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Explore How States are Supporting Military Families
Across the country, states are advancing thoughtful policies, programs, and partnerships that strengthen support for military and veteran-connected families. This toolkit brings together those efforts in one shared, accessible place.
Select a state on the map to explore local initiatives, or browse the full database below to discover ideas and opportunities being activated nationwide.
Darker shaded states are a Do Your Part state.
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Georgia provides a Military Family Handbook that helps military-connected students and families navigate school enrollment, transitions, and available education supports across the state.
Populations: Military Children Topics: Belonging, Belonging & Community, Community Integration Support
Georgia offers 186 distinctive military license plates to honor military members, veterans, and their families with service‑recognition options.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Belonging, Belonging & Community, Community Integration Support
Georgia allows military spouses, veterans, and service members to waive portions of the CDL skills test, helping them access employment opportunities and training more quickly in the commercial driving sector.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Fee Waiver, Financial Stability (Fee Waiver, Food Insecurity), Financial Support
Georgia’s Veterans Education Career Transition Center helps military spouses, veterans, and service members access workforce training, education, and employment resources, supporting career readiness and family well-being.
Georgia provides an income tax credit for National Guard members, supporting financial stability, readiness, and family well-being during military service.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Financial Stability (Fee Waiver, Food Insecurity), Financial Support
The Georgia’s Veterans Mental Health Services Grant Program improves access to mental health services for military members, veterans, and their families in Georgia.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Financial Stability (Fee Waiver, Food Insecurity), Financial Support
Georgia offers discounted lifetime hunting and fishing licenses to eligible active-duty service members and veterans, helping provide long-term access to outdoor recreation without annual renewal costs.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Fee Waiver, Financial Stability (Fee Waiver, Food Insecurity), Financial Support
Georgia extends state income tax filing deadlines for service members deployed to combat zones, helping provide flexibility during and following qualifying deployments.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Fee Waiver, Financial Stability (Fee Waiver, Food Insecurity), Financial Support
Georgia provides tuition and fee refunds through the University System for National Guard and Reserve members, supporting education, career advancement, and financial stability for service members and their families.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Fee Waiver, Financial Stability (Fee Waiver, Food Insecurity), Financial Support
Georgia allows combat veterans in the U.S. Armed Forces Reserve and National Guard to waive mandatory university fees, supporting education, career advancement, and family stability.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Fee Waiver, Financial Stability (Fee Waiver, Food Insecurity), Financial Support
Georgia subjects resident service members to state income tax on military pay unless specifically exempt, helping clarify tax obligations for military personnel earning income from any source.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Fee Waiver, Financial Stability (Fee Waiver, Food Insecurity), Financial Support
Georgia excludes income earned by eligible nonresident military spouses from state taxation, helping prevent unintended tax burdens when spouses relocate under military orders.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Fee Waiver, Financial Stability (Fee Waiver, Food Insecurity), Financial Support
Georgia provides the HERO Scholarship to support educational expenses for National Guard and Reserve members and their children, enhancing readiness, career development, and family stability.
Georgia recognizes schools that demonstrate strong commitment, resources, and leadership in supporting military-connected students and their families, helping promote smoother school transitions and positive educational experiences.
Populations: Military Children Topics: Belonging, Belonging & Community, Dependent Child Education, Education
Participates in the Military Interstate Children’s Compact (MIC3), which supports military-connected students and families by standardizing school enrollment, placement, eligibility, and graduation requirements during interstate transitions.
Populations: Military Children Topics: Belonging, Belonging & Community, Dependent Child Education, Education
Georgia allows state employees who serve in the military to take paid leave for military service, helping protect income and employment stability while fulfilling service obligations.
Georgia HB 323 (2023), Section 1
Georgia HB 323 (2023), Section 1, the Military Fair Housing Act, prohibits discriminatory housing practices based on military status.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Health & Wellbeing, Health and Wellness, Healthcare Outcomes
Georgia provides resources and services through the Military Family Support Branch to support readiness, reintegration, and family well-being for National Guard and Reserve members and their families.
Georgia allows military members and their dependents to renew driver’s licenses and ID cards by mail, improving convenience for active duty, National Guard, and veteran families.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Removing Bureaucratic Barriers, Resource Systems Navigation
Military members and their spouses and dependents stationed outside of Georgia may request driver's license renewals by mail, and there is a six-month grace period for expirations.
Populations: Active Duty Topics: Removing Bureaucratic Barriers, Resource Systems Navigation
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