NO ONE LEFT BEHIND!
Serving Veterans for 35 years, the National Veterans Foundation expands to all LA homeless by delivering Survival Boxes containing masks, gloves, food, sanitizer and some personal care items, enough to last 3-5 days.For 15 years our NVF ...
Vets Sheltering in Place: Pup Tents in the VA’s Parking Lot
The VA’s motto comes from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: “…to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.”A far cry from 25 pup tents erected in the West LA VA’s parking lot, wouldn’t you say? ...
U.S. Army Combat Vet Jake Ruch Bikes from Las Vegas to Los Angeles to Raise Awareness of Veterans’ Mental Health Issues
Los Angeles, CA -- (April 13, 2020) – Combat Vet Jake Ruch set off from the Welcome to Las Vegas sign on the south end of the strip Saturday morning to ride 300 miles to Los Angeles—in three days. Originally planned as a ride across ...
The NVF Responds to Covid-19
Our National Veterans Foundation Team is in constant contact with the VA and other local, regional, state and federal partners to make sure we provide the most up-to-date information to Veterans and their families who call our toll-free ...
Getting to Know our Women Veterans: An Army Veteran Interview
This Army Veteran interview spotlights a woman veteran who joined the Army in 1995. She answers our questions for our series of interviews to get to know our veterans.State of Residence: MassachusettsIn what branch of the military ...
The VA’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Our Lifeline for Vets phones are ringing off the hook with Veterans or their family members asking about VA facilities. In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the VA has called for additional screenings, questioning or testing Veterans ...
Another Way to Tackle Homelessness: Prevention
It’s an annual event, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) count of the homeless on LA streets. Here at the National Veterans Foundation, we know this territory. Our Outreach van scours the greater LA area year-round ...
Thoughts at Thanksgiving
Richard McFarthing, a homeless vet living on the streets of Hollywood Boulevard. Copyright Jessica Jewell Lanier. The rain in Los Angeles today will continue into tomorrow. For here, it’s cold. In most other parts of the country it’s even ...
