USA Together brings together injured service members who need assistance as they recover with the people who want to help them. Here’s what we do:
- Injured service members, or someone acting on their behalf, such as a family member or caseworker apply to USA Together.
- We validate the service connected injury by requesting certain documentation be sent to us. Then we help identify the most essential needs to be posted and we do so. Pictures are NOT REQUIRED, but they do put a face to the story and we encourage them.
- As soon as a request is posted, those who subscribe to the USA Together site get notified via email and will review the request and potentially offer to help.
- People visiting the site daily also can browse the requests and offer to help.
- We cannot predict how soon a request will be met nor can we guarantee that it will be met at all. All we can do is get the word out across the country.
So, how well does it work?
So far, virtually every request posted has been met. Individuals, community groups and other veterans organizations who subscribe to USA Together all get notified and may offer assistance. Businesses and faith based groups have also stepped up. Sometimes this takes weeks, sometimes it happens in a few hours.
And for donors, the good news is that they can offer goods and services (like legal assistance or home remodeling help) in addition to donating money. This means more people can and do get involved. If you do donate money, please know that 100% of what you donate goes to injured service members. We even cover the credit card transaction charge for you.
A special note to Veteran Service Organizations—we can work together!
Often the injured are overwhelmed trying to find which veterans group can help them. There are so many these days, it’s very confusing. Sometimes they simply give up before getting the help they need-and have earned. If your organization subscribes to our site, you will get notified automatically of new needs as they are posted on our site. This way, the injured only need to post once and the entire veteran service community can swing into action. Please subscribe here. Just select your areas of geographic coverage and your category of service.
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