Brunswick Family Assistance

Brunswick Family Assistance provides emergency food, rent, utility, and prescription services. If you need help with any of the things listed above call the number below.

American Red Cross Cape Fear

The American Red Cross supports veterans through various programs and services. They offer emergency financial assistance, counseling, and referrals to local resources. The Red Cross also provides reconnection workshops to help veterans manage stress and strengthen family bonds. Additionally, they assist with VA claims and benefits, ensuring veterans receive the support they need.

Good Shepherd Center

Good Shepherd Center in Wilmington, NC, is dedicated to providing essential services to the homeless and hungry. They offer a range of programs, including sheltering the homeless, feeding the hungry, and facilitating transitions to stable housing. Their comprehensive approach includes providing meals, medical care, and support services to help individuals regain stability and independence.

Brunswick COunty COmmunity SERVICES

They administer various programs, including Medicaid, Food and Nutrition Services (Food Stamps), Child Support Services, and Adult services. Their staff is committed to providing services to Brunswick County residents in a timely and respectful manner.

United Way

United Way of the Cape Fear Area (UWCFA) works to improve health, education, and financial stability in the Cape Fear region. They collaborate with local partners to provide essential services such as food assistance, healthcare support, and educational programs.

Brunswick Family Assistance

Brunswick Family Assistance provides emergency food, rent, utility, and prescription services. If you need help with any of the things listed above call the number below.

Habitat For Humanity

Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity supports veterans by offering affordable homeownership opportunities and home repair services. They help veterans and their families achieve stable housing through their dedicated programs, providing safe and affordable homes.

Help for homeless veterans

Help for homeless veterans is a critical endeavor that reflects our nation's commitment to those who have served bravely. It's a moral imperative to ensure that those who sacrificed for our freedom do not go without shelter and support.

American Red Cross Cape Fear

The American Red Cross supports veterans through various programs and services. They offer emergency financial assistance, counseling, and referrals to local resources. The Red Cross also provides reconnection workshops to help veterans manage stress and strengthen family bonds. Additionally, they assist with VA claims and benefits, ensuring veterans receive the support they need.

Good Shepherd Center

Good Shepherd Center in Wilmington, NC, is dedicated to providing essential services to the homeless and hungry. They offer a range of programs, including sheltering the homeless, feeding the hungry, and facilitating transitions to stable housing. Their comprehensive approach includes providing meals, medical care, and support services to help individuals regain stability and independence.

Brunswick Senior Resources

Brunswick Senior Resources is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for senior adults. They offer a variety of services including nutrition programs, aging resources, recreation and wellness activities, and housing support. BSRI aims to promote well-being and provide a sense of community through their senior centers and various programs designed to support and enrich the lives of older adults.

Veterans Service Organizations (VSO's)

VSOs, together with state, county and local Veterans Service Representatives, help Veterans, their families and survivors understand and navigate benefits programs . VSOs can also help you file claims for health care benefits, the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program and other Veterans benefits, including state benefits.

VA home loan guaranty program (HLGP)

VA can help you become a homeowner or adapt a home you already have . The VA home loan benefit helps Service members and Veterans purchase or refinance your homes by guaranteeing a portion of the loans you obtain from lenders, such as banks or mortgage companies . The VA Home Loan Guaranty Program is a benefit that you as a Veteran can use throughout your lifetime . 

Housing Insecurity and Homelessness Support

The focus of the VA Homeless Veterans Programs is to coordinate outreach to proactively seek out Veterans in need of assistance. As well as connect Veterans with housing solutions, health care, community employment services and other support—especially if they experience, or are at risk of experiencing, housing insecurity . And work to expand employment and affordable housing options for Veterans experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness.

AARP Home Modification Benefits Guide

This new guide provides information on the funding that Congress first authorized after World War II to assist veterans with certain disabilities or service-related injuries. It describes VA home modification grants (i.e., funds given directly to eligible individuals) that make it possible for veterans to purchase or build an adapted home or modify an existing one to meet their needs and live safely and comfortably in their homes.

Nextop

NextOp works one-on-one with enlisted service members and veterans to help translate military training and experiences into valued qualifications in the business community. Your NextOp journey starts with our Employment Coordinators. They will partner with you through every step of the process until you find, receive, and accept an offer that is right for you.

NCWorks

NCWorks Veterans is a program that helps veterans, transitioning service members, and eligible spouses find jobs in North Carolina. It includes resources for job search, training, and career planning. 

Anchor Initiative

Since 2018, the Anchor Initiative Program has helped hundreds of individuals who suffer from addiction start their journey to recovery. Before launching they studied multiple organizations and programs across the country, evaluated the current problems and put together the best program for Brunswick county.

Coastal Horizons

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.

Christian Recovery Centers

Christian Recovery Centers provides the spiritual and educational tools necessary for a long-term recovery from the illness of addiction and the beginning of a successful life. If you're ready to reclaim your life from addiction, call the number below. Embark on a journey of positive change you'll never regret.

