R REVIVE A WARRIOROPEN DIRECTORY
FIELD RECORD

CHANGE
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A public record of meaningful directory corrections, additions, removals, and system changes.

01

Resource directory restoration

  • Restored Truckin 4 Troops after locating its active official .org website and confirming current 501(c)(3) status and recent IRS filing history.
  • Replaced the obsolete .net removal record with a current listing covering vehicle, transportation, financial, recreational, family, and community support for wounded service members and veterans.
  • Added the organization’s official logo and raised the Resources directory from 513 to 514 active entries.
02

Resource directory addition

  • Added Homes for Veterans after confirming its active 501(c)(3) status and no-cost barrier-free renovation services for disabled veteran homeowners and their families.
  • Included the organization’s official artwork and service tags for housing and mobility accessibility.
  • Raised the Resources directory from 512 to 513 active entries.
03

Featured support refresh

  • Refreshed the homepage with a curated mix of recent additions spanning Coast Guard volunteer support, military and veteran mental health, accessible housing, federal veterans legal aid, outdoor retreats, and service-dog recovery programs.
  • Added confirmed official artwork for the Coast Guard Foundation, Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Give an Hour, Purple Heart Homes, and The Veterans Consortium; organizations without confirmed artwork remain intentionally unbranded.
04

Resource directory addition

  • Added the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association as the verified 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports the volunteer U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
  • Distinguished the Association from the existing federal Auxiliary listing and documented its member support, boating-safety education, and public outreach work.
  • Raised the Resources directory from 511 to 512 active entries.
05

Major resource directory expansion

  • Added 100 active U.S. nonprofit organizations serving veterans, service members, military families, caregivers, survivors, and related communities.
  • Screened every addition against the existing directory, current IRS-backed nonprofit records, and active official websites; organizations already listed and inactive or unresolved sites were excluded.
  • Expanded coverage across housing, mental health, legal aid, benefits, employment, education, emergency assistance, family support, service animals, outdoor recovery, adaptive recreation, memorial programs, and community connection.
  • Left listings without confirmed organization artwork intentionally unbranded rather than assigning placeholder logos.
  • Raised the Resources directory from 411 to 511 active entries.
06

Resource directory addition

  • Added the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary as a federal volunteer program for eligible veterans and other U.S. citizens.
  • Included its official artwork, national website, current membership context, and service tags for education, outdoor recreation, and community.
  • Raised the Resources directory from 410 to 411 active entries.
07

Resource directory additions

  • Added Honor and Courage Foundation after verifying its current nonprofit status and veteran-support programs through the organization's official site and public IRS filing data.
  • Added the organization's official logo and service tags covering crisis and peer support, mental health, PTSD and TBI, family and caregiver assistance, and survivor support.
  • Added Camp4Heroes after verifying its active nonprofit status and retreat programs for disabled veterans and first responders, along with its shield logo.
  • Introduced an Emerging Organization category for promising community initiatives without independently verified 501(c)(3) status, with that distinction displayed on every applicable listing.
  • Added Mental State Motorsports as the first emerging organization, linked its official Facebook page, and added its social profile image.
  • Raised the Resources directory from 407 to 410 active entries.
  • Updated the homepage featured-support panel to highlight the six newest verified organization additions.
08

Resource directory additions

  • Added Project Healing Waters, VetsinTech, and Warrior Canine Connection after reviewing their current nonprofit status and veteran programs on their official sites.
  • Added genuine organization artwork from each official website and service tags for search and filtering.
  • Raised the Resources directory from 404 to 407 active entries.
09

Consistency and quality audit

  • Audited all directory records for duplicate titles, slugs, URLs, missing fields, malformed copy, and broken local assets; no duplicate listings remained.
  • Added concise card summaries to 201 legacy records and repaired malformed HTML entities, corrupted punctuation, incomplete descriptions, inconsistent organization names, and legacy SDVOB service tags.
  • Corrected five official destination URLs and removed four listings that no longer met the active-site standard.
  • Removed incorrect shared generic-favicon and certification-badge assignments so records without a confirmed logo remain unbranded.
  • Removed an unlinked concept page that duplicated the homepage globe while preserving the interactive globe on the homepage.
  • Updated Next.js to a patched release and added a repeatable directory audit command.
10

National directory expansion

  • Added 200 U.S. veteran-serving nonprofits, cross-checked against IRS Publication 78 and official organization sites.
  • Added 103 currently certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses from SBA VetCert, representing all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
  • Verified official destination websites, removed duplicates, and added industry and support filters.
  • Added locally stored logos from verified directory artwork and official organization or business websites; entries without a confirmed logo remain unbranded.
  • Standardized the public directory name as Resources and removed retired branded attribution text.
  • Consolidated the two SBA Boots to Business course listings into one federal resource and removed them from the SDVOB business directory.
11

Privacy-friendly metrics

  • Added self-hosted Plausible analytics for aggregate site usage metrics.
  • Updated the site privacy language to accurately reflect anonymous aggregate measurement.
12

Directory correction

  • Updated Casualties of War to its verified casualtiesofwar.net domain.
  • Added this public change log and linked it from the site footer.
13

Business field separated

  • Moved all service-disabled veteran-owned businesses into a dedicated SDVOB directory.
  • Added independent search and service filters for organizations and veteran-owned businesses.
  • Introduced the animated ASCII suit-and-tie field on the SDVOB page.
14

Full directory audit

  • Checked every listed website for availability, redirects, suspended hosting, parked domains, and unrelated content.
  • Removed seven additional dead or repurposed listings and repaired nine valid moved websites.
  • Expanded the public removal audit to 29 organizations with a reason recorded for each removal.
15

Directory expansion

  • Added 100 newer veteran organizations and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
  • Added organization descriptions, official links, imagery, and service tags for filtering.
  • Standardized logo presentation to prevent cropping across directory cards.
16

Revive A Warrior rebuilt

  • Rebuilt the site as a static, privacy-focused resource network with no accounts, exposed forms, tracking, or public data endpoints.
  • Migrated useful legacy content and imagery into the new design without linking back to the retired site.
  • Launched the searchable Resources directory and animated ASCII field visuals.