Homeless Veterans
Chapter 327 Members Honored in Student Salute
November 28, 2018
Members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 327 were honored as part of the annual "Salute to Honorable Citzenship" staged by the Valley Road School in Stanhope, N.J. Students, faculty, staff and community members honored local…
Chapter 227 Donates to Homeless Center
November 15, 2018
[caption id="attachment_15938" align="alignright" width="300"] Doris Paul, volunteer manager for the Lamb Center, accepts a donation of personal care items from Leonard Ignatowski, Chapter 227 vice president.[/caption] Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 227, the Dean K.…
Chapter 1030 Helps Homeless Veterans
October 30, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1030 in Cumming, Ga., recently delivered supplies to the Northeast Georgia Homeless Shelter to support Georgia’s homeless veterans. Members gave two vanloads of donations to facility’s residents, including backpacks filled with personal care…
Hope for Homeless Veterans
September 20, 2018
Sandy Miller, U.S. Navy veteran tells us about her 21 years of working with homeless veterans in Philadelphia, PA. Sandy is the Chair of the Homeless Veterans Committee for the Vietnam Veterans of America.
Chapter 391 Celebrates 30 Years
September 13, 2018
VVA Chapter 391 in Sonora, Calif., celebrated its 30th anniversary this week. Veteran Frank Smart saw the need for a local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Association in Tuolumne County, and requested information. The paperwork…
Chapter 1102 Grows Fast With Outreach
September 11, 2018
Chapter 1102 in Story County, Iowa, has grown from 25 to about 70 members in its first three years, building its community awareness and support every year with continuous outreach activities. The chapter launched with an…
Veteran Receives Unexpected Assistance From Chapter 1080
September 8, 2018
Chris Langston, a Vietnam veteran with PTSD, recently experienced another setback: His house burned down, and he lost everything. But Florida's First Coast News, based in Jacksonville, aired a report on Langston's struggles, and help poured…
Phillips, Loving Join Florida’s Veterans Hall of Fame
September 8, 2018
VVA life members Rod Phillips of New Smyrna Beach and Francis “Len” Loving of Jacksonville were among the 20 veterans inducted on Nov. 27, 2017, in a ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion. Phillips served in…
Chapter 227 Donates Back-to-School Gift Cards
September 6, 2018
VVA Chapter 227, the Dean K. Phillips Memorial Chapter of Northern Virginia in Arlington, recently donated 60 gift cards to children of veterans in the Veterans Administration Supportive Housing (VASH) program. Each worth $75, the…
Chapter 628 Donates Generously to Bluefield Union Mission
January 12, 2018
VVA Chapter 628 of Princeton, West Virginia facilitated a generous food and monetary donation to Bluefield Union Mission to cover families in need during Thanksgiving and Christmas. (more…)