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The Other Epidemic

By Shad Meshad / August 11, 2020

We’ve lived with the Covid-19 pandemic for six long months. The other epidemic? Since 1971, at least. When I came…

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Helping Veterans with Veteran Housing Grants

By National Veterans Foundation / July 30, 2020

The War on Terrorism, Viet Nam War, and even the Korean War have produced many injured, disabled, and homeless veterans…

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The Other Sides of Independence

By Shad Meshad / July 2, 2020

Happy Birthday, Land of the Free! America celebrates 244 years of Independence this July 4th. This year’s celebrations will likely…

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NVF Delivers Second Round of Survivor Boxes for Homeless in LA

By Shad Meshad / June 8, 2020

This is a large urban area. After our outreach to Skid Row with our Survival Boxes—a 3-5-day supply of food,…

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Our Giving Tuesday Counselor

By National Veterans Foundation / May 18, 2020

If you saw our Giving Tuesday Facebook post on May 5, then you’ve met Mario Miramontes. He grew up in…

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NVF’s Response to Covid-19: We Didn’t Miss a Day

By National Veterans Foundation / May 18, 2020

            Los Angeles went into lockdown on March 20th. The mayor’s announcement came late afternoon on the…

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Diary: Louis Geiger, NVF Counselor

By National Veterans Foundation / May 18, 2020

“An Army veteran called our Lifeline for Vets and needed his DD214 to complete his job application for a federal…

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Women Veterans Coordinator, Terrin Sullivan

By National Veterans Foundation / May 18, 2020

Terrin Sullivan joined our staff in November. She served in the Army National Guard as a Medic from 2018-2021. She’s pursuing…

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