These are all organizations that seek solutions to the various challenges of veterans returning to active civilian life.
A robust network of Veteran Corps service programs across the country has enormous potential to meet the unique challenges of veterans and military families.
As more veterans leave the military and join the ranks of civilian working women, all efforts to expand economic opportunities for working women must include consideration of the additional strengths and challenges of veterans.
I was reminded of this yet again while reading Rick Cohen's write-up in the latest Nonprofit Quarterly, in which he discusses a recent meeting about the challenges of veterans philanthropy attended by foundations and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
But for online programs, both nonprofit and for profit, the challenge of assisting veterans and making them feel comfortable can be greater, as colleges like University of Maryland University College are finding.
The challenges of hiring veterans exist, but they are not insurmountable.
In a recent article published by the New York Times, "A Million Strong: Helping Them Through," the author James Dao captured the challenges of many veterans returning to college; addressing the need for greater data and understanding of the challenges faced by those who served.
For Kidd, the challenge of juggling the veterans' minutes will feel familiar.
It's always challenging, and that's the challenge that a lot of veterans have faced".
Its biggest challenge: the sheer volume of veterans generated by Washington's recent wars.
