Resources for Military Families
Welcome to our resource portal for military families. You will find great resources from NMFA and other trusted organizations serving military families.
We have worked hard to identify the helpful resources you requested. Scrolling through, you will find the resources organized in skimmable categories and subcategories. Click on the accordion title to access the information, such as resource description, eligibility information, hyperlinks, and organization contacts.
The NMFA team works hard to validate the resources on this list, but they are subject to change, so please make sure to contact the organizations listed to learn about their current offerings.
NMFA’s Resources
Advocacy, Research + Insights, and Legislative Priorities
The Most Urgent Needs for Military Families
NMFA is always on your family’s side. We’re elevating your stories to the highest levels and ensuring your family is well-equipped to face military life successfully. Read about our Legislative Priorities for the 118th Congress.
Military Teen Experience Research
Military teenagers experience challenges their civilian peers don’t. We’re committed to amplifying their voices. See what NMFA and Bloom found in our Military Teen Experience Studies.
Food Insecurity
NMFA and partner MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger are committed to making sure no military family has to worry about whether they can put food on their family’s dinner table. Read more about our advocacy efforts.
TRICARE Young Adult
NMFA continues to fight to eliminate TRICARE Young Adult and allow young adults to stay on TRICARE until age 26, premium-free, just like their civilian peers. See how we’re ensuring that happens.
Child Care
Military families commonly struggle to find high-quality, affordable child care. While a lack of affordable child care is a national issue, the problem is even more acute for service members, who move frequently, often work irregular hours, or live far from extended family. Read more about our advocacy surrounding child care and the resources available.
Programs
Operation Purple® Programming
NMFA’s Operation Purple programming offers families a variety of ways to connect, take a break, and take respite from the unique challenges of military life. Learn about our summer camp experiences and virtual opportunities.
RESOURCES: Free overnight Operation Purple Camp for military kids ages 7 to 17, virtual Operation Purple Summer Challenge programming for kids ages 3 to 17.
ELIGIBILITY: Children of active duty service members and veterans from all uniformed services, including the National Guard, Reserve, Space Force, Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, may participate.
CONTACT: OPC@MilitaryFamily.org | SummerChallenge@MilitaryFamily.org | (703) 931-6632
Bloom: Empowering the Military Teen
Bloom, NMFA’s program designed for and by military teens, is dedicated to elevating their authentic voices through content creation and community. Bloom empowers, inspires, and connects military teens. Learn more about their program.
RESOURCES: Guides, stories, and social media content to support the military teen journey; opportunities to contribute content to Bloom; opportunities to become a member of the Bloom community.
ELIGIBILITY: Military teens across all branches.
CONTACT: community@bloommilitaryteens.org | (703) 931-6632
Joanne Holbrook Patton Spouse Scholarship
NMFA’s Spouse Scholarship program supports military spouses as they work to earn their degrees, obtain or renew professional licenses, build their own businesses, and more. Learn more about our funds to support the educational and employment goals of spouses.
RESOURCES: Spouse scholarships covering all degrees from GEDs to PhDs, professional licenses and certifications including re-licensure, supervised clinical hours, business and entrepreneurial expenses, continuing education courses, and more
ELIGIBILITY: Our scholarship program is open to spouses of all 8 Uniformed Services: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, and Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and NOAA. Read our FAQs.
CONTACT: Scholarships@MilitaryFamily.org | (703) 931-6632
National Resources
Financial Support
Semper Fi Fund
Support for critically wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and military families. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Service member and family support (housing assistance, transportation assistance, bedside support, adaptive equipment, nurses, caregiver support, kids’ programs, disaster relief support), transition support (veteran-to-veteran support, apprenticeship program, education, and career assistance), and long-term health programs (fitness, art, counseling, service animals, PTSD support).
ELIGIBILITY: Wounded, critically ill, or catastrophically injured service members of any branch and their families.
CONTACT: (760) 725-3680 | online contact form
Red Cross Hero Care Center Financial Assistance
The Aid Societies determine the financial assistance package that will be offered—a grant or a loan. The Red Cross expedites access to these financial resources. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Funds for emergency travel, burial of a loved one, emergency food and shelter, rent support, and more in the form of a grant or a loan.
