Veterans Get Help From Web-Based Nonprofit Groups
January 23, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
Injured and disabled veterans in need can turn to a range of newly created, Web-based nonprofit groups for assistance, but some say these emerging groups are a sign that the government should be doing more for soldiers, reports National Public Radio.
The Web site USA Together allows donors to make direct contributions to veterans and their families, to assist with household needs such as food and appliances, or to give cash to help with mortgage payments or college tuition. The government currently offers a huge range of benefits to veterans, but many vets do not know about the opportunities, and it often takes months or years to receive benefits once the vets apply.
“If our [federal support] system were ideally able to meet all the needs, then we wouldn’t have the need for these organizations springing up,” says Peter Gaytan, the American Legion’s director of national veterans affairs.
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