Support Organizations
The organizations listed here offer help to veterans, people in the military, people thinking about joining, and those faced with Selective Service registration.
| Center on Conscience & War 1830 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC 20009 |
| web: www.centeronconscience.org e-mail: ccw@centeronconscience.org phone: (800) 379-2679 or (202) 483-2220 |
| Good counsel for those in the military and for those considering enlistment or considering not registering with Selective Service. Their web page includes more information, especially about conscientious objection (CO) and a phone number to call for personal counseling. |
| Get the Center’s excellent and comprehensive “Conscientious Objectors and the Draft.” |
| Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO) 405 14th Street, #205 Oakland, CA 94612 |
| web: www.objector.org e-mail: info@objector.org phone: (510) 465-1617 |
| Information, counseling and help primarily for people already in the military. |
| American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Youth and Militarism Program 1501 Cherry St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 (see the web site for regional contacts) |
| web: www.afsc.org/Youth&Militarism e-mail: ocastro@afsc.org phone: (215) 241-7046 |
| Good information about recruiting, enlistment and life in the military. Their web page has an excellent list of videos and books. |
| Project on Youth and Non-Military Opportunities (YANO) P.O. Box 230157 Encinitas, CA 92023 |
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| web: www.projectyano.org e-mail: use the form (under Contact Us) on their web site phone: (760) 634-3604 |
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| Specializes in reaching young people of color and low-income youths who are disproportionately pushed into the military. Request a list of their excellent publications (in Spanish and English), or download them online. | |
| Committee Opposed to Militarism & the Draft (COMD) P.O. Box 15195 San Diego, CA 92175 |
| web: www.comdsd.org e-mail: COMD@comdsd.org phone: (760) 753-7518 or (619) 265-1369 |
| Some of the very best up-to-date information about draft legislation, recruitment and military practices. |
| Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) PO Box 65301 Washington, DC 20035-5301 |
| web: www.sldn.org e-mail: sldn@sldn.org phone: (202) 328-3244 or (202) 328-FAIR |
| Gay & lesbian counseling and legal defense (help getting out or staying in). |
| Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) National Office P.O. Box 408594 Chicago, IL 60640 |
| web: www.vvaw.org e-mail: vvaw@vvaw.org phone: (773) 276-4189 |
| Help for veterans and people now in the military. See “Vet Resources & Military Counseling” in the menu on their web site. |
| Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) P.O. Box 8296 Philadelphia, PA 19101 |
| web: www.ivaw.org e-mail: ivaw@ivaw.org phone: (215) 241-7123 |
| Help for veterans and people now in the military, especially those who have served in Iraq or are facing duty in Iraq. |
| Military Law Task Force, National Lawyers Guild 730 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95112 |
| web: www.nlgmltf.org e-mail: info@mltf.info phone: (619) 463-2369 |
| GI rights information and referrals to civilian attorneys for servicemembers. |
| Military Counseling Network (MCN) web: www.mc-network.de or www.getting-out.de e-mail: mcn@dmfk.de phone: +49-(0)6223-47506 |
| GI rights counseling for servicemembers in Europe. |
| GI Rights Hotline web: www.girightshotline.org nationwide, toll-free: (877) 447-4487 from overseas: (510) 535-1104 at the Resource Center for Nonviolence: (831) 359-0202 |
| Information and counseling for servicemembers. Help for getting a discharge. |
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