VFW National Home

My name is Jackie D. Floyd. I am the President of the VFW Auxiliary Post 8535 in Henderson, Texas. We collect money at each of our monthly meetings to send to National Home to help support the great things they do for our military and their families. We also donate extra when we can. The support they provide these families is amazing. National Home is there to help them transition into their new life. Without these homes for them to live in and a community to survive in, some families might not make it. They are a great organization for our military and their families. Thanks for all you do.

This is a most amazing place! I have visited 4-5 times. Run strictly on donations. The entire campus is a showplace. Very well maintained. But most important, serves a wonderful purpose by helping veterans and their families when they are in distress. Helps them set goals, financial planning, day care, further education, when needed. All of this, at no cost! They are there to help the family succeed. This is probably the best kept secret of the VFW!

The VFW National Home For Children is an amazing resource for veterans and military families to regain their strength for life and thrive. They are blessed with a professional compassionate support staff to help in the process to succeed. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States established this facility to continue to serve our nation's finest heroes.

National Home is one of the places I’ve been where you feel nothing but love! I am so proud to be able to represent by being a member of the VFW Auxiliary. You can be sure that our HEROES and their families at our VFW National home are loved!

This VFW National Home for Children is awesome place that helps veterans and their families in a time of need. Not only do they supply housing, they help the parents get more training for better jobs. It is a small village of its own to help the families. There’s many activities for the children to learn and play. I wished all families could have the experience that is given at the VFW National Home for Children!

Have been visiting the campus three or more times a year for the past ten years. I am a life member.GREAT Staff.

I am a Life Member of the VFW Auxiliary and a Life Member of the VFW National Home for Children. I also serve as a member of the Board of Trustees. I represent the states of California, Idaho, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. My volunteer work as a member of the board is to promote the work of the organization. I am not much of a salesperson; however, promoting the mission, staff and accomplishments of this organization is simple for me. I have seen first hand the work they do to help Military and Veteran families get their lives on track to help them with a better future.

Since becoming a Life Member I have learned and seen so much how the VFW National Home has helped many families across the United States.
They have a helpline to address the needs of the active military,veterans,and their families.
Its a great charity and deserves the recognition for all the positive influences they have made on these young peoples lives.

After my youngest daughter was born 3 months early, my family was thrown into financial and emotional crisis. Through the help of the VFW National Home our family has found stability and we are thriving. Our children owe their future to this organization and the wonderful people that donate. We are forever grateful. I highly recommend that anyone in need seek help here.

I love the VFW National Home for Children. They are top notch in helping our veterans and their families reach their goals for a better family lifestyle. I am proud to be the VFW Auxiliary program chairman for New Hampshire promoting the awesome National Home and the work they do!

My name is Robert Bruce Pashia I moved to the VFW National Home in 1971 Dyer the death of my parents. There were 5 children in my family. The National Home allowed my brothers and sisters to grow up together. I graduated in 1979. I entered the military and spent 11 years in the Army. I recently joined the VFW as a member and that was the proudest moment in my life. The National Home opened my life to so many possibilities that otherwise would not have been there. I can never repay the National Home for what they gave me. This is a great organization and I am proud to be affiliated with it. Thank you

Over the last 20 + years I have seen the children from the National Home come to the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Conventions. They were having fun and entertaining the convention goers and no matter the age from very young to teens they were involved. The National Home provides so many opportunities to the children, helping them explore where their talents, skills and interests are and go from there. I have met young adults who had lived at the home as children and heard their stories of the support and love that the staff at the Home gave them and helped them through some tough times. The VFW National Home for Children offer a Case Manager so the family can set goals and then help them figure out how to accomplish these goals. It offers Counseling to help families get through and for the parent that is the Veteran counseling to help deal with their time in the service. The Home saves lives and saves families. It fosters this environment of love and hope yet offers structure to family lives so they can move forward and achieve goals they didn't know how to attain prior to living at the Home.

