Ways to Help

Practical ways to show up

Each link is the organization’s own page. As of 10 November 2026. This list is not an endorsement, and it does not use organization logos.

Letters and care for deployed troops

Operation Gratitude

Write letters through Operation Gratitude’s own letter page.

operationgratitude.com/express-your-thanks/write-letters

A Million Thanks

Letters for deployed service members. The organization says it has collected letters since 2004.

amillionthanks.org

Soldiers’ Angels

Deployed support and a volunteer sign-up on the organization’s site.

soldiersangels.org · Volunteer

Hiring

Hire Heroes USA

Free job-search help for veterans, spouses, and transitioning service members.

hireheroesusa.org

SkillBridge

The official SkillBridge site for service members training with civilian employers before they leave uniform. The address skillbridge.osd.mil redirects here.

skillbridge.osd.mil

Volunteer at VA

VA Voluntary Service

The Department of Veterans Affairs page for volunteering at VA facilities.

volunteer.va.gov

Gold Star family support

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors

TAPS peer support for people grieving the death of a military loved one.

taps.org · Mission

Gold Star Wives of America

The organization for surviving spouses.

goldstarwives.org

Save a story with the Library of Congress

Veterans History Project

Interview a veteran for the Library of Congress. Audio and papers stay with the Library. This site does not store recordings.

loc.gov Veterans History Project

Close to home

Armor of God Outreach

Armor of God Outreach (AOG), in Killeen, Texas, next to Fort Cavazos, is a local place to give or to volunteer. There is no separate volunteer page on aogoutreach.com, so the volunteer link is the public home page. The donate path on that site is Support Us.

Donate · Volunteer

Links checked 10 November 2026. A result of HTTP 403 on Hire Heroes USA and the Library of Congress means the host answered and refused this automated check. Those addresses are still the organizations’ own pages. See the Veterans Network for crisis care, benefits, and associations.