Our home base of operations is in Ventura County, California.
We recognize the need for a local, state and national list of resources. We only recommend vetted services. If you have used a service not on this page, please let us know and we will consider adding to this resource page.
We may not have all the answers, but we will help you find out on your journey.
This list will continue to grow.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time Tested Strategy for Investing, by Burton G. Makiel
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40242274-a-random-walk-down-wall-street
The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday
http://theobstacleistheway.com
Warrior, by Dr. Shauna Springer, Ph.D.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53162081-warrior
Excommunicated Warrior, by Nick Koumalatsos
https://www.nickkoumalatsos.com/excommunicated-warrior
The Transition Mission, by Herb Thompson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49465783-the-transition-mission
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First Responders First - Alcohol & Drug addiction Treatment
https://www.firstrespondersfirst.com/
Faithful Service For Veterans - Service K9 Training
https://faithfulserviceforveterans.org
Gold Coast Veterans’ Foundation
Valor Healing Farms
Mission Fish
http://www.missionfishusa.org/index.html
Police Unity Tour - SoCal Chapter
9-1-1 At Ease International
County of Ventura Veterans’ Services Officehttps://www.ventura.org/human-services-agency/veteran-services/
Los Angeles County Veteran Peer Access Network https://dmh.lacounty.gov/veterans/
Calvet
More resources to follow.
Save A Warrior
Wild Ops
The Sparta Project
https://www.thespartaproject.org
Mighty Oaks
https://www.mightyoaksprograms.org
Chateau Recovery
First Responders First
https://www.firstrespondersfirst.com/
More retreat info to come!
The Pink Berets
https://thepinkberets.org/
Woven Women Vets
https://www.wovenwomenvets.org/
Grace After Fire
Operation Resource Arizona
https://www.operationresourcearizona.com/
Ride for Light
https://www.operationpurpose.net/
22Zero - Healing our Heroes
THE TRAUMA RESILIENCY-PROTOCOL (TR-P) & THE EMOTIONS MANAGEMENT PROCESS (EMP) THEY WILL HEAL THE HERO.
Unchained 4 Veterans - Veteran & First Responder Suicide Prevention
https://www.unchained4veterans.com/
Hire Military - Veteran and Spouse jobs & internships
Military to Civilian Transition Information
https://www.military-transition.org/
USO
https://www.uso.org/programs
The Mission Continues
https://www.missioncontinues.org/
Vet Road Map
Project Management Certifications for Veterans, First Responders, their spouses & adult children!
Transition Services for Women Veterans
https://www.legion.org/veteranshealthcare/250475/va-offering-transition-training-specially-tailored-women-veterans
Captain Joseph House Foundation
https://captainjosephhousefoundation
Transitioning to Corporate Security
https://topo.ai/transitioning-to-corporate-security-resources-for-veterans-and-law-enforcement/
Civilian Jobs for Military Veterans & Families
https://military-civilian.com
Vets in Tech
Valor for Blue
https://www.valorforblue.org
Blue Help
https://bluehelp.org
DAV Disabled American Veterans
Stop Soldier Suicide
https://stopsoldiersuicide.org
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
Veterans & First Responders Healthcare
Healthcare.gov
https://www.healthcare.gov/veterans/
Veterans Administration - Healthcare
More national resources to come!
DOD TAP
In 2018, President Donald Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19 NDAA) into law, which significantly altered the Department of Defense (DoD) Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for the first time since 2011.
Click on link below for more information:
The Give an Hour Program
https://giveanhour.org/military/
Camarillo Hospice / Livingstone Memorial
Grief Share
At The VMPI we highly recommend Dave Ramsey’s financial planning courses. Check it out and feel free to ask us how!
Our hope is a 12-month Mentorship turns into a lifetime friendship. Our Mentors will help you find resources based on your individual needs. This service is free and we encourage you to seek out services. We respect your privacy. We will continue to Mentor you after you are connected with outside resources. This is strictly voluntary. We will even our best to help get you there, thanks to the geneorosity of others.