proud of being out
there defending our freedom they have taken an oath to protect and serve, they don't need us to protest, they need us
to stay united, believe in them and show our support for their sacrifice and honor them with our love and respect.
The Tired Angels Support Team has spoken to young men and even after loosing a limb/limbs only wish they could go
back out there again that's the type of commitment and dedication you will find among our troops. Whether you want
to send a care package to a soldier, donate airline miles to help reunite returning military men and women with their
families, support scholarship funds or send support to wounded service members, on this page you will find over 150
non-profit organizations dedicated to helping our troops and their families.
If you know of a non-profit organization in your community focused on helping our soldiers, sailors, airmen,
Coast Guardsmen, Marines and National Guardsmen that is not currently listed, please contact us by using the
form provided. The Tired Angels Network is proud to list and bring exposure to these programs as well as support
many of these efforts. Please refer to this listing from Fisher House to make the direct donations.
The Tired Angels Network will gladly match you with any of the support efforts brought to us however
we do not accept direct donations. The Tired Angels Network makes all of it's donations anonymously
we are here to help and support our Tired Angels not to gain public recognition.
The programs listed are are designed to:
- Demonstrate appreciation to the armed forces protecting our freedom and great country
- Build and maintain morale of deployed troops
- Provide items that ease the burden of deployment
- Communicate our nation's support and gratitude for their service and sacrifice
To reduce SPAM please use the contact form for additional inquiries or
list your communities efforts.
Computer Donations
Operation Home Link (minimum 25 computers)
Other Computer Donation Efforts:
Due to shipping costs operation home link can only accept a minimum of 25 computers,
why not volunteer to contact local companies and collect 25 computers if you
would like to become a Computer Collecting Angel use the contact form.
This is a great project for schools, associations, groups, neighborhoods regardless of size you can help.
Donate Frequent Flyer Miles
Fisher House is proud to partner with Hero Miles in support of our wounded and
injured service men and women and their families. This is another great effort
where you can donate your own miles (see program for details) or start your own
Angel Miles Program by contacting friends and family, companies in your area
than donating them to Hero Miles. Need help to get started contact us for details.
Donate Heroes Miles Find out How
Current Efforts In Your State Find Out How to Help
There are programs in your state currently in need of different types of asistance.
Find out what they are doing to show support and how you can join these efforts.
Join Current Efforts to Support Troops in Your State
Help Provide Food and Staples
Fisher House is proud to be one of a select group of national organizations participating in special program that provides military families in need with gift certificates that can be used to buy food and staples through the commissary (the military's grocery store). Your gift help meet the basic needs of a family during a stressful time.
To find out How You Can Help Click Here
Gifts From The Homefront
"Gifts from the Homefront" Certificates are redeemable by Authorized Patrons of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), the Navy Exchange (NEX) and the Coast Guard Exchange. The certificates are redeemable at all locations around the world including deployed areas. For more information on this program and how you can help Click here!
Cell Phones
Help soldiers stay in touch with their loved ones by providing cell phones and calling cards. To find out how you can help or request a calling card Click Here!
Helping Troops Help Others
Our troops are also doing what they can to make a difference in the lives of others. Find out what they are doing and how you can help them carry out their missions of love and compassion.
Help for the Wounded
Severely wounded and disabled War on Terror veterans fight even tougher battles here at home as they struggle to adjust to their newfound circumstances and post-war life. The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes enables all of us to express our appreciation and support to these heroes by reaching out with much-needed programs that will help them succeed in their challenging new world so they may ultimately enjoy a productive and rewarding life. Their programs include development of conferences to help the wounded, building homes for the paralyzed and blind, programs to support families visiting their wounded loved ones in military hospitals, as well as many other initiatives. They need everything from volunteers, to monetary donations, empty toner cartridges, road to recovery sponsors and much more Click here to find out how you can help
Other efforts to support our wounded soldiers:
Homes For Our Troops
You can help us support the families of those serving our country through a volunteer program called Project Homefront. Originally created by The Home Depot to help over 1,700 of their associates currently serving, They have extended this program, in coordination with Rebuilding Together and USA Freedom Corps, to help the families of all active duty military. This effort will help these families keep up their home lives and their homes while their loved ones are away. To find out how you can help with monetary donations, volunteer and other ways Click here
Other efforts to support our wounded soldiers with adapted homes:
Military Child Care Services
Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood, many of them will be eligible to pay reduced fees for the care of their children. To meet this need, the DoD has asked NACCRRA to partner with state and local Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (CCR&Rs) to locate or develop high quality child care spaces that meet DoD quality standards, and provide fee assistance to lower the child care cost to military families. For more information Click here
Our Military Kids Because They Serve Too
This organization ensures that the children of deployed Reserve and National Guard personnel can afford to participate in activities such as youth sports, fine arts and tutoring programs that are so important in their young lives during this stressful time. To find out how you can help Click here
Salute Our Services, Inc., is partnering with organizations around the country to offer Soldiers facing a deployment the opportunity to come in and be videotaped while reading their child's favorite bedtime story. This videotape becomes one of the child's most precious possessions during the deployment and keeps the image of the absent parent fresh in the child's memory. To find out how you can help Click here.
If you are a deployed military Parent Click here to find out where to go to have your own videotape made (Once Upon a Soldier) as you read your child’s favorite story. You will be provided with the locations in your area. This service is free of charge to all military men and women facing a deployment.
Do you need financial assistance to keep your child involved in an extracurricular activity?
Fill out this Application and we will see how we can help..
Kids Serve 2
Kids Serve Too is a program created by military families for military families to provide resources that support military children. Because when parents serve in the military, their Kids Serve Too. To find out how you can help, or if you are military Click here
Christmas in July
What if you could make a difference in the life of a fallen soldiers child. How would you feel? You can help bring a little extra cheer to the children of Fallen Troops this Summer and the coming Christmas Holidays. These 'precious little heroes' have made the ultimate sacrifice that a child can make...they have given a parent fighting for our country. Part of your gift goes to their Christmas in July program. Summer will be here soon and they need your support now to continue making the vacation plans for more of these little VIP's. After the grieving process, you can help them to 'be Kid's again' with a much deserved Orlando Theme Park vacation. While we can never bring back their Soldier parent, we can show them our respectful appreciation for their sacrifice with this trip.Click Here for details
Yellow Ribbon America
Sacrifice is not all overseas the men and women abroad are trained and skilled in serving our country, but their spouses and children are left with emptiness in their hearts and homes. To fond out how you can volunteer or help in other ways Click here
Get your Yellow Ribbon & BumperSticker Here
Care Packages
Want to send a care package to Any Soldier in Harm's Way?
Treat Any Soldier is an effort to do just that. Pick a Soldier from the AnySoldier.com site or select your own. There are a lot of soldiers that have no family to send them a care package or mail. To send a care package to any soldier Click here
Please come back we will continue posting more ways on how you can show support to our troops...
NOTE: According to Army Times (July 4, 2005), the Multi-National Corps-Iraq states that anyone who owns, maintains or posts to a web site or web log must formally notify his chain of command. The Tired Angels Network supports this policy of course and requests that you comply. Posting to this web site may fall under this policy so please check with your chain of command. We do not allow any politics or classified information on our site, so there should not be any problems.
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