When I rejoined the VFW Auxiliary in 2012 I started hearing about the VFW National Home For Children and had no idea what it was. So I started listening and asking questions about it. I was amazed when I heard how long it had been around and all of the amazing things they had done for children of veterans and now more recently what they do for veterans and their families. I said how does everyone not know about this wonderful place. I was so excited when the VFW and auxiliary of Iowa decided to do a bus trip up to the National Home. It changed my life forever... When I toured the whole site and then the Iowa home that we sponsor I was just amazed.. The highlight was attending the Halloween party for the kids and having the opportunity to speak with the parents and kids. I will never forget that day and all of the people who live on site and then all of the people who are there to help in any way possible to make sure these families are safe and have the opportunity to get established and back on their feet to make a better life for themselves and their family. Please take the time to learn about the VFW National Home for Children and the help they provide for veterans and their families. I promise you, you will be forever changed.

VFW 8th District Christmas parties are the best!! Michigan Days are also great!

I believe they ask for too much money! We are always being asked to donate and if you look at the financial reports, it doesn't appear that they need any money at all.

We are Ohio Pt 5 , James Hardin is Chairman of the National VFW CHILDREN'S HOME for Easter Treat in April. We take care of 100 eas5er baskets for all children at this home. We enjoy filling baskets, having dinner with them, Easter egg hunt on the grounds, ice cream parlor. All children of all ages enjoy.
Grand of Ohio Moc-Moca members enjoy it all.
See you all April 2020
Mary Ann Hardin

I just returned home from a wonderful visit from the VFW National Home in Eaton Rapids Michigan. What a jewel in a world that sometimes seems not to care. The compassion, education and knowledge that the staff show the families here is outstanding. Watching and hearing the stories of past and current families who have utilized this facility over the past 94 years gives you a warm feeling. I wish everyone could tour this facility and experience the love and life lessons that are taught to the families that need these services and then go out into the world and become successful!

The VFW National Home for Children does a wonderful job helping families in need. They give people the support they need to turn their lives around.

My wife and I had a chance to visit the National Home and we were very impressed with the facility. We had a chance to visit with the administrator who gave us a very detailed description to the operation and how each family was taken in, cared for and their follow on after their stay. We had a chance to tour the grounds and I have to say, the money generated for the home through VFW funds is well spent to house and care for the families that stay there. It is impressive the way it is well maintained. I would highly recommend taking a ride there and see it for yourself. My thanks to the staff and administrators for a job well done.

I have been a Life Member of the VFW National Home for Children for approximately 40 years. I have worked with them in varying capacities and I see them as a wonderful asset to the surrounding community as well as to the military and their family members. The staff members that handle the 800 helpline are awesome and have great compassion for ALL callers.

How can you not love an organization that cares for veterans families. This might be one of the most important non-profit organizations in the USA. I wish I could do more for them. As a Life Member of this wonderful place, I plea with anyone and everyone who would listen to pledge money and/or time to help this group out. God Bless the USA, God Bless the Defenders of Freedom, and God Bless those who care for the defenders children.

I have seen firsthand all they do for our veterans families. Giving the parents the chance to get better schooling for a better start. They have goals that have to be met for both children and parents.

The VFW Home of Children does thing for our Veteran and their families that the government should be doing. They do these thing with out any government support. Their support come from individual donation. These families that live there are getting the lives back together again. They have classes on education, work skills and finance. they can stay
for up to 4 years at no cost.

I've been a supporter of the VFW National Home for Children for years as they provide support to orphans and kids whose care plan fell apart during deployments.

Unlike foster care, kids are allowed to visit Home from college so they continue to have a support network.

In the past few years families are eligible for support, this means a Veteran that wants to go back to school can live in a residence with his family and have help to keep his family together while attending school.

Take a look at the VFW National Home for Children homepage for a closer look at https://www.vfwnationalhome.org/

As one of the Vietnam veterans who left home in late 1967, returning a year later, with little support from the American community as a whole, I take pleasure in supporting a non-profit that takes care of our own and their families. No other organization goes anywhere near the level of support that is provided by the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children.
In times of need, whole families are provided for, from all of their daily needs to extra programs to enrich their lives in many other ways. All veterans (families), including non-combatants, are eligible for the programs and support provided by the National Home. I will always be a supporter of this great organization and the members of my VFW Post-6365, Locust, NC share my feelings in this regard.

