Program areas at The Moaa Foundation
Career transition/professional ed outreach:through The Moaa Foundation career transition track, Moaa delivers best-in-class career development programs. Due to funding provided by The Foundation, services are free and open to The broader military and veteran communities. In 2023, Moaa experts provided award winning career trasition assistance and education resources for free both in-person and in virtual settings. In total, The Foundation supported The following virtual events: 56 career transition lectures, 38 finance & benefits lectures, 42 webinars, & 9 virtual career fairs. Additionally, The career transition team attended more than 20 in-person events, which included presentations at local installations and transition events hosted by outside organizations.
Community outreach grant program: since 2017, The Moaa Foundation has seen The number of applicants to our community outreach grant program increase over 300%. In 2023, over 78% of community outreach grant applicants were approved to receive grant funding. The Foundation was able to award 46 grants to chapters totaling $90,076 awarded, a measure of this program's success.
Crisis relief program: following The successful covid-19 fund, tmf created a permanent crisis relief program to continue helping those in The military and veteran communities following natural disasters and crises. Relief is in The form of small financial grants given for several areas of need, including rent, utility payments, groceries, and damaged property. This program aims to fill a gap in service for those who do not have a va disability rating and those not supported by other service agencies.
Military spouse professional development