Well-being is the foundation. This section provides access to counseling, therapy, mindfulness programs, and holistic wellness initiatives designed to support mental and emotional health.
The Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing works to ensure that all Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind North Carolinians have the ability to communicate their needs and to receive information easily and effectively in all aspects of their lives, especially their health and well-being.
The ECU School of Dental Medicine develops leaders with a passion to care for the underserved and improve the health of North Carolina and the nation Org Impacts: Once a year, we host the ECU Smiles for Veterans Clinic at each of our 9 locations across the state. In Brunswick County, our event is typically held in August. This day of care is free to veterans that qualify (primarily those with an income at or below 250% of federal poverty level who have no dental insurance, with the exception of Medicaid) thanks to generous donations by other groups and organizations. Between the ECU Smiles for Veterans clinic, we do also provide financial assistance to veterans that qualify through our Patient Care Funds.
At Liberty CONNECTIONS was founded in 2023 as an organization built by veterans for veterans. It was founded to help veterans and others in need who have been impacted by trauma and struggling with life’s challenges. We are donor-supported , committed to providing, non-therapy, trauma-informed and research based equine assisted healing activities. Our events and retreats are designed for veterans and family members who are recovering from anxiety, depression, traumatic events, or high levels of stress.
Established in 2007, The Independence Fund is committed to empowering our nation’s catastrophically wounded, injured, or ill Veterans, helping them to overcome the physical, mental, and emotional wounds sustained in service. We are dedicated to improving the lives of both Veterans and their families. Through a range of programs including Mobility, Caregiver and Family Support, Advocacy, Casework, Operation Resilience, Independence@Home, and more, The Independence Fund strives to bridge the gap and offer comprehensive support.
DMVA has a devoted team of professionals committed to ensuring that all those who served –and their loved ones –are made aware of and maximize all the benefits and resources available. DMVA has qualified benefits specialists in 12 offices throughout the state, an established relationship with County Veterans Officers which are in most counties in the state, and an established relationship with the Federal Department of Veterans Affairs. We work to ensure that veterans are appropriately served.
This facility provides services for several medical conditions such as audiology, cardiology, dermatology, geriatrics, mental health care, dental, infectious diseases, physical therapy, podiatry, primary care, radiology, urology, and women’s health care. It is affiliated with the Fayetteville VA Medical Center and is responsible for staffing and maintaining a satellite clinic in Wilmington and Supply, NC.
Beacon Bridge is committed to serving veterans by providing accessible, person-centered behavioral health care that addresses both mental health and substance use needs. Through services such as Peer Support, therapy for individuals and families, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), and housing navigation, we create pathways for stability and recovery. By coordinating closely with community partners, Beacon Bridge helps veterans overcome barriers to care, supports justice-involved veterans in their reentry journey, and ensures they have the resources and guidance needed to build fulfilling, independent lives.
Coastal Horizons promotes healthier lives, stronger families, and safer communities by providing a broad range of effective, evidence-based substance use, mental health, crisis intervention, justice, and wellness services to persons in need. As a nationally accredited, non-profit corporation, Coastal Horizons provides services in more than half of the one hundred counties in North Carolina.
Building community for children, adults, and veterans with disabilities by eliminating barriers to health and wellness through adapted sports, recreation and fitness.
Warrior Family Ministries provides many holistic healing avenues to Veterans
Mission: Strengthen, empower, and support America’s military and veteran caregivers and their families by raising public awareness, driving research, championing policy, and leading collaborations that make a significant impact on their lives.
We believe those touched by military service can succeed at home by restoring their sense of self, family, and hope. Nationally, Hope For The Warriors provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, and military families that are focused on transition, health and wellness, peer engagement, and connections to community resources.
North Carolina is home to 12 military installations and over 730,000 veterans. NCServes is the country’s first coordinated system of public, private, and non-profit organizations working together to provide support to these veterans and their families.
This nonprofit’s mission is educating and empowering people to utilize Assistance Dogs to transform their lives. Paws4people foundation raises, trains, and places Assistance Dogs with children, veterans, military dependents, and civilians living with disabilities. The organization provides certification, insurance, and support for the client/dog teams for the duration of their career.
To improve the prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation of sport-related traumatic brain injuries through research, education, and clinical practice.
To help military veterans and first responders in the healing process of physical, mental, and emotional trauma by building camaraderie, teamwork, and unity through sailing. Freedom Sailing also helps build a supportive, safe and understanding community that is willing to help each other during the process of adjusting to life changes and hardships.
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
CTRP's mission is to provide quality equine assisted activities and therapies for individuals with special needs.
At Peer Recovery Resources we are peers in active recovery using our lived experiences to connect our community through education, hope, and empowerment.
Save A Vet Now’s mission is to combat the silent epidemic of veteran suicides by raising our communities’ awareness of this issue, by providing veterans with opportunities for social connection, and by generating donations for the benefit of veterans.
Our mission is to proactively support wounded, ill, and injured Service members in their recovery and reintegration or transition to civilian life. To achieve this, we focuses on its vision to ensure the nation’s wounded, ill, and injured Service members, their families, and caregivers are not forgotten.
In 2006, an intra-governmental Working Group was established, focusing on health and wellness, job creation, workforce enrichment, legal and financial services, and benefits for Veterans. Over the years, this coalition has evolved into a referral and collaboration network that gets Veterans and their families the services and supports that they need and reduces red tape.
Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including professional readjustment counseling to eligible Veterans, active duty service members, including National Guard and Reserve components, and their families.
To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans
"The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (NCDMVA) supports both active and reserve uniformed military personnel and their families; military installations and communities; and military veterans and their families in North Carolina. The Department seeks to provide timely and responsive engagement to enhance NC’s current military and veteran friendly environment. In addition, the Department also seeks to foster and promote business, technology, transportation, education, economic development, and healthcare for the above communities. Lastly, the Department works to accomplish these services by providing assistance and coordination between the Federal Government, the State of NC, its political subdivisions, and collaborative and supporting agencies"
Trillium Health Resources is a leading specialty care manager (LME/MCO) for individuals with serious behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury in North Carolina.
Canines for Service provides Veterans from all conflicts with service-connected Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) , Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and Mobility Limitations with highly trained service dogs at no cost or fundraising obligations.
Organization offers no cost, confidential consulting to Active-Duty and Veterans of all branches of the Military suffering with PTSD. Goal is to reduce the suicide rate among soldiers. We run an annual fundraiser for them in Southport.
Veterans Services of the Carolinas operates the Unite US database which connects our clients to various resources that they need in their respective county that they reside in. We connect our clients with providers that they may not have utilized previously to receive the assistance that they're in need of.
