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Assistance and Support
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Montgomery County
Government does not endorse or assume responsibility
for any product, method, service or treatment listed that is not
a County program.
| Community
Mediation Maryland |
407 South Crain
Highway, Suite 200 B
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
E-mail: info@marylandmediation.org |
410-553-0206
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1-888-826-2262 (Toll Free)
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| Mediation
can provide valuable assistance to reintegrate returning Maryland
veterans back into their families and communities. According to
Pentagon data, nearly half of returning National Guard soldiers
report some challenges, such as alcohol and/or drug abuse, excessive
anger, sleeplessness and conflict with family members and coworkers.
There are additional challenges for service members who have been
severely wounded and face long and arduous recovery periods. That
and the stress of combat as well as multiple deployments also create
issues for service members, their families and employers. Mediation
is available at no cost and at a time and place convenient to participants
through Community Mediation Centers located throughout Maryland. |
| Helping
Hometown Heroes Foundation, Ltd. |
Rosita
Underwood, Founder
P.O.
Box 163
Brookeville,
MD
20833
E-mail:
rosita@helpinghometownheroes.org
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301-351-2426
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Assist
recuperating military men and women as they adjust from their
military lives to civilian life. Services include helping with
rehabilitation, transportation, support for families and their
support system of wounded warriors including those with IED and
loss of limb, home modifications to accommodate veterans with
disabilities, aid wounded warriors, and support for the families
of military men and women upon returning from war.
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| Military.com
- Transition Center |
| Website
featuring government and civilian resources to help veterans transition
into civilian life. Resources include information on civilian careers,
education options, benefits, money issues, relocation, and retiree
benefits. Transition blog features real military transition stories. |
| National
Military Family Association |
2500 North
Van Dorn Street, Suite 102
Alexandria, VA 22302
E-mail: families@nmfa.org
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703-931-6632
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| Educate
military families concerning their rights, benefits and services
available to them regarding the issues that affect their lives.
The website is a one-stop resource for military families, servicemembers,
and their friends on a wide-range of topics relevant to the "military"
lifestyle. Also produce a monthly newsletter and a free quarterly Military
Money magazine filled with financial literacy information, lifestyle
tips, and advice on every day living. |
| Operation
Second Chance |
Cindy McGrew,
President and Founder
22708 Birchcrest Lane
Clarksburg, MD 20871
E-mail: cindymcgrew@operationsecondchance.org
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301-938-2834
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support for the Soldiers and Marines while at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center, and then further assist them when they transition either
back to duty or back to civilian life. Assist families of wounded
service men and women. |
| Silver
Spring Vet Center |
Wayne Miller,
Team Leader/Director
10411 Motor City Drive, 5th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20817
E-mail: wayne.miller3@med.va.gov
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301-589-1073
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1-866-360-9094 (Toll Free)
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Open
Monday through Friday, 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Walk-ins
are permitted during these hours, but appointments are requested.
After hours appointments on weekends as needed. Veterans must
show proof of service. The center provides family and marital
counseling related to readjustment issues, as well as assistance
with navigating the VA and paperwork, employment counseling, assistance
with resumes, and employment direction, homeless assistance and
will work with Montgomery County to find shelter placement, counseling
on PTSD and sub-PTSD, substance abuse counseling, family and marital
counseling, psychological counseling related to readjustment,
coordination and referral with doctors, assistance with basic
needs such as food, shelter and clothing, medical and legal referrals,
sexual trauma counseling, community outreach, bereavement counseling,
and more. Also offer a 6 to 8 week boot camp for veterans and
their families on readjustment.
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| Transition
Assistance Program (TAP) - U.S. Department of Defense |
Walter Reed
Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20307 |
202-782-3412
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| Ease
the transition of active duty military personnel, civilian employees,
and family members from government service to private sector. Transition
services include counseling, information on education options, computerized
job banks, resume writing assistance, and help with the employment
interviewing process. All transition services are available to military
spouses and family members, without restriction. Services
are provided on major military installations by Transition Assistance
Offices. For Army installations, services are provided by ACAP
Centers. On Navy and Marine Corp installations, the transition assistance
office is typically located at the Family Support Service Center.
Air Force TAP services are provided through the Airmen and Family
Readiness Flight centers. Coast Guard TAP services are offered through
the Work-Life offices. |
| U.S.
Vets |
District
of Columbia Office
425 Atlantic Street, SE, Unit 103
Washington, DC 20032 |
202-545-1660
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| Provide
assistance to veterans to help with their reintegration and transition
to civilian life. Programs and services include: transitional and
affordable housing that provides a stable, sober environment with
peer support, medical referrals, therapeutic groups and case management
services; employment assistance through both residential back-to-work
programs and Career Centers that offer employment assistance to
all veterans; mental health services and counseling; women specific
programs designed to address the needs of women veterans including
military sexual trauma, health issues, and other psychological barriers
to reintegration; Veterans Re-Entry Project to assist OEF/OIF veterans
transition to a self-sufficient lifestyle; Outside the Wire outreach
program designed to address OEF/OIF veterans' unmet need for preventative
and early mental health retreatment due to service-related psychological
injuries including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression
as a result of war time experiences; Non-Custodial Father program
assists veterans to reconnect with their children, build fatherhood
skills, obtain employment so they can meet their child support obligations
and become active and engaged fathers to their children; and substance
abuse treatment. |
| Yellow
Ribbon Reintegration Program |
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Yellow Ribbon Program is a veteran's reintegration program to provide
National Guard and Reserve members and their families with sufficient
information, services, referral, and proactive outreach opportunities
throughout the entire deployment cycle. Members and their families
should contact the person or persons within their unit responsible
for the program. If your unit or Service POC is unable to answer
your questions regarding the program, Commanders or their representatives
may contact the DoD Yellow Ribbon Program staff by e-mail at YRRP@osd.mil
or by calling 1-866-504-7092 (Toll Free) or 703-571-3183 (V). |
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