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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP creates a culture that’s smart about mental health through education and community programs, develops suicide prevention through research and advocacy, and provides support for those affected by suicide. AFSP has local chapters in all 50 states with programs and events nationwide.

Veteran’s PATH enables returning veterans to rediscover meaning, purpose, and joy in their lives through mindfulness, meditation, and a safe community.

Veterans Yoga Project (VYP) is on a mission to support recovery and resilience in our veterans, families and communities. Through the teaching of the skills and methods of the VYP Mindful Resilience program (breathing, meditation, guided rest, mindful movement and gratitude), we aim to support veterans who are facing physical and/or psychological (PTSD, depression) challenges as a result of their service. VYP offers classes, at no charge, across the country, an online practice library and healing retreats for veterans and their caregivers.

The National Veterans Foundation (NVF) was founded in 1985 to help veterans streamline the process of accessing help for the myriad of needs they face, and to help broaden public understanding of these needs--including crisis/PTSD counseling, medical treatment, legal aid, VA benefits assistance, food, shelter, education, employment training, homelessness services, and substance abuse treatment. The NVF operates the Nation's only live, toll-free crisis management, information, and referral helpline (1-888-777-4443; vetsupport@nvf.org) for all veterans and their families; coordinates Public Awareness Programs designed to increase awareness and understanding about the effects of war and human needs of Americas veterans; and conducts ongoing outreach programs that provide veterans and families in need with food, clothing, transportation, employment, and other essential resources.

A Veteran’s Best Friend is a Christian nonprofit that provides and trains service dogs for Veterans of all faiths with PTSD, at no cost to the Veteran. We were founded in 2012 by a PTSD therapist and a dog trainer who saw a need to train and match service dogs with Veterans with PTSD - without a lengthy waiting list and without requiring the Veteran to pay between $20,000-30,000. We are a volunteer-based organization that adopts its dogs from local shelters, rescues, and our community. As of April 2022, we have certified over 50 Veteran/Service Dog teams since our beginning!

To help veterans and military families cope with post traumatic stress distorder (PTSD) and other service related stresses through collaborative filmmaking workshops designed to reduce PTS symptoms, promote engagement with family and community, and help facilitate successful transition back into civilian life.

VETS, Inc. aims to support Special Operations Veterans seeking unconventional healing by utilizing the power and promise of psychedelic-assisted treatment alternatives. VETS, Inc. intends to shed light on root-cause veteran health issues, many stemming from mild traumatic brain injury, while also advocating for psycho-spiritual healing and finding powerful antidotes to addiction. VETS, Inc. intends to END the veteran suicide epidemic.

AMERICAN VALOR FOUNDATION IS A REGISTERED AND APPROVED 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT CORPORATION COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH PROGRAMS OF FUND RAISING EFFORTS AND DIRECT SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS. AVF ALSO HONORS OUR HEROS THROUGH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

Despite significant reductions across the nation, tobacco use is still the number one cause of preventable death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 people every year. Since being established in 1999, the American Legacy Foundation (Legacy) has developed a comprehensive understanding of the tobacco crisis and the many issues that surround it. Legacy is the nation's largest and most effective independent public health charity dedicated to tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation. Our mission is to build a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. By giving young people the facts and information they need to reject tobacco and adult smokers the tools they need to quit and stay quit, Legacy is helping people live longer, healthier lives. Legacy employs community intervention and population-based public education strategies to reach current and potential tobacco users, customizing our approach to recognize, respect and address cultural differences.