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OUR MISSION Lake County Honor Flight celebrates America's veterans with a multi-day trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. The Lake County Honor Flight works diligently to raise funds so that trips are available to veterans at no cost! The Lake County Honor Flight hub is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. OUR VISION A nation where all of America’s veterans experience the honor, gratitude, and community of support they deserve.

Tails of Valor®, Paws of Honor, Inc (TOV) was established in 2014 with a mission to provide rehabilitation through non-medicinal therapies. Our animal assisted therapy rehabilitation programs provide social interactions and human/canine bonding resulting in service dogs able to assist with the physical and psychological issues affecting our Veterans and their families. Our canines can enhance a therapeutic environment which will reduce friction caused when experiencing social activities, thus leading to increased communication and focus. Our staff provides support needed for positive physical and mental health social interactions during training sessions with our canines, all of who are named in honor of a fallen soldier. Support for Veteran and canine are life long.

SEALKIDS, through its programs, supports the children of Naval Special Warfare- everyday kids living in extraordinary circumstances. This encompassing approach of academic testing, tutoring, therapy, advocacy, and enrichment fosters the success and well-being of the child, critically reducing family stresses and ultimately keeping today's Navy SEAL in the fight.

Northeast Florida Women Veterans, Inc. is focused on ensuring women who have served on active duty, National Guard or Reserves and their children, transition into the civilian community with the tools they need to become self-sufficient

The VAC provides free air transportation to post 9/11 combat wounded and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots. Their priority is on the veterans of Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). As capacity allows, their mission will expand to serve veterans of other conflicts.

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To honor and serve those who have paid the price for Freedom by making the impossible possible. Our organization's services are available to all disabled veterans regardless of where they reside. Since inception our hunting and fishing events have served approximately 150 disabled vets from 24 different states, as far away as Alaska.

On that day in mid August of 2006 the “Crawford County Veterans Hall of Fame” was born. The success of this endeavor is yet to be seen, but as residents of Crawford County we owe it to our “Past, Present and Future” Veterans to acknowledge their dedication to our country and to uphold their HONOR

PROVIDE SHORT-TERM PASTORAL COUNSELING AND NEEDS EVALUATIONS FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR CHURCH MINISTRIES AND OTHER OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH THE NEEDS OF MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. ASSIST VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN IDENTIFYING AVAILABLE LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR LONG-TERM CARE NEEDS WHICH INCLUDE: VA SERVICES, COUNSELING, SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCH RESOURCES, ETC. SERVE AS A CONGREGATIONAL RESOURCE BY EQUIPPING THEM IN THEIR MINISTRY OF OUTREACH TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE CHURCH AND LOCAL COMMUNITY. PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR MILITARY FAMILIES WHEN THEIR LOVED ONE IS DEPLOYED.

SAFELY TRANSPORT AMERICA'S VETERANS TO WASHINGTON DC, TO VISIT THOSE MEMORIALS DEDICATED IN THEIR HONOR

Friends of Fisher House Illinois (FOFH-IL) is dedicated to financial, volunteer, and emotional support for Illinois Fisher Houses built through the Fisher House Foundation's mission to support America's military in their time of need. Fisher Houses are “homes away from home" that enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful time – during hospitalization for an illness, disease, or injury. The program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and their families and the hardships of military service by meeting a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. We now sustain Hines Fisher House and will sustain Lovell Fisher House, North Chicago soon

Purple Heart Homes is dedicated to providing housing solutions for Service- Connected Disabled Veterans that is substantial in function, design, and quality fit to welcome home the fighting men and women of America.