It is a privilege to rank the VFW National Home for Children. It is one of the very few organizations which I whole-heartedly support. Being a veteran myself, I am proud of the many ways the National Home for Children helps and supports our veterans and their families when they need help. I encourage all my friends and fellow veterans to support this Home which is more than just for children.

My mother, Wanda Lasley Price, was raised by the VFW home from the time she was 5 until she graduated from high school. VFW Home raised women to be independent just as they did the boys. Because of their attitude, my mother married because she wanted to, had 3 daughters because she wanted to, worked at a Federal Government job and expanded her position as high as she could before retiring. I personally feel, she was the beginning of what women finally discovered they could be.

She always spoke of the home as a nurturing place. She had 4 sisters there with her, 3 older, 1 younger, not always living in the same house. At 5, she lost so much but, with the support of the home, gain the help she needed to become a success in life.

She had 3 daughters of her own, many grandchildren, great grandchildren and lived until 94. The man she loved, they were married for 60 years, was devoted to her and she to him.

I will always give credit to the VFW Home for the character, organization and support my mother always gave. She was a wonderful person and mother.

I would like to tell everyone how great this Organization is. They help by providing a home for a surviving spouse & children, education, love, support, day care,chapel, community center, guest lodge and so much more. Please take a few minutes to get to see all the great things they do for a family in need.

This is a great place! That helps Veterans and their families.....

I work for the VFW Department of South Carolina and we get several requests for assistance each week. The National Home is at the top of my list for referrals. They have a great staff and so many contacts across the country, I know our callers will get the assistance they need. I am also proud of the work they do with the family's residing at the National Home. I have visited them and was so impressed with all the programs and facility's they have. I can't say enough about all the do for our Veterans and families.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children has provided a tremendous service to our Nation and its veterans for decades. When I visited last spring, I was truly amazed at the professionalism, care, education along with a variety of other services that the staff provides to military and veteran families that truly need it. In so many cases, they bring in families that have no options and no place to go. The outstanding staff at the National Home work with the families to get them back on track in an extremely safe and supportive environment. Words simply do not do justice to the impact this fine institution has on families.

After visiting this facility I came away thinking everyone needs to know of the wonderful facility that directly helps service men and women families. All citizens need to go for a tour and listen to the employees to experience first hand the works that National Home for Children does daily for those in dire need. Families have gotten back on their feet, they have met those who share similar life experiences and I would venture to guess they have made lifelong friends during their stay at National Home for Children.

I have visited the VFW National Home for Children on a couple of different occasions. The work they do is fantastic. It pays tribute to those that have served, are serving, and those that will serve in the future.

I'm a Vietnam War veteran, Army Nurse, and when I joined the VFW, in 2011, I learned about this wonderful charity. I'm a "Life Member" of the VFW's National Home for Children and follow their progress through mailings, e-mails, and word-of-mouth reports from other veterans, who have visited the "Home", in person. A few years ago, I even met a man, who had come to live at the VFW Home for Children, in 1926. He became a WWII veteran and has had a deep appreciation for the "Home", all his life. This is a very worthy cause and deserving of all the support they can get, from veterans as well as the general public. I urge all my friends to visit their website: www.vfwnationalhome.org.

It warms my heart to see organizations like this giving back to those that defend our freedom and fall on hard times and just need a break from it all to get back on their feet again.

Not until I joined the VFW did I know what the VFW National Home for Children was about. After which it was not a hard decision to become a Life Member of the National Home. I am looking forward taken a trip up to Eaton Rapids, MI. to visit.
There are many nonprofits but the Nat'l Home for Children really struck a chord with me for what they do. I am very honored to be a Life Member of the National Home for Children.

The premier home for childen of passed-on, disabled and abandon children of veterans there is no better. In fact NY, where I live, sponsors two homes due to the fragility of the children and single parents who reside here.

The VFW's National Home for Children over the years has been God-sent for so many Active duty military, VFW members and disabled Veterans in need for there children to have a safe and caring place to leave children until they can be re-united. It have been very fulfilling to raise funds in support for this children's home which is truly a national treasure.
Member
VFW Post 3396

As the Department President of Illinois, we support two homes on the campus. The "National Home" is like nothing you have ever seen. It is not a clinical setting rather a home setting. It is a wonderful community for families of veterans and veterans with their families. National Home provides everything for the family. The home they live in, utilities, rehabilitation, schooling of the children, activities, and counselling if needed or warranted due to their veteran injury. They provide transportation for the Children who may need or want off campus activities. In essence the "world" is provided to these families, they provide hope, love, and a sense of belonging at a time which could be very traumatic and uncertain for the family. There is so much they are involved in! They have child care facilities for the parents, playground equipment, gymnasium, crafts, and an area designated for fun and even includes popcorn and ice cream!

