Looking for a few good charities for vets that could use your support?

A reader of this blog, himself a vet, wrote to ask for
recommendations for charities that help combat vets with PTSD, TBI and related
problems. I in turn asked my CNAS colleague Nancy Berglass, who is an expert in
the subject. Here is her response:

Here
are a few I have vetted myself:

 The Pathway Home Yountville, CA (thepathwayhome.org)

(located
on the grounds of the CA Veterans Home)

--Offers
intensive, evidence-based residential support in a therapeutic community
setting to veterans who need extra support before they can reintegrate
successfully with family and/or community. Emphasizes creating an
environment that is: Safe, Respectful,
Caring, Challenging, Supportive.

Project Victory at TIRR Foundation,
Houston, TX (projectvictory.org)

--
Top-notch rehab for traumatic brain injuries and post-concussive syndrome at no
cost to the patient. Serves veterans of Operations New Dawn, Iraqi
Freedom, and Enduring freedom. 

USA Cares, Radcliffe, KY (http://usacares.org/)

--
Provides post-9/11 military families with financial and advocacy support in
their time of need, including grants that pay for community-based counseling
and mental health services for servicemembers and veterans with PTSD.
Assistance is provided to all branches of service, all components, all ranks
while protecting the privacy and dignity of those military families and
veterans who request help.