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Veterans Resource Alliance New England
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New England Veterans

Asking for help is a badge of honor.

Our mission is simple: to ensure no veteran faces life's challenges alone. Whether you're navigating the VA system, seeking mental health support, or looking for community connections, we're here to help.

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Free & confidential.

Founded by veterans, for veterans

We are a network of neighbors who served — and the vetted partners who stand with them. Come in. You're among your own.

Veterans Resource Alliance is a New Hampshire-based nonprofit serving veterans, service members, and their families throughout New England. Built on the belief that no one who served should have to face what comes next alone, we build partnerships, coordinate support, provide direct assistance when needed, and connect those we serve with trusted resources that create lasting change.

  • Compassion

    We meet people where they are, in whatever moment they're in — no judgment, no red tape at the door.

  • Dignity & respect

    You earned respect. Every conversation and every referral is built to honor it.

  • The power of connection

    The right person, the right resource, the right community — connection is what carries people through.

The muster roll

Eleven ways in — start wherever you are.

Each area connects you to vetted partner organizations and veteran-aware help across New England. You don't need to have it figured out. Just pick a door.

Mental Health

Counseling, PTSD support, and suicide-prevention help — vetted and veteran-aware.

7 vetted resources

Legal

Free and low-cost legal help: benefits appeals, housing, family, and estate matters.

7 vetted resources

Mobility

Adaptive equipment, home modifications, and transportation for veterans with mobility needs.

6 vetted resources

Service Animals

Connecting veterans with service and companion animals, plus training support.

5 vetted resources

Addiction Recovery

Confidential paths to recovery — peer groups, treatment, and ongoing support.

7 vetted resources

Caretakers

Resources and respite for the family members caring for a veteran.

6 vetted resources

Women Veterans

Support built for the specific needs of women who have served.

7 vetted resources

Recreation

Therapeutic outdoor trips, sports, and activities that reconnect and restore.

7 vetted resources

Future Planning

Wills, power of attorney, and estate planning so nothing is left uncertain.

6 vetted resources

Housing, Employment & Education

Help finding a home, a job, and the schooling to move forward.

7 vetted resources

Claims, Benefits & Burial

Benefits you earned, not charity. Emergency financial help when money is tight, and the needs that don't fit neatly anywhere else — often the hardest and most urgent.

8 vetted resources
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You reached out — that's the hard part

Tell us what's going on. We'll take it from there.

One confidential conversation. No forms to decode, no runaround. Share a little about what you're facing and we'll connect you with the right people and the right resources — at your pace.

Free & confidential.

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If you're in crisis right now, you don't have to wait: call 988, press 1 or chat with the Veterans Crisis Line, any time, day or night.

Where the community shows up

Events & gatherings

One big day a year, and a steady handful in between. Everyone's welcome — veterans, families, and the people who show up for them.

Flagship event

#VetFest

New England's largest gathering of veteran-serving organizations and the community that shows up for them. It grows every year, and for a lot of veterans it's how they found us in the first place.

Saturday, August 8, 2026

9 AM–2 PM · Deerfield Fairgrounds, NH

Official #VetFest apparel store

Tees, hoodies and caps, ordered through Action Apparel. Ordering closes Thursday, August 20 — delivery about three weeks after that.

Shop the store
The #VetFest welcome arch in Veterans Resource Alliance colors at last year's festival.
Last year's #VetFest — veterans, families, and partners, together.

Also on the calendar

Cookouts & outdoor weekends

Family days with good food and no agenda, plus therapeutic fishing and time in the woods that quiets the noise.

Clinics & remembrances

Free veteran-aware legal help — benefits, housing, estate matters — and the gatherings where we honor the ones we've lost.

The full calendar

Every gathering we know about, with dates, times, and directions.

See what's coming up

Keep it close by — add our calendar to your phone.

Bravo Sierra on WSMN 1590 AM and 95.3 FM, Tuesdays 8 to 9 PM, with hosts Faith Harris and Rae O'Donnell in the station's studio under an ON AIR sign.

On the air

Bravo Sierra, Tuesday nights

Tuesdays · 8–9 PM

Our President & Co-Founder Rae O'Donnell co-hosts Bravo Sierra with Faith Harris on WSMN, live out of Nashua every Tuesday evening.

1590 AM 95.3 FM or stream it from anywhere
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Resource Partner Highlight

Community over competition

Each month we spotlight a partner organization standing shoulder to shoulder with us for those who served.

This month we honor

Walking With Honor

“Where heroes walk together”

Walking With Honor began with one service dog named Honor. During a difficult and isolating period after military service, Honor became more than a working dog — she became a lifeline. That partnership revealed the power of ethical service-dog work to change and save lives. Walking With Honor exists to ensure veterans are not alone and shelter dogs are given purpose, training, and respect.

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Ways to stand with us

However you show up, it strengthens the network that catches a veteran when they need it.

Donate

Fund the connections that get veterans real help. Every gift goes through Zeffy, which passes 100% of your donation to us — zero platform fees.

Donate via Zeffy Shop #VetFest apparel Through Aug 20

Volunteer

Lend your time, your skills, or your truck. Find current volunteer openings and sign up through VolunteerNH.

Volunteer with us

Partner or Sponsor

Become a year-round sponsor and help us bridge gaps immediately — while resource partners work through funding and approvals. Organizations and businesses that serve veterans can join our vetted network, too.

Become a partner
Veterans Resource Alliance emblem — founded by veterans, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Trust & transparency

Founded by veterans. Accountable to veterans.

We're a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded and led by Rae O'Donnell — a U.S. Army veteran (Military Police, then Special Operations) and our President & Co-Founder — alongside veterans who saw the gaps firsthand and decided to close them. We keep our partner list vetted, and we'll keep this page honest.

501(c)(3) Nonprofit EIN 39-2275540 Founded by veterans

102 veterans assisted since May 2025 — and counting.

A growing network of vetted partners across New England — and the people who make sure a veteran reaches the right one.

“They didn't just save my house — they gave me the chance to rebuild my life.”

— M.S., U.S. veteran

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In their words

Real veterans. Real help.

Shared with permission by veterans we've walked beside.

I never thought I'd be the veteran asking for help. After losing my job, I was days from losing my home. Within hours, they had people working on my behalf. They didn't just save my house — they gave me the chance to rebuild my life. Today I'm back to work and my family is still in our home.

— M.S., U.S. veteran

I had left an abusive relationship with nothing but my car and a few bags. They never made me feel like a burden — they connected me with safe housing, counseling, and people who genuinely cared. That was seven months ago. Today I have a stable home, a steady job, and I'm finally living instead of just surviving.

— F.C., combat veteran

I knew I wasn't doing okay, but I had no idea where to start. Instead of handing me a list of numbers, they listened — and connected me with the right people. Sometimes the hardest step is making the first call. I'm grateful I made mine. For all my brothers out there: don't wait. Make the call.

— B.R., U.S. veteran

You served. You don't have to do it alone.

Whatever you're carrying, there's a community here ready to help you carry it. Reach out today — free and confidential.

Get Help In crisis? Call 988, press 1

Or donate to keep the network strong for the next veteran who reaches out.