ELIGIBILITY: An active-duty service member, a member of an activated National Guard or Reserve unit, an immediate family member of a service member in the above two categories, or a military retiree or spouse/widow(er) of a retiree.
CONTACT: 1-877-272-7337
USA Cares Military Assistance Response Program
Provides post-9/11 military veterans, service members, and their families with emergency financial assistance and post-service skills training. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Financial assistance for bills, transition programs, financial education, and skill training.
ELIGIBILITY: Post 9/11 veteran, discharge characterization, hardship must be medical or military related.
CONTACT: 1-800-773-0387 | info@usacares.org
Basic Needs Allowance
A monthly allowance for active duty service members with dependents whose gross household income falls below 150% provides a supplemental taxable allowance for eligible service members who are the most financially challenged. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Monthly allowance
ELIGIBILITY: Active-duty service members with dependents who have completed initial entry training and whose gross household income falls below 150% of federal poverty guidelines for their location and household size are eligible.
CONTACT: 1-800-342-9647
In My Area
This is a database of internet and home service providers that offer new customer incentives and military-friendly discounts, reduced prices, or free services. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Reduced-cost internet, TV, technology, utility, and technology literacy services.
ELIGIBILITY: Dependent upon the program utilized.
CONTACT: 1-888-894-5573
Personal Financial Counselor (PFC) Program
Free resource assisting individual service members and their families with tools, education, and counseling to achieve their financial goals and successfully overcome financial challenges. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Military benefits, spending plans, retirement, thrift savings plan, debt repayment, tax planning, identity theft, major life events (marriage, divorce, childbirth, etc.), managing consumer credit, consumer safety, rights, and pre-and post-deployment preparations.
ELIGIBILITY: Active duty, National Guard, Reserve, Coast Guard, Civilian Expeditionary Workforce, retired or honorably discharged, immediate family members, survivors.
CONTACT: Contact the Family Center at your nearest military installation.
Chapter 35
The Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) program is for the child or spouse of a veteran or service member who has died, is captured or missing, or has disabilities. Help to pay for school or job training through the DEA program—also called Chapter 35. Find out if you’re eligible for this benefit.
RESOURCES: Stipend during job training and more.
ELIGIBILITY: Find detailed eligibility information here.
MilTax
Free tax software and one-on-one help from military tax experts. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Tax preparation and e-filing software, personalized support from tax consultants, and current information about filing taxes.
ELIGIBILITY: Found here.
CONTACT: 1-800-342-9647
Veterans of Foreign Wars Unmet Needs Program
It assists active-duty service members and their families who have encountered unexpected financial difficulties due to deployment, other military-related activity, or injury. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Financial assistance up to $2,500 with no repayment required.
ELIGIBILITY: All active-duty service members whose financial hardship is a direct result of a current deployment, military pay error at no fault of the service member, or currently pending a medical discharge due to service-connected injuries/illnesses.
CONTACT: 1-866-789-6333
Operation Homefront
Provides relief and recurring family support programs throughout the year to help military families overcome short-term financial difficulties. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Critical financial assistance, housing support, holiday meals, holiday toy drives, military spouse dinners, and school supply drives.
ELIGIBILITY: All active duty service members of any branch are eligible for this resource.
CONTACT: 1-877-264-3968
Finred
DoD’s Office of Financial Readiness website. Learn more.
RESOURCES: This website provides guides, search tools, and financial counseling. It also provides information on DoD benefits for housing, education, retirement, and basic needs and a roadmap page on how to deal with specific financial situations.
ELIGIBILITY: The website is open access, and all active-duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members, their family members, and survivors are eligible to receive no-cost financial counseling services.
CONTACT: Call 1-833-200-0035 or email support@usalearning.net
Milspouse Money Mission and FSSA
DoD official resource to provide relatable and trusted financial education for military spouses. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Offers a “money ready” guide for military spouses, as well as tips, information, and blogs about different financial challenges a military spouse may face. The website also offers information on Family Supplemental Subsistence Allowance (FSSA) and a guide on how to apply.
ELIGIBILITY: The website is open access, and information on eligibility for FSSA can be found here.
Food-Specific Needs
USDA Summer Food Service Program
Provides no-cost, healthy meals and snacks to children and teens in low-income communities during the summer through grab-and-go or delivery. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Free meals and snacks for children during the summer break.
