Create awareness and help provide information in Spanish to Hispanic Military Spouses about everything that surrounds us in the military such as; benefits, scholarships, insurance, etc.. * Refer and offer suggestions about communities and associations that provide support to military families in emergency and/or stress. * Provide a list of resources where the Hispanic Military Spouses and their families can acquire information, which will be translated into Spanish. * Provide scholarships and financial assistance to our military families in need.
First Command Educational Foundation (FCEF) is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to improving financial literacy through education and scholarship opportunities. “To educate those who serve” is not just the mission of First Command Educational Foundation (FCEF), it’s our reason for existence. FCEF is committed to ensuring individuals, at all stages of life, have the knowledge and skills to make informed, intelligent decisions about their financial future. Scholarships We award an average of $175,000 each year in various scholarship categories. The Donaldson D. Frizzell scholarship, our only direct-apply scholarship, awards up to $25,000 each year to both traditional and non-traditional students. We have several partnership scholarships with community organizations and institutions around the nation. Education Each year, our staff or trained volunteers provide an average of 50 separate presentations on a variety of topics to general, military, and federal employee audiences. In 2009, FCEF launched our educator-developed and approved ”Money Matters” curriculum to help high school students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to take control of their financial future. And our ”Military Money Matters” includes five military-specific modules in addition to the 12 basic modules. All of our educational products are offered free of charge to public schools as well as military organizations and families.
Helping a Hero is a 501(c)(3) non profit, non-partisan organization, founded in 2006, that provides support for military personnel severely injured in the war on terror. Our principal activity is to provide specially adapted homes for qualifying service members through partnerships made with the builders, developers, communities, and the veteran. Helping a Hero strives to engage the community in providing services and resources for our wounded heroes and their families. Additionally, Helping a Hero provides support programs such as marriage retreats, caregiver retreats, recreational activities, emotional support, and financial support.
Hero Labradors' mission is to breed and select Labrador Retrievers of the highest quality, possessing the aptitude for service dog training, and to provide these dogs at no cost to service dog training programs across the United States. Selected programs agree to train and provide these dogs at no cost to disabled American Veterans, the Military Community, and First Responders and their families.
