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NVF and Veterans Stand Together

By Cathie Smith / May 26, 2023

The NVF partnered with Veterans Stand Together (VST) to help a veteran whose locker/storage was broken into while he attended…

BetterLife Keeps Making it Better!

By Cathie Smith / May 26, 2023

Last summer BetterLife Insurance Company chose the NVF as the charity recipient for their 125th Anniversary. Shad flew out and…

Standing Tall in Sacramento

By Cathie Smith / May 26, 2023

NVF Counselor Kathleen Reilly participated in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Capitol Day on March 11th. Over 50 advocates…

Invoking the Senses with Art: Paint and Snack

By National Veterans Foundation / May 26, 2023

Held at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center on April 11, 2023, “Paint and Snack” is a repeating event,…

Remembering LT

By Cathie Smith / May 26, 2023

Bob “LT” Franco served in Vietnam in 1970, where he met NVF Founder Shad Meshad at the 95th Evac Hospital…

Giving Tuesday: A Day to Give Back and Help Veterans

By National Veterans Foundation / November 23, 2022

Not every call on our crisis and information hotline is a suicide call, but every call is a suicide prevention…

Special Reunion Between Two Unlikely Vets

By National Veterans Foundation / October 31, 2022

Almost 35 years ago, they met in Russia. One was a Russian Vet who served in Afghanistan. The other was…

NVF Celebrates 37 Years of Serving Vets and Their Families

By Cathie Smith / October 31, 2022

The NVF celebrated 37 years of serving veterans with an award ceremony for two special vets, Marc Thurston and Milo…