ELIGIBILITY: Children 18 or younger.
CONTACT: 1-866-348-6479
Armed Services YMCA Food Assistance Program
ASYMCA provides food assistance at their local branches to help military personnel and their families. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Food pantry and “marketplaces.”
ELIGIBILITY: Junior enlisted families.
CONTACT: National Headquarters 1-866-427-9622 or Individual ASYMCA branches listed on the website.
Child Care and K-12 Support
Find DoD-Approved Child Care Near You
Military Child Care can help you search through local, DoD-approved child care programs. The MCCYN program allows eligible families who cannot access military-operated child care due to distance or waitlists to apply for fee assistance. Fee assistance for child care in your home (CCYH) is also available.
Find Local Child Care Options
Childcare.gov is a search tool for local child care searchable by state.
Child Care Aware Fee Assistance
Child Care Aware offers fee assistance/respite programs. They also have helpful information about choosing and paying for child care and a national network of more than 500 child care resource and referral (CCR&Rs) agencies and other partners to ensure all families have access to quality, affordable child care.
RESOURCES: Fee assistance, respite programs, child care identification, and more.
ELIGIBILITY: Resources vary by branch. More information can be found here.
CONTACT: militaryinfo@childcareaware.org | 1-800-424-2246
Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
This is a mandatory enrollment program for all active duty service members who have a special needs family member. It provides comprehensive support to family members with special needs by taking an all-inclusive approach to coordinating military and civilian community, educational, medical, housing, and personnel services. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Identifying and enrolling family members with special medical or educational needs, finding out what services are available at current or new duty stations, and supporting families with information, referrals when appropriate, and non-clinical case management to access services.
ELIGIBILITY: Active duty service members with a family member who requires special medical services for a chronic condition such as asthma, attention deficit disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, etc.; Receives ongoing services from a medical specialist; Has a significant behavioral health concern; Receives early intervention or special education services through an individualized education program or individualized family service plan.
CONTACT: 1-800-342-9647
Princeton Review Tutoring Program
Free tutoring resource for military families (K-12, College, and Spouses). Learn more.
RESOURCES: Online 1-on-1 tutoring in over 150 subjects.
ELIGIBILITY: Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps (Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, Survivor, and Wounded Warrior) members and their children and spouses.
CONTACT: 1-800-411-1970
Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Strengthen transitions and close educational gaps as military families and their children move to a new school district in another state. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Educational records and enrollment, course and program placement and attendance, eligibility (student enrollment and extracurricular participation), graduation
ELIGIBILITY: Active duty service members, National Guard, Reserve, Veterans medically discharged or retired for one year, and members who die on active duty.
CONTACT: 1-859-244-8000
Armed Services YMCA
After-school child care and summer programs for military kids to help navigate military life. Services are at no or low cost. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Child care, military life adjustment, summer camps.
ELIGIBILITY: Active duty, Reserves, National Guard, spouse/family of active/reserve/guard member, soldier recovery unit.
CONTACT: 1-866-427-9622
Our Military Kids
Our Military Kids offers grants to pay for extracurricular activities for children. Learn more.
RESOURCES: The grants they offer (up to $300) can be used to pay for a wide range of extracurricular activities, including sports teams, music lessons, tutoring, and summer camp. They are unable to fund daycare fees, school tuition, or mission trips.
ELIGIBILITY: Children (ages 3-18) of deployed and stateside activated National Guard and Reserve service members, as well as those of combat-injured veterans from any service branch.
CONTACT: Call (703) 734-6654 or message here.
The Promise Act
Provide access to resources and document guides for military families with special needs dependents and children. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Guides, resource links, benefits information, tips, and articles on navigating education and life with a special needs family member.
ELIGIBILITY: All active duty service members, veterans, reserve members, and dependents of any branch with a special needs child dependent are eligible.
CONTACT: Send a message.
MilitaryChildcare.com
Department of Defense search service connecting military families to approved child care. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Search and save service to find local child care options. MCCYN program allows families to apply for fee assistance for eligible families who cannot access military-operated child care due to distance or waitlists
ELIGIBILITY: Child development program staff, active duty, combat-related wounded warrior. Guard/Reserve Members on active duty, DoD civilian, Coast Guard civilian, Gold Star Spouse (combat-related), DoD contractor, other federal employee, deactivated Guard/Reserve personnel, or Inactive Guard/Reserve in a training status, military retiree.