Cape Fear veteran RESILIENCE project

THE new project in Southeastern North Carolina aiming to bring veteran support organizations together to reach more veterans who need help.

AARP Job Search Toolkit

This Veterans and Military Spouses Job Search Toolkit and AARP’s Veterans and Military Spouses Job Center at aarp.org/vetsjobcenter offer valuable information to build marketable job skills and find meaningful employment, whether as part of a military transition after service, or changing careers well after leaving the armed forces.

Brunswick County VETERANS services

Brunswick County Veterans Services is a county government office, provided to inform and assist Brunswick County Veterans and their eligible family members in applying for veterans benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs and other agencies. Applicants must be residents of Brunswick County to receive assistance and should call the office to schedule an appointment to see a Service Officer.

Welcome To the VA Kit

The VA can support you and your loved ones in different ways throughout your life. Your VA Welcome Guide provides a broad overview of services VA can offer you. Click below to access the welcome kit!

2025 Federal Benefits guide

The 2025 Federal Benefits Guide for Veterans, Dependents, Survivors, and Caregivers provides information on the benefits and services currently available by law and regulation to you or your loved ones. Click below to access the 2025 Federal Benefits Guide!

Pact Act

The PACT Act is a law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances. This law helps us provide generations of Veterans—and their survivors—with the care and benefits they’ve earned and deserve.

VA Facility Locator Tool

The VA’s facility locator tool helps you locate nearby VA facilities, including hospitals, clinics, community-based outpatient clinics, and vet centers. It also provides information on VA benefits offices and cemeteries. This resource ensures you can easily access the care and support you need, tailored to your specific location.

VA Record | Veterans Affairs

The VA Records page on the Veterans Affairs website allows veterans to access and manage their VA records and documents online. Services include downloading benefit letters, checking benefit payment statuses, viewing military personnel files, obtaining ID cards, setting up personal health records, applying for discharge upgrades, requesting Certificates of Eligibility for VA home loans, and updating contact information. 

VA Benefits For Veterans Resource Book

The VA Benefits for Veterans Resource Book provides comprehensive information on federal benefits available to veterans, their dependents, and survivors. It covers a wide range of topics, including health care, disability compensation, education and training, home loans, life insurance, and burial benefits. Click below to access the full book.

VA Solid Start

The VA Solid Start aims to provide consistent, caring contact between transitioning Service members and VA . We will guide you through understanding and using the benefits and resources available . These include valuable building blocks for your civilian life . In some cases, such as mental health support, you are eligible regardless of your discharge status, service history or VA health care eligibility

Vet Centers

Vet Centers are community-based centers located off-base across the country that provide a broad range of free counseling, outreach and referral services for Veterans, Service members and their families. They offer individual, group, marriage and family counseling and much more.

Mental health Care

Your social, emotional and mental wellness are significant parts of your Whole Health. They impact how you think, feel and act . They determine how you handle stress, relate to others and make choices . People struggling with mental health conditions may have difficulty managing their overall health and common everyday stressors . VA providers help you find resources during times of need and apply interventions to help you with your mental health.

Other than honerable discharge

Individuals that receive a discharge under other than honorable conditions may still be eligible for VA benefits and services . To learn more, consider enrolling in the MLC module Other Than Honorable by visiting the the website listed below.

va health care

With VA health care, you’re covered for regular checkups with your primary care provider and appointments with specialists (like cardiologists, gynecologists, and mental health providers). You can access Veterans health care services like home health and geriatric (elder) care, and you can get medical equipment, prosthetics, and prescriptions.

va dental care

VA provides dental care for Veterans who meet certain eligibility requirements. Covered services range from simple to complex care, including cleaning and X-rays, fillings, crowns, bridges and more. If you qualify for VA dental care benefits, you may be able to get some or all of your dental care through VA. Find out how to get VA dental care or how to buy dental insurance if you don’t qualify.

va caregiver support program

The Caregiver Support Program (CSP) offers clinical services to caregivers of eligible and covered Veterans enrolled in the VA health care system. The program’s mission is to promote the health and well-being of family caregivers who care for our Nation’s Veterans, through education, resources, support, and services.

Stop soldier suicide

Contact us before you're in crisis. We're veterans helping veterans and their families. We understand the struggles. The fears. The hard transition home. We're here with more than 600 resources to help you no matter what you're facing. Please fill out the contact form on our website and we will respond within 24 hours

Veteran community parnerships

Veteran Community Partnerships (VCPs) are organized partnerships through which local VA facilities connect with state and local community services and agencies to support Veterans. VCP provides an innovative, flexible, relevant and useful approach to establish and nurture community partnerships that facilitate and improve access to care, benefits and services from VA and community partners for Veterans, families and their caregivers.

Veterans health library

The Veterans Health Library (VHL) is an online health information resource for veterans, their families, and caregivers. The VHL is open 24/7 and provides health information that is: Approved by VA experts, Easy to understand, Up-to-date, Evidence-based, and Relevant to veterans' needs. 

women veterans health care

The Women Veterans Call Center will help you navigate VA, point you in the right direction, and connect you with the Women Veterans Program Manager at your local VA medical center.

