Serving Those Who Served Us.
Real Solutions, Real Support,
in Real Time.
The Armed Forces Service Initiative (AFSI) is a nonprofit with a mission to empower transitioning service members, veterans, and their families by providing AI-driven resource coordination, holistic case management, education and employment services, and strategic support to achieve independence, stability, and success in civilian life.
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What Sets Us Apart:
We are dedicated to delivering tailored solutions that empower transitioning service members, veterans, and their families nationwide.
Academic Advantage empowers AFSI members who are currently transitioning service members, veterans, and their families with tailored education support, including scholarships, certification pathways, and mentorship to achieve academic and career success.
Warrior Compass is a powerful AI-driven program that utilizes a patented process to provided curated real-time solutions, and step-by-step guidance to connect AFSI members who are Active Military, Reserve, National Guard, and veterans with over 30,000 free resources nation wide.
AFSI Empower provides AFSI members who are currently transitioning out of military service, veterans, and families with personalized training, workshops, and job opportunities, equipping them with the skills and resources needed for career advancement and lifelong success.
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Why military families and veterans?
52%
of military family respondents identified spouse under/unemployment as a top obstacle to financial security.
54%
of military families feel they do not receive adequate support services.
77%
of military spouse respondents report at least one circumstance of underemployment; pay is lower than their education level, pay is lower than their work experience, they are overqualified for their current position, or they worked fewer hours than they wanted.
1 in 4
Active-duty military spouses nationwide report experiencing food insecurity.
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In 2023, most Veterans,
experienced homelessness as individuals.
98%
Of those individuals,
30%
experienced chronic patterns of homelessness.
Statistics
In 2023 alone there were:
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35,574 veterans were experiencing homelessness.
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20,076 veterans were sheltered.
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15,507 veterans were unsheltered.
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87.8% (31,231 veterans) were men, while 11.2% (3,980 veterans) were women.
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