Uniting our returning veterans with their community through social outreach while educating future generations.
Our Mission is Our Community – the military community as well as Tampa Bay and our efforts focus on integrating these communities together so we can create a new future for returning veterans.
Our Mission is also driven by these hard truths surrounding veterans.
Project Transition USA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to helping transitioning U.S. military veterans & their dependents find meaningful and rewarding new careers in the civilian world. We are the only 501c3 nonprofit that specializes in teaching our transitioning U.S. military veterans how to fully utilize the powerful business networking site, Linkedin.com -- and we were the first to conduct an in-depth LinkedIN Workshop on any military base in the U.S. (MacDill AFB, Nov. 16, 2012).
Southeastern Guide Dogs transforms lives by creating and nurturing extraordinary partnerships between people and dogs. A nonprofit with a national reach, we train dogs of the highest pedigree for people who are blind and for veterans, providing our premier dogs and lifetime services at no cost, without government funds.
Our Veterans Programs offer services to men and women veterans and their families. Residential treatment is available for mental health issues, PTSD, substance use, release from incarceration, disabilities and homelessness. Our SSVF program can assist veteran families with permanent housing to prevent homelessness.
Our Homeless Veterans Residential Program offers services to both male and female veterans who suffer from chronic mental illness, PTSD diagnosis and substance use disorders. Currently our facilities can host 88 men and 8 women veterans. This program is for Veterans that may or may not have been in the judicial system due to their substance abuse or dual diagnoses and those with disabilities. We know these times can be difficult and with our staff and community of Veterans we are able to support you and help you regain a sense of independence.
The Transition House Inc. focuses on a client-centered and client-friendly environment. We strive to accomplish your goals in a setting that makes you feel a part of your community.
The Veteran Barn Door Project is a non profit who provides Horsemanship Clinics to Veterans to help heal the hidden wounds of war. PTSD and TBI's are hard to see in a Veteran and often result in suicide. Trust and balance is lost for some during war. We help return that lost trust and balance using our horses.
Mission statement: The objective of the Veterans Council of St. Johns County, Florida is to be of assistance to all veterans who have served in any of the military branches of service of the United States of America.This website is designed to serve our veterans and shall act as a communications center for this Council. The Council is proud of our past successes and we look forward to many more in the months and years to come
Each year in Dec the Veterans Council sponsors the annual Wreaths Across America program at our St. Augustine National Cemetery. This is a public event with our local citizens purchasing wreaths and placing them on a headstone of their choice. This year, due to the Covid-19 virus, the National Cemetery Administration has restricted the number of people we can have in the cemetery. In keeping with their current policy, we will have 50 volunteers on Friday, 18 Dec. 2020 to unload the truck and place the wreaths directly onto each gravesite. Then on Sat. 19 Dec, we will have a small ceremony of 10 people to conduct a small ceremony and place the ceremonial wreath representing each branch of service followed by a playing of Taps. Please send out the attached press release and sponsorship form to our distribution list as well as our FB and Web Site