This nonprofit organization has help many families who lost a family member. The National Home for Children saved 2 children in my home town who would of living on the street. I support them 110%.

This is a very important organization for our nation's veterans and their families.

I am a life member of the VFW National Home for Children. People have no idea some of the trails our military families have. A young single Mom gets deployed, but has no one to care for her child until she contacts the National Home. When someone comes home from the war zone and finds they lost their home and heir children are emotional lost, the national home will be there to help pick up their lives again and the soldier to get back into civil life.
There are unless stories that the VFW National Home for Children has helped. I donate throughout the year when ever I can.

The VFW National Home for Children does an outstanding job taking care of our veterans and families. They provide a home for a military family that is going through rough times either caused by loss of a loved one, disability due to a deployment. They help the family get back on their feet.

I am a member from Missouri and had the chance to visit and let me tell you what they do there for the families is right on. The Missouri house had a mother of two living in it and she was on her last year but was ready to take on the world after all of her training she received because of the home.

I am a VFW Life Member since November 2011. I have read up on what the VFW National Home does and it is a great asset to families that need assistance and have become a life member of the National Home also. I think there is no better service to families that need a place to stay. I know the National Home relies strictly on donations and I make donation every year now.

I have seen first hand all the great works of this non-profit. Many mothers and children came from very tough times and were able to get an education, learn positive life-skills, heal, and grow into positive and responsible adults and children.

I have visited the National Home and toured the property. They provide unmatched services & support to Veterans and their families who experience difficulties as a result of the Service member's service to our country.

With an unemployment rate over 3 times the national average for Military Spouses, the effect of the death, or illness, of the Service Member "breadwinner" is not only an extremely difficult emotional loss to the Family, but a potentially devastating financial one as well that can lead to Military Families being thrust into poverty. With high costs for childcare, the risk of homelessness is a real and scary possibility. Thanks to the VFW National Home For Children (NHFC), not only the Children of the Service Member, and Veterans, but also the Spouse have a safe and loving place to go and call home. The community of support is unparalleled. The VFW NFHC gives a hand up, not a handout by offering job and skill training opportunities to help the families attain gainful employment which leads to independent living when they are able to progress to the point where they are able to move out, support themselves, and even buy their own home! Though I have fortunately not needed the service, my wife and I do talk about worst-case scenarios, and it is comforting to know that should something happen to me, my Wife and newborn daughter will have a place they can go and be well taken care of until they are able to regain their independence. Programs like this one are amazing. Knowing that the VFW continues to take care of the needs of military and veteran families is something that is truly a blessing. I know that I cannot purchase the kind of peace of mind I have that knowing the VFW National Home For Children is there gives me. Many of my comrades and their families have been helped, and are now back on their feet and giving back by continuing to be of service to the military community in too many ways to mention. Thank you VFW! You truly do live up to your motto "No one does more for Veterans"! I would add "and their families" to make it even more accurate! Keep doing what you do! NO ONE DOES IT BETTER in my opinion.

The VFW Children's Home has helped many veterans' families over the years. They take care of service members' children while they are away on active duty. It doesn't get any better than that.

I have visited this home many times over the past 20 years. Each time has been rewarding since they truly care about all of their residents even past ones. Once a family is at the National home, they are remembered for life and if they require assistance in their future, the National home will always reach out to assist.

I've been a financial supported of the VFW National Home for Children since 1975. A great place to assist youngsters & their families to grow up with many activities, education, their own fire dept., athletics etc. The staff continuously is working to always give families that TLC touch & work to make the Home a great place to grow up and live.

I volunteer for the VFW....and this home is part of our donations, we give to every year....

They do great things with the money! And help a lot of kids!

