GI Go Fund

Our organization works tirelessly to ensure that our veterans connect to employment opportunities that best fit their skills. Our Veterans Center offers training to veterans and their family members in a myriad of business skills of varying degrees of difficulty in order to prepare them for most corporate positions offered today in the marketplace. Our staff also works with veterans directly to help them with resume building, mentorship, and connections to job opportunities.

Our group also works with veterans every day in our offices providing direct employment assistance and counseling to veterans looking for work. In addition, our organization has teamed up with JobPath to create jobs.gigo.org, a job posting and training board exclusively for veterans, to help veterans connect to employment opportunities, improve their skills, and develop a custom veteran resume.

All veterans have experienced some form of difficulty dealing with the flawed VA system. GI Go Fund is working to make sure that all of our veterans get the care they deserve. We have fought to improve health care for our veterans, working with government leaders to help improve the VA healthcare system by giving veterans a way to choose their doctor. In addition, our trained staff works with veterans every day to assist them in filing their VA claims and appeals to help them connect to the benefits and health care they are entitled to.

GI Go Fund has also made great strides for veterans in the criminal justice system, partnering with community leaders to create the Veterans Justice Initiative, the first and only Veterans Court in New Jersey. Through the Initiative, veterans facing minor charges are given support from committed partners from government and nonprofit collaborators. The organization has also cultivated partnerships with law firms like Day Pitney to offer veterans pro bono legal aid to give veterans a strong advocate when they need it most.

Far too many veterans return home to financial emergencies that can result in homelessness. On any given night, 1 in every 5 people living on the streets is a veteran, something that is nothing short of a national tragedy. GI Go Fund works to play a critical role in ending homelessness among veterans through strong outreach efforts like our Stand Down for Homeless Veterans event, where Newark’s most at-risk homeless veterans are provided essential services, food, clothing, and access to housing.

The organization also works to provide direct support to homeless and at-risk veterans, including emergency financial assistance to veterans as well as gift cards to families in need during the holiday season. Lastly, for veterans who are in need of direct housing support, GI Go Fund has partnered with SoldierOn, a leading organization in the fight against homelessness, to provide direct grant support to veterans looking to find a home for them and their loved ones.

Our Veteran Incubator is the first in the state of New Jersey. The incubator provides shared space for veteran entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses. In addition to space, we also provide them with various services and materials to help them succeed, including: computers, desks, conference room space, marketing materials, business cards, support with accounting, bookkeeping, website development, and legal compliance.

If you are a veteran entrepreneur looking to become part of our incubator, complete our online application today.