Our Soldiers are thousands of miles from their children, their wives, husbands, mothers, and fathers. Let our troops know they are not forgotten, our hearts are there with them, and no amount of ocean or desert can separate the American family.
Below you will find links to websites for groups who assist soldiers and their families in good times and in bad. Find an organization that you can side with and contribute! Whether your gift is one of time, of money, or simply well-wishes, your gifts will not besquandered by these organizations.
Adopt A Platoon
A great source for adopting Soldiers who do not have someone back on the homefront.
Adopt-An-MIARNG Family
The Michigan National Guard Adopt-A-Family Program is an opportunity for organizations and families to reach out and support a family. Adopt-A-Family Program, coordinated through the State Family Program Office in Lansing, MI, is seeking organizations and families interested in sponsoring a Michigan National Guard family. Your support may be in the form of money, food, or mentorship.
America Supports You
American Supports You spotlights what Americans are doing all across the land, encourages others to join the team and allows all to tell their stories by giving voice and visibility to their efforts.
A Million Thanks
A Million Thanks is a year-round campaign to show our Soldiers, past and present, our appreciation for their sacrifices, dedication, and service to our country through letters, emails, cards, prayers, and thoughts.
Any Soldier
A great organization that provides Soldier contacts. You can read throught the names and select the ones you wish to support. They list what they want, an even have a search capability so you can easily identify what units need.
Books for Soldiers
Donate new and used books or DVD's and supplies to deployed Soldiers and Soldiers in VA hospitals.
Cell Phones For Soldiers
Started by a 12 and 13-year-old brother and sister, this organization provides phone cards for Soldiers and is planning on providing cell phones.
Email a Thank You
Defend America offers the opportunity to just send a quick "Thank You" to our troops.
Freedom Calls Foundation
A $50 contribution by just 1 million Americans will enable the Freedom Calls Foundation to offer its state of the art communication services to virtually every soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan free of charge.
Gift Certificates
Purchase gift certificates for Soldiers from a list of thousands of vendors, distributed through the Fisher House Foundation.
GI Pizza
Believe it or not, you can send pizza and Pepsi to Soldiers overseas. Also available is an optional message and certificate to go with your pizza delivery.
Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.
Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. is for all widow(er)s, including those from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, who are eligible for access to their free email chat group. This military survivors organization has been serving war widows from all conflicts and service connected disabilities since 1945.
Help Our Troops Call Home
This is a Department of Defense program that allows anyone to buy phone cards for Soldiers at Military Exchange prices.
Henderson State University
Members of the Army National Guard can now get their tuition paid if they attend Henderson State University. Dr. Charles Dunn, president of HSU, along with Major General Don C. Morrow, adjutant general for Arkansas, signed the agreement that allows men and women in the National Guard to participate in the program at Henderson.
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
The Fund provides unrestricted grants to the families of military personnel who have given their lives in the current operations in defense of our country.
Keystone Soldiers
Keystone Soldiers offers Soldier adoption, matches pen pals, and sends care packages.
Kids For Our Troops
An organization that helps kids get involved with support events and fundraisers.
Operation AC
This charity sends 110v single phase air conditioners to our troops in Iraq. They also send medical supplies to the Combat Support Hospitals for both injured American Soldiers and for the staff, as well as care packages to our troops overseas.
Operation Gratitude
A site where you can send care packages to troops in Iraq.
Operation Hero Miles
Donate your unused frequent flyer miles for a Soldier to visit his or her family.
Operation Military Pride
A volunteer organization that works to boost the morale of our troops deployed overseas in a number of ways, including care packages.
Operation Mom
Operation Mom spotlights what Americans are doing all across the land, encourages others to join the team and allows all to tell their stories by giving voice and visibility to their efforts.
Operation Uplink
Operation Uplink is a unique program that keeps military personnel and hospitalized veterans in touch with their families and loved ones by providing them with a free phone card.
Soldier's Angels
Spear-headed by Military moms, this organization lets you adopt Soldiers or whole platoons of Soldiers, send care packages, and emails. You can even help the wounded Soldiers as they come back from overseas.
Spirit of America Tour
The Spirit of America Tour is a nonprofit organization that brings headlining entertainment free of charge to military personnel and military families across the country in an effort to boost morale. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has called the Spirit of America Tour "a resounding success and a great morale building effort."
St. Mary's Food Bank
St. Mary's is a non-profit organization, based in Arizona. They recently sent 100 turkey dinners to AZARNG families for Thanksgiving. Now they are shipping care packages to deployed AZARNG.
Treats for Troops
Sends care packages to troops. Website includes Treats fo Troops Gift Shop that offers everything from freshly baked cookies to hand and face wipes and phone cards. Treats for Troops also offers a Foster-A-Soldier Program which automatically matches you with a registered Soldier, or you can choose to sponsor a group of Soldiers.
Troop Care Package
Since October 2, 2005, Angel Ramsey has been sending care packages to troops deployed to Iraq. Through requests and donated items, Angel and her family and friends have been able to send almost 200 care packages to soldiers overseas. Donations are always appreciated! Check it out!
USO Care Packages
Enables individuals to write a personal message and financially support care packages that will be delivered overseas.
Voices From Home
Voices From Home allows serving military members and their families and friends to send and recieve immediate voice e-mail messages to hear the actual voices of their loved ones, regardless of the schedule difficultites, in remote locations around the world.
