NO ONE LEFT BEHIND!
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 ...
William Nash Discusses Moral Distress in First Responders
Last week I went out with my team to hand out survival boxes to the homeless on streets lined with make-shift shelters. The number of homeless has grown exponentially since I first began scouring the streets for veterans in the 1970s. What ...
U.S. Army Celebrates 245 Years on June 14
Third Cavalry on Parade at Camp Tampa, 1898 This Sunday, June 14th, marks a milestone: the U.S. Army celebrates 245 years of service to the nation. Founded on this day in 1775 when the Continental Congress reached consensus to authorize ...
NVF Delivers Second Round of Survivor Boxes for Homeless in LA
This is a large urban area. After our outreach to Skid Row with our Survival Boxes—a 3-5-day supply of food, masks, gloves and personal care items—I went out with our outreach team to Hollywood, West Hollywood and West LA on the same ...
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. ...
