#SpotlightOnCLT Military
Each month, SHARE Charlotte provides a series of highlights on local nonprofits who are doing great work for a cause that may be close to your heart. We call this series #SpotlightOnCLT and we hope it helps you get involved in ways that matter most to you - you can attend events, donate, or volunteer! Most of all, our goal is for you to be more educated about issues in our city and region.
For November, SHARE Charlotte is highlighting nonprofit partners who impact military members, veterans, and their families, including services for:
Mental Health, PTSD and Suicide Prevention
Homelessness and Housing Instability
Transition to Civilian Life
Family/Caregiver Support
Accessibility
We’re very thankful to the nonprofits below who are leading the charge in Charlotte to amplify the issues our service members and their caregivers face, while also working to meet needs . Be sure to read and share this guide with military members and veterans that you know.
Note: By clicking the buttons for each organization, you can access contact information, volunteer interest forms, social media contacts, and upcoming events.
A New Page For Vets provides resources for those who have served. We provide linkage to budgetary, employment, and housing sustainability support. In an effort to care for the overall needs, we will also link the individual to services to aid with ensuring that mental health, substance abuse/misuse and medical needs have been addressed to promote life balance.
Continuing the Mission improves the lives of Veterans in North Carolina living with the challenges of Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) by providing them with trained service dogs at no cost. Our mission is to touch as many lives with the leash as possible
Eagle Rock Camp is a family restoring, suicide prevention organization that serves our veteran, military and National Guard families. Using faith in action, we bring our families together to heal, reconnect in their communities and emerge as an empowered family unit. Simple said, when our warrior was injured, then entire family was injured. Therefore, they MUST HEAL TOGETHER.
Across the U.S., 20 Veterans die by suicide every day. HopeWay is a trusted nonprofit mental health treatment organization providing services for those struggling in our community, including specialized care for Veterans and First Responders living with PTSD and related mental health conditions. We offer Residential (24/7 care), Partial Hospitalization (5 days per week) and Intensive Outpatient (3 days per week) programs depending on the individual’s unique needs. Our goal is to provide our nation's heroes with the support and treatment they need to live healthy and fulfilling lives.
Purple Heart Homes ensures aging and disabled veterans can live comfortably, independently and with dignity in their own homes. We serve Veterans of any era across the United States, including Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico. By providing repairs and renovations to address health, safety and accessibility needs, we improve the daily lives of Veterans. Our Veterans Aging in Place program offers peace of mind to families and caregivers, while also easing the burden of caregiving by supporting a Veteran's ability to move independently within their own home. Additionally, we leverage our Veteran Tiny Home Program to provide permanent housing for Veterans with critical needs, as well as transitional housing for Veterans experiencing homelessness, through partnerships with other nonprofits.
Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte
RTGC provides critical home repairs and accessibility modifications at no cost low-income veteran homeowners in Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, and Union counties. When their homes fall into disrepair, we provide the needed repairs that they can't afford on fixed incomes. As they have served our country, we mobilize contractors, volunteers, and our construction team to give low-income veteran homeowners safe and healthy homes.
The Independence Fund
The Independence Fund offer programs and services aimed at fostering the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual independence of our service members, combat Veterans, their Caregivers, families. Our initiatives encompass innovative mobility and adaptive technologies, suicide prevention, Caregiver and family support, and advocacy for Veterans with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, government agencies, legislators, and allied partners at federal and state levels.
Veterans Bridge Home
Veterans Bridge Home is a committed advocate for service members, veterans, and their families, striving to create stronger communities one veteran at a time. With a mission to connect, lead, and advocate, we focus on providing tailored support services, fostering community integration, and building cross-sector partnerships to ensure that every veteran is supported, connected, and respected. Through a proven process of engagement, care, connection, advocacy, and celebration, Veterans Bridge Home upholds its promise that every veteran matters and is an integral part of our community."