CONTACT: Call 1-855-696-2934 or email FamilySupport@MilitaryChildcare.com
United Heroes League
Help military families heal and build friendships and engagement in their communities through sports. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Free sports equipment, free sports camps, free professional sports tickets, sports grants, and special experiences.
ELIGIBILITY: Currently serving in the U.S. or Canadian Armed Forces, be an honorably discharged veteran who has deployed to a combat zone or a service member with an honorable 20-year retirement and children under 18 years old. All military branches are included and may apply.
CONTACT: Call (651) 319-0737 or email info@unitedheroesleague.org
Sesame Street for Military Families
Great for families with young kids, Sesame Street for Military Families has activities, games, and helpful guides for parents that cover topics from long-term injury rehabilitation to birthdays.
RESOURCES: Guides with support for providers and parents/guardians, including interactive activities and printables to help young children navigate the complexities of military life and allow adults to facilitate a safe, healthy experience.
ELIGIBILITY: Resources are designed for parents and providers for military kids, and activities focus on early childhood and elementary-aged children.
CONTACT: MilitaryFamilies@sesame.org
Wellbeing
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP)
WWP offers mental health services for veterans and their families at no cost. WWP services include interactive programs, rehabilitative retreats, and professional services. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Programs for connection, physical and mental health, financial wellness, a resource center, and more.
ELIGIBILITY: Post-9/11 warriors who have experienced wounds, illnesses, or injury from service and their families.
CONTACT: 1-877-832-6997 | Veteran Registration | Family Registration
Homes for Our Troops
Builds and donates specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 veterans. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Donates newly constructed, specially adapted custom homes; provides homeownership education, financial planners, and peer mentorship.
ELIGIBILITY: Injured in the theater of the Iraq-Afghanistan war, post 9/11, retired or in the process of retiring from military service, received a letter of eligibility for the VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant program, pass a criminal and credit background check.
CONTACT: 1-866-787-6677
Military and Family Life Counseling
Supports service members, their families, and survivors with confidential non-medical counseling where they are stationed. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Virtual and in-person 1-on-1 and group counseling.
ELIGIBILITY: All branches of the military and their families.
CONTACT: Contact your installation’s Military and Family Support center.
Red Cross Military Veteran Caregiver Network
Provides pre- and post-9/11-era military and veteran caregivers with peer support. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Resource directory, support networks, conferences, retreats, webinars, trainings, and peer mentor program.
ELIGIBILITY: Caregiver of a veteran.
CONTACT: info.mvcn@redcross.org
Veteran Check-In
Veteran Check-In connects users with a care coordinator who will listen, answer questions, and begin the care process. They will then match you or your loved one with programs and organizations that can best provide help. The care coordinator will continue to help schedule care and serve as an advisor.
RESOURCES: Peer and professional support for families experiencing difficulties or distress.
ELIGIBILITY: Veterans, service members, families, caregivers, and survivors.
CONTACT: Connect to care.
*Are you or a loved one in immediate crisis? Call the Veterans Crisis Line: 988
PCS and Deployment
Dogs on Deployment
Created for the military by the military, this service offers pet boarding for deployed pet owners for the long and short term. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Pet boarding, PCS support, emergency veterinary care, low-cost spay/neuter.
ELIGIBILITY: Active duty and Reservists going on deployment, command training, military travel, PCS.
CONTACT: 1-619-800-3631
Millie
It connects PCS families with military spouse scouts who can provide decision support when choosing a rental property or managing their own property long-distance. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Paid service connects families with local scouts who provide inspections, prospective tenant tours, property photos, and more.
ELIGIBILITY: All active-duty service members, veterans, reserve members, and dependents of any branch are eligible.
Spouse Education and Career Support
Military Spouse Licensing + Certification
More than 30% of military spouses are in careers that require a state-based professional license or certification to practice. Transferability is lacking. Relicensing is expensive and time-consuming. NMFA’s License + Certification hub can help.
MyCAA Scholarships
The My Career Advancement Account Scholarship is a workforce development program that provides up to $4,000 in financial assistance to eligible military spouses for the pursuit or maintenance (including continuing education courses) of a license, certification, or associate’s degree necessary to gain employment in an occupation or career field.
