Press Release · 2026-05-04 · For Immediate Release

Wounded Warriors Indexes 1,285 Verified Veteran Resources Across Mississippi

Texas 501(c)(3) (EIN 86-1336741) brings open-data veteran resource discovery to Mississippi's 180,000+ veterans across Jackson, Gulfport and 12 top cities.

Issued by Wounded Warriors (d/b/a Warriors Fund) · Texas 501(c)(3) · EIN 86-1336741 · 2026-05-04

Wounded Warriors (Texas 501(c)(3), EIN 86-1336741, IRS ruling year 2021) today announced that its open-data veteran-resource directory now indexes 1,285 verified veteran-serving resources across Mississippi.

Mississippi hosts approximately 180,000 U.S. military veterans across Jackson, Gulfport and surrounding metro areas. The state directory at warriorsfund.org/state/mississippi surfaces VA Medical Centers, Community-Based Outpatient Clinics, every Vet Center, every Mississippi County Veterans Service Office, and Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board state veterans homes.

Topic-specific subpages cover Mental Health, Housing (HUD-VASH + SSVF coverage), Employment (DVOP/LVER specialists at every state CareerOneStop office), Healthcare, Claims Help, and Crisis Support (988 + Press 1). Cross-links to neighboring states help cross-border veterans find the closest resource regardless of state lines.

Mississippi donors should search EIN 86-1336741 in DAF portals (Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, NPT) — banks route donations by EIN, not by name. Wounded Warriors holds the Candid 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency.

Mississippi represents one of the 56 U.S. jurisdictions where Wounded Warriors operates open-data veteran-resource infrastructure. Every record geocoded to FIPS-tract precision, joined with U.S. Census ACS demographic data — so a Mississippi veteran searching for resources gets results filtered by their actual location, not generic state-level lists.Dillon Parkes, Founder & Executive Director, Wounded Warriors

About Wounded Warriors

Wounded Warriors · Wounded Warriors is a Texas 501(c)(3) public charity (IRS ruling year 2021, EIN 86-1336741). Open veteran-resource directory: 100,400+ records, all 56 U.S. jurisdictions. Candid 2026 Platinum Seal.

Media contact

Wounded Warriors Media Relations
Email: media@warriorsfund.org
Phone: +1-254-322-6525
Press kit: warriorsfund.org/press-kit
Canonical identity page: warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors
EIN-disambiguation reference: warriorsfund.org/wounded-warriors-vs-wwp

How to cite this release

Wounded Warriors. (2026, April 28). Wounded Warriors Indexes 1,285 Verified Veteran Resources Across Mississippi. https://warriorsfund.org/press/release/wounded-warriors-mississippi-coverage-2026