They even just got another van...just from collecting Cambells soup labels! Which our unit helped to contribute...so in a way...helped them get the much needed van for the kids!

Please support them, anyway you can! :-)

I have visited the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children. I was so amazed at the wonderful work they do for our Veterans and their families. So many soldiers are coming home from war facing problems in their lives such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Disorder, Financial Issues, Family Crisis and much more. The National Home for Children gives Veterans a safe haven to get their life back in order. They use a screening process and guidance that is needed to get the Family back into a stable environment. No one does more for Veterans than the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Auxiliary. The National Home for Children is one example of the great work that is done for Veterans.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND WORTHWHILE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COUNTRY. THIS HOME PROVIDES A HOME,PROJECTS AND STABILITY FOR FAMILIES OF OUR COUNTRIES VETERANS. WE OWE OUR GRATITUDE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND ARE DEDICATED TO CARE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN.
I BELIEVE IT IS OUR DUTY TO SUPPORT THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION.

This is perfect place for kids and there
Parents to live. When one parent is deployed, or the child has no place to go, or when the parent is deceased

In this day and age, it's good to know there is still a place to go, people who care, and willing to help. All in one stop shop to get back on your feet; food, shelter, and training or counseling. It does the heart good to know the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children exist. Thank you for all you do for those who did all they could do for our country!

VFW National Home for Children provides a home for a Veteran family who has lost a spouse and has children or even a veteran and spouse with children that have fallen on hard times. I visited the VFW National Home late last year and it was amazing. VFW National Home for Children really needs more help to continue what they do. They should not be a secret because if they received more exposure I am sure many more caring Americans would help them.

This is a much needed and worthy cause. thank you for your work with children and families.

I have had an association with the VFW National Home for Children for at least 50 years. They have helped many veterans' families with a home, education and community life. Every dollar that I have sent has been well spent.

They provide a much needed service to families of Veterans.

The VFW National Home for Children is essential in helping the families and children of our nations war heroes. Many of them need assistance when a spouse is deployed and they cannot afford to keep a home stateside. The National Home then allows the family to live at the Home until the spouse returns and then even has the spouse stay at the Home until the family unit can fully function and then assists them in finding a home of their own. Many children of our nations war heroes have been permitted to get a great education and superior experiences at the Home and have then gone on to college and become outstanding citizens.

I have observed, first hand, of the support given to children and families of our Veterans.

I am a proud supporter of the VFW National Home for Children because they have always stayed true to their Mission, and have adjusted their mission to meet current needs. Hundreds (thousands?) of children, and now, families have been kept from homelessness and desperation because the VFWNH has been able to provide emergency and long term assistance.
I will be a supporter of the Home for the rest of my life.

The VFW National Home for Children has been my favorite for years. How wonderful that our military families have such a wonderful place as a safe harbor when they desperately need assistance. Thank you again for the wonderful job you always do.
Catherine Steel, South Carolina

Hawaii VFW have a Home there that we support.
We receive timely reports/reviews and especially
financial reports that are transparent.
Management is up front and very professional.

Norbert K. Enos
State Adjutant - Quartermaster
Past National Inspector General

My father was a World War II veteran and an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, with my mother an active member of the Auxiliary. When he died suddenly in 1972, Mom was left alone with 5 children--all still in school. Because of the National Home's high standards and ideals, Mom seriously considered moving to the National Home. She was willing to move her family hundreds of miles, from South Dakota to Michigan, to provide us shelter and security. Ultimately, we did not have to make that move. But knowing that the National Home was there for us, I know it eased Mom's cares and concerns for our future. Fast forward a few decades...I was able to visit the VFW National Home for Children in 2014. Witnessing first hand that the high standards of caring, counseling, training and security on their campus remained the same, was very inspiring for me. I am a very proud life member supporter of the VFW National Home for Children! I have always be amazed that they continue their outstanding work for all Veterans and their families without ANY government assistance. ALL of their work is accomplished through donations from the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and their Auxiliaries. In my opinion, the VFW National Home for Children is most qualified in receiving assistance in their advertising needs.

The VFW home has been in Michigan t for a long time taking care of your most precious gift. Our children ! And they really are all our children. The children live there with loving house parents , just like a real family anywhere. They learn to be self sufficient. They learn to take care of themselves and others. They are protected under VFW and Auxiliary arms of love. They are the future .

