An
example of how the National Home has assisted an active-duty soldier
during deployment in Iraq
An approved
family plan was not working out for a father of two very young
children. Feeling helpless all the way in Iraq, he sought
answers. He contacted his family to help, but due to
conditions out of their control, no one was able to take care of the
children. A friend of the family had heard about the National
Home and referred him. After making a few calls, his prayers
were answered and within days his children were placed in the safe care
of loving child-care workers. After he completed his
deployment, the father was able to reunite with his children.
If not for the National Home, what would this father do? The
answer is unknown, but thankfully he was able to peacefully sleep at
night knowing that his children were safe and in the care of the
National Home. Upon joining the VFW, this father will be able
to utilize the National Home's services again, or even down the road,
his grandkids or great-grandkids will be eligible to receive services
if ever the need arises.
The
VFW National Home for Children Awareness Week was just the Beginning
The message of Awareness Week is a year-round message.
The National Home can help your Post or Auxiliary do
what it does best: Help children and families of our
nation’s veterans.
Not
only does the National Home help families of VFW and Ladies Auxiliary
members, but we also assist active-duty military who are deployed
overseas (regardless of membership status). The same services
that are
offered during deployment are available afterward when they become a
member of the VFW or Ladies Auxiliary, which is a great recruiting tool
for the VFW.
Just because Awareness Week is offically over does not mean the message and effort to help ends.
Continue using the materials
provided. Continue asking for more. But most of all,
continue using the National Home as a way for you to help children and
families of deployed servicemen and women and combat veterans.
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who took the
message of Awareness Week to heart! Your efforts not only on
behalf of the National Home, but more importantly on behalf of your
Post or Auxiliary to help children and families in your community is a
demonstration of your committment to the mission of the VFW and Ladies
Auxiliary.
Please continue to provide feedback.
Besides telling us what you did and have done, tell us of needs
you can identify in your community that you need assistance to be able
to address those needs.
Remember
The
National
Home is here to help you
help children and families inyour own community by
using the life-changing services of the National Home.
