Grant Recipients
Grants from the ASMBA STAR Foundation support a wide variety of programs and services for our military, veterans and their families and loved ones. Whether it is providing care and services for our disabled veterans – young and old – and their families and caregivers, furnishing educational, recreational and therapeutic programs for military, spouses and children, funding repairs on transitional housing for veterans recovering from addictions, or sponsoring employment seminars and supporting programs for unemployed veterans and military spouses, and many, many more projects, together, these organizations and the ASMBA STAR Foundation are making a significant and lasting impact on military lives. The organizations receiving grants to date are:
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Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation - Fayetteville, NC
AVET Project (Empowering Equipment Bag Program) - Satellite Beach, FL
Armed Services YMCA of Alaska (Heroes Homes) - JBER, AK
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Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Kentuckiana (Mentoring Military Youth) - Louisville, KY
Buckhaven Learning Center (Wounded Warrior Archery Deer Hunt) - Loudonville, OH
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CAUSE (Massage/Reiki Program) - Alexandria, VA
Centerstone of Tennessee, Inc. (Not Alone) - Nashville, TN
Challenged Athletes Foundation (Operation Rebound) - San Diego, CA
Coming Home Project (Mental Health & Wellness Retreats) - San Francisco, CA
Community Foundation of Middle TN (NotAlone.com) - Nashville, TN
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Fayetteville Cares Foundation (Basics for Barracks) - Fayetteville, NC
Fisher House – Landstuhl - Landstuhl, Germany
Friends of Veterans (Project Outreach) - White River Junction, VT
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Honoring Our Veterans (Recreational Therapy Retreats) - Moran, WY
Hopes & Dreams Riding Facility (Equine-Assisted Therapy) - Quitman, GA
Howling Wolf Ranch Foundation (Wounded Warriors Project) - Livingston, MT
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Independence Fund (Lt. Dan Ride Weekend) - Pensacola, FL
Intrepid Relief Fund (Operation Mend) - New York, NY
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Ketia4Kidz Foundation (Support Our Troops Kidz) - Villa Rica, GA
Knights of Heroes (Knights of Heroes Summer Camp) - Colorado Springs, CO
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Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council (Veterans’ Services Programs) - Allentown, PA
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach (Free Legal Assistance) - Palm Beach County, FL
Little Patriots Embraced (Project Bear Essentials) - Chesterfield, MO
Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center (Surehands Lift System) - Powhatan, VA
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Marine Corps Association Foundation (MC Wounded Warrior Family Member of the Year Award) - Quantico, VA
McKendree University (Military Spouse Scholarship) - Lebanon, IL
Mercy Medical Airlift (Air Compassion for Veterans) - Virginia Beach, VA
Military Racquetball Federation (Rehabilitation Racquetball Clinics) - Lake Forest, CA
MSCCN (Caregiver "First Step" Program) - Lake St. Louis, MO
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National Ability Center (Adaptive Recreational Programming for Veterans with Disabilities) - Park City, UT
National Military Family Association (Military Spouse Scholarship) - Alexandria, VA
National Veterans Foundation (Toll-Free Hotline & Lifeline for Veterans & Their Families) - Los Angeles, CA
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Operation Life Transformed (Education & Employment Resources) - Woodbridge, VA
Operation Homefront of Southern California (Emergency Assistance for Military Families & Wounded Warriors) - San Diego, CA
Operation Homefront of Pennsylvania and Delaware (Emergency Financial Assistance for Soldiers & Their Families)
Operation Stand Down (Transitional Housing Programs) - Nashville, TN
Our Military Kids (Enrichment Programs for Children) - McLean, VA
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Pro Bono Counseling Project (Private Counseling for Military/Veterans) - Baltimore, MD
Project Sanctuary (Making a Difference in Military Families) - Parker, CO
Puppies Behind Bars ( "Dog Tags" service dogs) - New York, NY
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Quantum Leap Farm, Inc. (Equine-Assisted Therapy) - Odessa, FL
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Rocky Mountain Hyperbaric Association (Healing Our Heroes) - Boulder, CO
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SEGAMI, Inc. ( SEGAMI Healthcare Fund) - Ft. Valley, GA
Silver Star Families of America (Feeding Hungry Heroes) - Clover, MO
Student Veterans of America (STEM Scholarships) - Washington, DC
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Texas Capitol Vietnam War Monument - Austin, TX
The Chanda Plan Foundation (Quality of Life Program) - Denver, CO
Troops for Life (LifeNav Program) - Douglasville, GA
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USO of North Carolina (USO-NC Charlotte Airport Center) - Charlotte, NC
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Veterans Across America (Champion Mentoring Program for Homeless Veterans) - New York, NY
Veteran’s Haven (Veterans’ Outreach Center) - Wayne, MI
VFW National Home for Children (On-Campus Day Care) - Eaton Rapids, MI
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Wish For Our Heroes (Habitat For Our Heroes) - San Antonio, TX
