Program areas at Final Salute Incorporated
H.O.M.E. & S.A.F.E. The H.O.M.E. Program provides transitional housing, on-site case management, food, clothing, transportation, childcare subsidy/assistance, employment support, and other essential support services to homeless women Veterans and their children. The organization supported H.O.M.E. applicants through its S.A.F.E. Program by aiding in prevention of homelessness. The S.A.F.E. Program provides emergency financial support by assisting with past due rent, security deposits and utility assistance. S.A.F.E. also provides valuable indirect resources on saving, budgeting, and living on a fixed income. Throughout 2023, the S.A.F.E. program assisted 34 female veterans and 41 children with emergency financial assistance. An additional 474 women veterans and 593 children were provided financial education and budgeting resources. The H.O.M.E. and S.A.F.E. Programs have been combined into one HOME/SAFE Program category.
Ms. Veteran America is Final Salute Inc.'s largest awareness campaign for its mission, programs, and services. MS Veteran America culminates in the organization's annual flagship event, the Ms. Veteran America competition, where an Ambassador is selected to represent the organization as a community spokesperson and advocate. This event also honors the service and sacrifice of our Nation's women currently in Military Service and Women Veterans. The participants of 2023 collectively raised $71,223, gaining 32,950 followers for the cause.
The Next Uniform Program provides support for women veterans and military women in transition to the civilian workforce. Final Salute Incorporated provides free of charge Professional Business Attire, Dress-Shoes, Accessories, Make-Overs, Image-Consulting, and Professional Headshots. During 2023, the program was paused until April 2023 per Federal CDC guidelines related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The program resumed in August 2023, supporting 85 female veterans and military women.