This service is free and confidential, and you can call as many times as you need. If you are a woman Veteran you may call for yourself, or a friend, relative, or caregiver may call for you.

E-benefits

VA/DoD eBenefits is a web portal that provides veterans, service members, their families, and caregivers with access to information and tools to manage their benefits and personal information.

AARP Health Benefits Navigator

The government provides a number of services to help veterans in civilian life. Although not all VA benefits are related to health, service members who experience specific hardships or disabilities as a result of their service may be eligible for specialized health benefits which can sometimes include extra assistance for their caregivers. This guide will help you navigate your health benefits.

AARP Military Caregiving Handbook

This guide will show you 5 Key Issues to Address in Your Caregiving Journey, Facts about Veteran and Military Caregivers, and Helpful Resources and Caregiving Checklists!

AARP Mental & Emotional Health Support Guide

In this guide AARP and the Elizabeth Dole Foundation have come together to share a variety of resources to support the 5.5 million military and veteran caregivers across America during this critical time, including a tollfree family caregiving and referral line, mental health resources, and community support.

American Cancer Society

United States military veterans often face unique health challenges, and in some cases might have a higher risk for some cancers because of exposure to carcinogens during service. Here we offer vital information on understanding these risks, as well as ways to help lower your risk. Veterans with cancer can find resources for health care services, support groups, and financial help

New hanover Resiliency task force

Our mission is to work together to prevent and respond to adverse experiences, trauma, and toxic stress through connection, education, and action.

step up for soldiers

To provide disabled veterans who experienced loss of limb and mobility problems with the resources necessary to adjust in a post-war environment. As a result of the events and fundraisers, sponsored by Step Up For Soldiers, we strive to not only enhance their lives and those of their families but also help to restore their confidence and positive self-image.

vietnam veterans of america

VVA’s goals are to promote and support the full range of issues important to Vietnam veterans, to create a new identity for this generation of veterans, and to change public perception of Vietnam veterans.

department of NC Marine Corps League

The Marine Corps League perpetuates the traditions and spirit of ALL Marines and Navy Fleet Marine Force Corpsmen, who proudly wear or who have worn the eagle, globe and anchor of the Corps.

amvets (american veterans)

Mission: To enhance and safeguard the entitlements for all American Veterans who have served honorably and to improve the quality of life for them, their families, and the communities where they live through leadership, advocacy and services.

national association for black veterans

NABVETS is a nationally certified Veterans Service Organization, and a United States Department of Veteran Affairs Claims Representative. We provide personal advocacy on behalf of Veterans seeking assistance with claims and benefits. We are a global community with chapters across the United States and internationally.

vetereans of foreign wars

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard and reserve forces.

paralyzed veterans of america

Paralyzed Veterans of America is the only nonprofit Veteran Service Organization dedicated solely to helping Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D), and diseases, like MS and ALS.

Disabled american veterans

We are dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.

Team red, white & blue

We were founded by Veterans. We know firsthand that many of us carry a mission-first mindset from our service, often neglecting our own health in the process. That’s why, since 2010, our community of over 250,000 Veterans, Service Members, military families, and supporters (our “Eagles”) have enriched the lives of Veterans through events and programs focused on building a healthy lifestyle.

The American Legion

As the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, the American Legion is devoted to mutual helpfulness, and is committed to:

mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities,

advocating patriotism and honor,

promoting strong national security,

continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.

Department of military and veterans affairs resource book

NC DMVA assists transitioning Military Personnel and Veterans as well as their families with receiving the services and benefits they have EARNED. Additionally, NC DMVA coordinates with our bases and facilities to maintain and improve their operational capability as well as the viability of the surrounding communities.

Warrior 180° Foundation

Warrior 180° Foundation is a Christ centered organization that has been established to reach out to military, veterans, first responders and their families with the saving grace of Jesus Christ, by teaching and training in local communities.

Avid Health At Home

Avid Health at Home provides exceptional, personalized in home care services. Their compassionate team offers a range of support, including personal care, companion services, private duty nursing, respite care, and specialized Alzheimer's and dementia care. Committed to innovation and value-based care, Avid Health at Home strives to enhance health outcomes and quality of life for those across North Carolina.

Mindfulness coach Mobile app

Mindfulness Coach was developed for people who may be experiencing emotional distress and for those wanting to maintain healthy coping practices. The app can be used on its own by those who would like mindfulness tools, or to enhance face-to-face care with a healthcare professional.

Live Whole health mobile app

VA’s Live Whole Health app is a free, easy to use tool created for Veterans and others who are ready to take the next step in their Whole Health journey. Whole Health is VA’s holistic approach to care that supports your health and well-being. With this app, you can fill out your personal health inventory, set goals, and learn more about Whole Health.

My Plan Mobile App

myPlan is a free app offered in English and Spanish to help with safety decisions if you, or someone you care about, is or may be experiencing abuse in an intimate relationship. It’s private, secure, personalized, & backed by research with domestic violence survivors involved every step of the way.