Veterans Day

Homes for Our Troops

Veterans Day is a good time to highlight the charities on our site that support men and women who serve in the military: Homes for Our Troops, Puppies Behind Bars, and For the Troops.

Homes for Our Troops gives specially adapted homes to severely injured veterans at no cost to the military families.  Its holiday cards are sold in packs of ten; each card represents a $10 donation.  ($20 single cards are also available.)  Charity Navigator has awarded Homes for Our Troops its highest 4-star rating.  To see its cards, click here.

For the Troops
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If you're looking for standard (non-tribute) holiday cards, one option is For the Troops, an all-volunteer non-profit organization that sends care packages filled with basic necessities, along with letters of appreciation, to front line troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. 

Card orders must go through this link in order for For the Troops to receive 20% of your order price.  (You can order any cards on the CardsDirect site, not just the designs on the For the Troops page that appears when you click the link.)

Puppies Behind Bars

Puppies Behind Bars trains inmates to raise puppies to become service dogs for the disabled, guide dogs for the blind, and explosive detection canines for law enforcement.  Through its Dog Tags program, PBB donates fully trained service dogs to wounded soldiers coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan.  Its cards are here.

Anne