Category: Military and Veterans

The Homes for Heroes Foundation awarded the Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin (VOW) a $5,000 grant to help veteran homelessness and offer support to at-risk veteran households. Founded by community members who recognized a local need, Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin specifically works with veterans in every community across Wisconsin and offers a food market, trauma-informed programming, and 15 tiny homes.

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The Homes for Heroes Foundation awarded the Veterans Path to Hope a $5,000 grant to offer military veterans and service members housing assistance through their Veterans Community Action Team. This program offers military members in need a place to stay and they deliver an entire household of furniture, two weeks of food, and all of the other items one would need to feel at home.

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The Homes for Heroes Foundation awarded its second legacy grant to the National Center for Healthy Veterans (NCHV) with a pledge of $150,000 to be awarded in three payments over three years from 2024 – 2026. These funds will help to support the transformative programs offered by NCHV at Valor Farm in Altavista, VA, and in the development of what they refer to as, “Village II”.

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Operation Stand Down Tennessee supports Veteran families with children in helping prevent homelessness or rapidly rehouse after homelessness through professional case management and financial assistance for rent and housing deposits, utilities and related deposits, moving expenses, and other housing-related expenses. The Homes for Heroes Foundation grant will be used to help fund these programs.

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The Semper Fi & American’s Fund was established in 2003 by military spouses who volunteered to provide bedside support to wounded and injured military service members. They are a nationwide nonprofit who has provided immediate financial assistance and lifelong support to over 32,000 critically wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and their families. The Homes for Heroes Foundation grant will be used to help fund these Semper Fi & America’s Fund programs and services.

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Founded in 2009 by military spouses with military families in mind, Blue Star Families empower families to thrive by connecting them with their civilian neighbors; including both people and organizations, to create strong, vibrant communities of mutual support. Frequent moves and deployments make it challenging for military families to establish community roots. Blue Star Families is helping military families overcome these challenges. As of today, since 2009, the benefits distributed by Blue Star Families exceeds $158 million provided for military families, and that includes support for over 1.5 million family members served annually.

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The Kaufman Fund is committed to aiding Veterans with life’s basic necessities through food, shelter, clothing, medical care and more. The fund was founded in 1990 in memory of Ralph Kaufman by his younger brother, Wayne Kaufman. The organization offers several referral programs for legal, dental, mental health and chiropractic services; plus four of their own programs including Food for Vets, Trees for Vets, Tax Prep for Vets and the Artist First for Vets.

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