RESOURCES: Workforce development program, financial assistance, and more.
ELIGIBILITY: Spouses of service members on active duty in pay grades E-1 to E-6, W-1 to W-2, and O-1 to O-3 who have successfully completed high school and can request tuition assistance while their military sponsor is on Title 10 military orders are eligible; spouses married to members of the National Guard and Reserves in these same pay grades are eligible. Learn more.
CONTACT: SECO career coach through Military OneSource at 1-800-342-9647
SECO
Provides education and career guidance to military spouses and offers comprehensive resources and tools for all stages of career progression. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Funding, scholarships, educational resources, college admissions information, resume building, career assessments, job hunting, career coaching.
ELIGIBILITY: Spouses of active duty, National Guard and Reserve Component military members in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard on active duty orders; of military members separated from active duty, National Guard and Reserve Components for less than 365 days; surviving spouses of military members who died while on active duty.
CONTACT: 1-800-342-9647
Military Spouse Career Accelerator
Spouses are matched with employers for a 12-week paid fellowship, during which they gain hands-on experience and mentorship. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Job experience, fellowship/internship opportunities.
ELIGIBILITY: Spouses of active duty, Reserves, National Guard in the US.
CONTACT: MSCAP@uschamber.com
Other Resource Databases
Fisher House Foundation
The Fisher House Foundation has a search tool and scholarship information.
Military OneSource
DoD gateway to trusted information, resources, and confidential help. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Military OneSource offers free one-on-one counseling, coaching, and support. It also provides benefits and resource guides for military families.
ELIGIBILITY: All active-duty service members, veterans, reserve members, and dependents of any branch are eligible.
CONTACT: Call 1-800-342-9647 or send a chat message.
Patriot Link
Resource database run by the Code of Support Foundation offering easy location-based searches. Learn more.
RESOURCES: The database provides access to thousands of vetted, direct, and cost-free services and helplines.
ELIGIBILITY: All active duty service members, veterans, reserve members and dependents of any branch are eligible.
CONTACT: Call (571) 418-6339 and Press 2, email Patriotlinksupport@codeofsupport.org or visit their website for a live chat.
Regional Resources
Regional Resources: Texas-Area
Cohen Veterans Clinics
Mental health care is available at little to no cost for veterans, regardless of their role while in uniform, discharge status, or combat experience, active duty service members, and military families. Learn more.
RESOURCES: In-person and virtual mental health care, support groups, psychiatry, case management.
ELIGIBILITY: All post-9/11 veterans, active duty service members, and military families.
CONTACT: (210) 431-6466 or info@endeavors.org
Free Prekindergarten Eligibility
Free prekindergarten enrollment for children in military families through the Texas Education Agency. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Free prekindergarten enrollment.
ELIGIBILITY: Children/stepchildren of active duty uniformed members (parents or official guardians) of the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard residing in Texas, activated or mobilized uniformed members of the Texas National Guard (Army or Air Guard), or activated or mobilized members of the reserve components of the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard who have eligible children residing in Texas, uniformed service members who are MIA.
CONTACT: (512) 463-9734
Hazlewood Act
This program provides qualified veterans, spouses, and dependent children with an education benefit of up to 150 hours of tuition exemption, including most fee charges, at public institutions of higher education in Texas. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Tuition exemption, fee exemption, higher education support.
ELIGIBILITY: Veteran, spouse, or dependent children at public Texas universities (more eligibility here).
CONTACT: hazlewood@tvc.texas.gov
Hope for the Warriors
Provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, and military families focusing on transition, health and wellness, peer engagement, and connections to community resources. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Case management, financial education, critical needs funding, financial support, spouse and veteran scholarships, peer support networks.
ELIGIBILITY: Post-9/11 combat-wounded veterans and their families, post-9/11 homeless veterans, as well as post-9/11 veterans who are survivors of MST.
CONTACT: 1-877-246-7349 or info@hopeforthewarriors.org
Military Child Education Coalition
Provides a resource pool of guides on easing the transition in school and life for military kids. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Student peer advising, parent peer advising, student grants, student groups, resource guides, military child consultants.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all.
