We recognize that transitioning from military to civilian life can be a challenge. To ensure that every veteran, military service member, and family member in New York City thrives, we pledge to connect any of them who wants a mentor with a mentor. Please see below for a list of mentorship resources:
Organization | Mentors | Mentees | Focus | About |
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American Corporate Partners (ACP) | Civilian & veterans | Post 9/11 veterans | Career services | Connects veterans and service members to corporate professionals to provide resume and interview preparation, career exploration, and networking skills |
Blue Star Families | Civilian | Any veteran | General | Provides free deployment resources, career services, and recreational opportunities to veterans and their families through various partnerships |
Brooklyn Veterans Treatment Court | Civilian | Justice-involved veterans | Health Services | Provides mentor support to veteran clients who face unique challenges during their time in Treatment Court. For more information, please call 347-404-9554. |
Commit | Civilian | Any veteran | General | Provides veterans one-on-one transition assistance, corporate education, and mentoring workshops. |
CUNY | Civilian | Student veterans | General | Dedicated to fostering a sense of community and ease the transition from service member to scholar for veterans by integrating and overseeing programs, services, resources and activities that support our 3,000 student veterans during their pursuit of higher education at our CUNY 24 campuses |
Edge4Vets | Civilian | Any veteran | Career Services | Offers veterans a "Prep and Connect" system that combines an online prep course with HR mentorship to prepare veterans for the workforce. |
Fordham University | Civilian | Student veterans | General | Offers student veterans a wide range of services and resources, including campus counseling, writing workshops, and free yoga. Fordham also partners with Edge4Vets and FourBlock to provide student veterans transition support workshops and internship programs. |
FourBlock | Civilian | Any veteran | Career Services | Offers a Career Readiness Program to post-9/11 veterans and active duty services pursuing or having completed an undergraduate or graduate degree program. The Career Readiness Program equips veterans with professional development, career exploration, and a job network. |
G.I. Jobs | Civilian | Any veteran | General | Provides military transition services to active duty service members and veterans using education and employment tools and resources. |
Institute for Career Development | Civilian | WWII veterans | General | Offers a job-support program that helps veterans identify transferable skills and develop a job search plan. They also provide resume and interview prep, and networking and internship opportunities. |
Job Path | Civilian | Any veteran | Career Services | Supports people with developmental disabilities with customized employment, job development, on-site training and employee orientation, and ongoing support. |
John Jay College | Civilian | Student Veterans | General | Provides student veterans personal support through its Office of military and Veteran Services. They support students with admission assistance and advisement, peer support programming, and post-graduation job preparation. |
Marine for Life Network | Marine | Marines & their families | General | Connects transitioning Marines and their family members to education resources, employment opportunities, and other veterans' services. |
Paralyzed Veterans of America | Civilian | Disabled veterans | Health Services | Helps veterans with disabilities file VA benefits claims and other services; provides support for VA caregivers; represents claimants in court; and provides vocational counseling and job placement assistance to any veteran, active duty service member, spouse, or caregiver. |
Project for Return and Opportunity in Veterans' Education | Civilian | Student veterans | General | Offers student veterans community and transitional support through mentors and social work interns. |
ProVetus | Civilian | Any veteran | General | Provides peer mentoring to veterans and service members. |
Service to School | Civilian | Student veterans | Career Services | Provides military veterans free college-application counseling, test prep advice, interview prep, and networking opportunities. |
Stand Beside Them (SBT) | Civilian & veterans | Any veteran | Career & Small Business Development | Partners vets w/certified coaches for 1-on-1 sessions covering career, small business development, life/relationships, & other reintegration topics. |
Resilience Center for Veterans & their Families | Civilian | Veterans & their families | Health Services | Provides research on human emotional resilience and therapist-led clinical training. |
Syracuse Institute for Veterans and Military Families | Civilian | Veterans & their families | General | Offers service members, veterans, and their families programs in career, vocational and entrepreneurship education and training. |
United War Veterans Council | Any veteran | Any veteran | Careers | Connects Veterans to health & wellness, entrepreneurship and other resources. |
Veterans in Global Leadership | Civilian | Student veterans | Career Services | Provides student veterans formal mentors and networking and educational events. |
Veterati | Civilian & veterans | Any veterans | Transition & career services | Veterati is the most advanced mentorship software platform on the market that was designed specifically for transitioning service members, veterans and military spouses. Veterati is the only on-demand digital platform that confidentially and automatically connects mentees and mentors using mobile phones and just-in-time text messages and more. Veterati empowers the military community to choose mentors based on industry, companies and/or areas of expertise. |
Warrior Scholar Project | Civilian | Student veterans | Career Services | Offers immersive one to two weeklong academic boot camps hosted at America's top universities during summer breaks. |
Workforce Opportunity Services | Civilian | Any veteran | Career Services | Connects companies to professionals |