NO ONE LEFT BEHIND!
The War on Terrorism, Viet Nam War, and even the Korean War have produced many injured, disabled, and homeless veterans who both sides of Washington often seem to forget about. However, there are a number of resources that veterans can turn ...
VA Disability Compensation Information — What you Need to Know
American service members are in the business of putting themselves in harm’s way for the honor of their country. As a result, American Veterans who were injured while serving their country are owed a great debt of service that can never ...
The Tragic Effects of Military Sexual Trauma
The effects of military sexual trauma can impact any Veteran, male or female.American armed service members volunteer to put themselves in harm's way in order to serve their country. Yet in many cases, the harm these Veterans face has ...
Our Giving Tuesday Counselor
If you saw our Giving Tuesday Facebook post on May 5, then you’ve met Mario Miramontes. He grew up in Los Angeles, Harbor Area, and went to Banning High School. He joined the Marine Corps straight out of high school. Trained in San Diego, ...
NVF’s Response to Covid-19: We Didn’t Miss a Day
Los Angeles went into lockdown on March 20th. The mayor’s announcement came late afternoon on the 19th. Our counselors were still answering calls on our Lifeline for Vets. Knowing the calls would continue to come in and ...
Diary: Louis Geiger, NVF Counselor
“An Army veteran called our Lifeline for Vets and needed his DD214 to complete his job application for a federal job. I advised him that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Personnel Records Center was accepting urgent DD214 requests ...
Women Veterans Coordinator, Martha Varela
Originally from Mexico, Varela has 20 years of non-profit work experience working with inner-city communities. An Army Veteran, she was a combat field medic. Martha holds a degree in Social Work, Youth Studies, and Multicultural Studies. ...
Meet Jim White
We waited a long time to be able to add Jim to our team. One of the most-decorated helicopter pilots in the Vietnam war, White earned the nickname “Sneaky” because he was so effective extracting troops under siege in the jungle.He fills ...
