Volunteers Needed! Help a Veteran Transition to Civilian Life
Last Updated: 25 Apr 2025
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Every year, approximately 200,000 service members leave military life behind to enlist in a new challenge: transitioning to civilian life. In veteran services spaces, we often refer to the first twelve months of that transition as “the deadly gap” – the period when a transitioning veteran is most at risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Any number of factors can lead to suicidal ideation. Some of the most common challenges newly transitioned veterans face include social isolation, lack of routine, unemployment, housing instability, lack of a sense of purpose, and identity change.
While this change brings new opportunities, it can also be overwhelming, from finding a new career to adjusting to a different daily routine. One of the simplest yet most impactful ways to combat these challenges is to help veterans build connections. Connections to new friends, communities, and resources.
That’s where YOU can help!
Endeavors has partnered with Onward Ops to offer a Transition Support Program (TSP) to Texas veterans. The all-virtual program connects transitioning veterans with volunteers who can provide emotional support, practical guidance, and encouragement during this critical time. Sponsors don’t need to be veterans or have any military connection (just a big heart for others!). Volunteering with TSP for just two hours a month can have an incredible impact on a veteran, their family, and their future.
What Does a Transition Support Program Sponsor Do?
Volunteering with the Transition Support Program is simple—but life-changing:
- Be a friendly connection for veterans as they adjust to civilian life.
- Offer encouragement and a listening ear.
- Help veterans navigate critical resources like VA benefits, job support services, and housing assistance
Where Can You Participate?
Since this program is virtual, we’re looking for compassionate volunteers who live anywhere in Texas!
What Are the Requirements for Becoming a Sponsor?
- Complete the Onwards Ops Sponsor Application
- Complete a certification training through the Department of Veterans Affairs (don’t worry–this is free, and Endeavors will get you set up once your sponsor application is approved!)
- Reliable internet access
- 2 hours/month for a minimum of one year
- No military affiliation or prior knowledge is required!
Apply as a sponsor and join us in our mission to help ensure that veterans have access to the support they need to build the lives they deserve. Together, we can make the journey to stable civilian life smoother for those who have served our country.
About Endeavors Endeavors is a longstanding national non-profit that provides an array of programs and services in support of children, families, Veterans, and those struggling with mental illness and other disabilities. Endeavors serves vulnerable people in crisis through innovative personalized services. For more information, please visit endeavors.org.