Resource Rack Card and Where to Send Donations for Veterans & Family Support Programs

Laurie Dale
2015-2016 Veterans & Family Support
National Ambassador


Resource Rack Card

A great tool has been created for you to use to assist our veterans, active-duty military and their families…the Resource Rack Card! This card is a one-stop shop of agency names, phone numbers and websites for people to find the assistance they need and are entitled to because of their service to our great country!

The card can be used at Stand Downs, welcome home or deployment events and in recruiting booths. I recently spoke with Jan from VFW Auxiliary #4847 in St. Cloud, Minn. and she related they have printed off hundreds of the Resource Rack Card and left them in churches, homeless shelters, food pantries, the Salvation Army and with the ROTC at local schools. Anywhere there may be veterans or their family members is a great place to leave these cards. The most important thing is to get the information out there for people to get their hands on it! Just make sure you speak with someone to receive permission to leave the cards in their location. We can work in conjunction with other groups to serve our veterans while still promoting VFW and VFW Auxiliary programs!

Consider printing some of these on card stock and distributing in the near future. Someone out there needs this information! You can find the Resource Rack Card under the Veterans & Family Support Program on the VFW Auxiliary website www.vfwauxiliary.org.


Supporting Our Mission

One thing I really hoped for with the changes to our programs this year is that with the elimination of the Cancer Aid & Research Program, our focus would shift back to our mission of serving veterans, active-duty military and their families. We are making steps in that direction and I hope that Auxiliaries nationwide will continue the momentum. If your Auxiliary is looking for a place to funnel those fundraising dollars, please consider putting it into one of our Veterans & Family Support Programs. Donations can be sent for many of the Veterans & Family Support Programs that will make a difference in the lives of the people we are here to serve. Some of the ways to participate in this program via donation are:

National Veterans Service
Donate Online:
VFW National Veterans Service Online Donation Form
Mail Donations:
VFW National Headquarters 
Attn: National Veterans Service
406 W. 34th St., 11th Floor
Kansas City, MO  64111

Veteran & Military Support Programs (formerly NMS – including Operation Uplink, Military Assistance Program, Unmet Needs and VFW's Sport Clips "Help A Hero Scholarship")
Donate Online:
VFW Veterans & Military Support Programs Online Donation Form
Mail Donations:
VFW National Headquarters 
Attn: National Veterans Service
406 W. 34th St., 9th Floor
Kansas City, MO  64111

Health & Happiness Fund (VFW National Home for Children)
Mail Donations:
VFW Auxiliary National Headquarters
Attn: Health & Happiness Fund
406 W. 34th St., 10th Floor
Kansas City, MO  64111

Thank you for all you do for our nation's veterans, active-duty military and their families!