CONTACT: (254) 953-1923
Texas Veterans Commission
Works with veterans and federal, state, and local government programs to advocate for Texas veterans, their families, and survivors. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Claims Department, veterans employment services, veterans education services, veteran entrepreneur program, health care advocacy, veterans mental health program, women veterans program, and the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance; assists predominantly with government-funded programs.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all.
CONTACT: (512) 463-6564 or info@.tvc.texas.gov
Texas Veterans Network (Combined Arms)
Statewide collaborative of more than 250+ veteran-serving community-based organizations. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Case management, peer support, and veteran network; Combined Arms also has programs for visa support, food delivery, mental wellness, physical wellness, and financial resources.
ELIGIBILITY: Active duty, Reservists, National Guard, veterans from all service eras, and their family members.
CONTACT: 1-844-489-8387
TexVet Resource Listings
State clearinghouse for trusted information, resources, data, technical support, and research relevant to service members, veterans, and their families; fully audited yearly and updated regularly. Learn more.
RESOURCES: VA Claims Assistance, legal assistance, employment, housing, Youth & Family, social engagement, mental health, physical health, transportation, VSO Resources, and licenses.
ELIGIBILITY: All veterans.
CONTACT: Online contact form: https://texvet.org/contact
Regional Resources: Southern California
San Diego Military Family Collaborative (SDMFC)
A group of organizations meant only for military families in the San Diego area. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Free monthly convenings on topics important to military families and free spouse workshops.
ELIGIBILITY: Active Duty, Reserves, and National Guard*
*Some programs within SDMFC may have more eligibility and requirements
SAY San Diego- Social Advocates for Youth
Military Family Resource Center is meant to strengthen individuals and the family. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Free school-based programs, family workshops, and community groups.
ELIGIBILITY: Active, Reserve, National Guard*
CONTACT: Alicia.Koppy@saysandiego.org
*Some program eligibility/availability may differ from school to school
Navy Life SW
Various Naval base programs and events are meant for all military personnel. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Child and youth programs, family support services, financial support/management, pet care.
ELIGIBILITY: All military and DoD personnel (Not exclusive to the Navy).
CONTACT: Through the website. Each participating branch is listed under the “Home” tab.
Regional Resources: Mid-Atlantic
Military Family Resource Fund - Mid Atlantic
The MFRFMA exists to support, encourage, and honor the military, their families, communities, and associated organizations in Maryland. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Veterans healthcare, deployment child support care, a back-to-school program, and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Programs.
ELIGIBILITY: Active-duty, Guard, and Reserve members, veterans, and their families based in Maryland (proof of residency and service required).
CONTACT: Call (443) 877-1501 for information on programs and services.
PETAC
PETAC provides tools and information to empower Virginia students with disabilities and their families. It also provides and supports military outreach. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Guides, checklists, factsheets, and digital portfolio platform.
ELIGIBILITY: All branches of active duty, reservists, retirees, and their immediate families with infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, from birth to 26.
CONTACT: Call (703) 923-0010 or email partners@peatc.org.
Operation Oasis
Operation Oasis, hosted by Sandy Cove ministries, provides free stays for military families. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Free stays for families of a service member returning from a recent deployment and 80% off marriage-intensive programs for military members and their spouses.
ELIGIBILITY: Any service member in uniform, including those in the Reserve and National Guard, returning home from a deployment that separated them from their family within the last 12 months.
CONTACT: Call (410) 287-5433
Maryland National Guard Family Assistance Centers
Family Assistance Centers (FAC) are local resource centers for service members and military family members. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Crisis intervention, legal resource information and referral, financial resource information and referral, TRICARE information, ID cards and DEERs information, and community resource information and referral.
ELIGIBILITY: Maryland National Guard Members and their immediate families.
CONTACT: Visit this page for phone numbers for each center.
Foodbank of southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore
Provides information, location, and food distribution hours for food banks in Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. Learn more.
RESOURCES: Easy connection to and information about food distribution in the area
ELIGIBILITY: Usually none– View pages for specific banks/pantries
CONTACT: Call (757) 627-6599
Suggestions + Corrections
Is our resource page missing a service that helped your military family? Is any of the information on this page outdated or incorrect? You can help us keep military families informed by emailing Programs@MilitaryFamily.org