Defenders Gateway
One app connecting verified military, veterans and first responders to the businesses and nonprofits that have their backs. A patented Virtual ID, jobs, health resources, secure member chat and local offers, free to every eligible member.
Military, veterans and first responders qualify for a lot — discounts, jobs, health resources, family support — and proving it means carrying documents, and finding it means a dozen different websites. Their families, including Gold Star families, needed one place, and a way to be verified once.
A patented Virtual ID that verifies eligibility at download so there’s nothing to carry and a discount is one tap. On top of it: job listings from veteran-ready employers with skills translation, a vetted directory of health and mental-health resources, DG Secure Chat for verified members only, a Kids’ Corner and Gold Star family support, and local and national offers. I’m the Chief Technology Consultant: I architect and build the platform, the mobile app and the Virtual ID. Defenders Gateway is a Gold Star family matter for me personally.