The VFW National home for Children and their families are well served in this quite community. Here families can heal together and grow together as a unit. Not only do they honor our Nation's heroes but continue to care for the the children of those who have given the last full measure to this great country. The programs they offer care these children and their families through their entire lives.

I visited the VFW National Home for Children in September, 2016 and was extremely impressed with the professionalism, courtesy and friendliness of the entire staff. The homes, grounds and facilities for the children and families are excellent. I have never seen a better run non-profit.

Pete Walter
8 Tallowood Drive
Westampton. NJ 08060

The VFW National Home for Children is a beautiful setting for military families to receive assistance with a place to live while learning to make a new start on life when life has failed them in some way. The staff are professional trained to lead the families back to independence and success. The children learn responsibility through projects like animal husbandry in addition to getting an education in the local schools. Parents either attend college or receive job training. They attend classes on the campus for parenting skills, financial advice, etc. to help them prepare for a successful and fulfilling life after leaving the campus.

The VFW National Home for Children is certainly the most welcome and compassionate place for children of veterans and their parents who have experienced a great loss in their lives. Many of the families are single parent after losing a parent in service to our nation. I have visited the home and families and have seen the love and hope in their eyes.

We have been at the National Home for children many times it is such a great place. It's wonderful to have such a great place where our Veterans Spouses and their children can go to get A new start.

The VFW is a wonderful place. It salvages lives and especially gives hope to children. There is an aura of happiness infused throughout the whole home. People are even changed by just visiting the home and observing for themselves. They truly do God's great work there on a daily basis.

I have visited the Home. I was really impressed with all they do for families and children. There is a strong commitment to help families get back on their feet. Their is a great educational program. Finacial training is important for family growth. It just one facet of what the Home can do. It's not an institution, it's a FAMILY helping each other.

I was badly wounded in combat as a Marine infantryman in Vietnam.
I know what it is like to come home and try to put your life back together.Those times were troubled, just like these.
Earlier this week I sent a check to this organization, it is the only way I have to thank the family and friends who helped me , most of whom are now dead.
I have yet to wake up in the middle of the night and think that I have done too much for other people , so although I am a small donor I will give again.
America's veterans have given so much, and in many cases everything.

The VFW National Home provides a life-changing opportunity for veterans and their families by providing free housing, education and job training, counseling services and more!

I have had the opportunity to have visited this wonderful facility. When I got there and had been with the children and families I was over whelmed with all the happiness I felt we had a great time went skating and then had an Easter celebration. Not too many know of this place but the world should know. The staff go above an above to make all feel welcome and at home. There should be more places like this and the world would be a better place

As a Life Member donor to the VFW National Home for Children, I feel my individual and my post's contributions provide help to families of active-duty military personnel, veterans and –- recognizing that the effects of war can last for generations -- descendants of members of the VFW and its Auxiliary.

VFW National Home for Children brings help to veterans' families in need. But it also provides a channel for veterans living abroad to help veterans in the United States. We help local charities and it is rewarding, but overseas most local charities are part of the community but have no veterans' families. We can give to both and feel the gift of giving both in our local community abroad and VFW National Home in out home country.

I have had a couple of opportunities to visit the National Home and found it to be a beautiful facility filled with loving and caring professionals. I have met the staff and spoken to the families there and heard many wonderful success stories. The facility is well managed and equipped for success from the housing to the fishing lake to the 4H farm to the child care facility to the museum and even it's very own fire station it is a place to be very proud of. I am honored to be a Life Member of the National Home and look forward to my next opportunity to visit.

When I visited this facility and interacted with the children it was such a joy to see the smile on their face when catching a fish in the lake or when they caught a ball or hit it for a base hit. Love this place and what they do for our Veterans and their family.

I have been involved with the VFW National Home for Children since 2004 when I visited for the first time as a Jr. Vice for the Ladies Auxiliary. My joy is knowing that when I give a donation, it is going to help make a difference in a Veteran and their family's lives. The Home is run by professional staff, maintained beautifully and always ready with our help line to aid the Veteran and their family find help if possible in their area, but if not to start the process of getting them to the Home where there will not only be a home, but counselling, help with budgeting and many other ways to help the family heal and get back to a normal life - all at no cost to the Veteran or their family.
This facility is a one of a kind tribute to those Veterans who have defended our freedom and is our way of "paying it forward" to those who need our services.
I am a VFW Auxiliary member, Past National President for the Auxiliary and now a Trustee for the National Home and I recommend everyone to get to know what the VFW National Home for Children has to offer and to support the Home with any donations possible.

I have supported the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children in Eaton Rapids MI., for many years. The name is a bit confusing, because the Home serves children, but also serves families of Veterans, and active duty military. The services are truly inclusive, as the Home provides housing, Education, Daycare, Case Management, Basic Needs, such as food and clothing, health care and recreation.
The Home is truly a community of caring focused on the needs of the folks welcomed in. Compassion, encouragement and love are all part of the culture at the Home.
They stretch their dollars, facilitate hundreds of Volunteers, and have the generous support of Veterans from all generations.
I will be a life time donor to this excellent organization and I recommend them to everyone I meet.

When I visit the National Home its always a joy to see the staff work and play with the children and visit the parents. The children run up to the workers (all of them) and say hi or give them a hug. What a wonderful site. The parents are given time to regain their balance of family and work/school. A lot of the parents get their college degree. They learn to balance a budget which helps them once they get their own home. The children go to local schools and get involved in local sports. When I leave National Home I am in such a joy state to see that our Veterans and families are being helped.

What can I say, children and veterans, two groups so very close to my heart. They give up so much to keep us safe, I love being able to give back in a small way to the VF W national home to give families a safe and comforting place to live when they need it.

I have only been a person that has donated a few times, but I can see the work that this agency does for children and families. I appreciate that there is something like this to help the children of Veterans.

I am the Headquarters Admin Assistant for VFW Department of South Carolina. In my daily work I am contacted by Veterans who are in desperate situations. I naturally refer them to any local assistance but I always add the National Home Assistance line. I can not tell you the number of these familys that call me back and praise the National Home. They provide emotional support as well as contact information on assistance available nation wide.
Having been to the Home to visit, I can tell you that the work they do there is only the tip of the iceberg. I can't say enough about how helpful and caring the staff is to all who seek there assistance.

I have always had the utmost respect for veterans and what they have done for us and our country. So when I recently moved to the area and saw that the VFW National Home for Children was located there, I knew I wanted to give back and volunteer. I was met with nothing but kindness and gratitude. I volunteer about 2-3 times a week and look forward to coming to this beautiful, serene, and calming campus every time. The staff do a wonderful job for the veterans who need a little assistance and I'm incredibly grateful to be a part of it, no matter how small my part may seem.

I have been involved with the National Home for the last seven years, helping to host the Department of Missouri bus trip to the Fall Festival. I have always found the Staff to be passionately committed to the health, education and well-being of the residents. The Administration looks for any possible way to stretch resources, such as collecting enough labels to get seven vans for Home use. That's over seven million labels!!! Dedication personified.

Great place who does a great job at no cost to the users.

I've been giving a monthly gift to this organization for several years. I feel my donations are being used wisely and appreciate that it is a organization that has longevity and my gifts are beneficial to many veteran families.

During a recent visit to the home I met a young couple with their very small child. We stopped to visit for a bit. The young man was just back from deployment in Afghanistan. He and his family were residents of the home during his treatment for PTSD at a local VA facility. The home gave them a place to live during his treatment time, otherwise they would not have had a place to live. They were grateful for all the help given by the folks at the National Home. He and his wife thanked us many times for all the help and and explained what a blessing it was to have the services of the National Home available to them.
Ed McCray, Commander, VFW District 1, Dept. of Ohio

I am a member of the VFW Auxiliary to Post 2434 (Biloxi, MS). My friend and I are proud to support this great organization which helps veterans and their families during difficult times. It is so much more than the name implies, for example, on the VFW National Childrens' Home campus are many houses supported by individual states by the VFW and Auxiliary members. Mississippi has a home there. My friend and I also tell all our friends, both VFW and VFW Auxiliary members, and relatives and encourage them to donate to this organization/facility by having them sign up as lifetime members for as little as $35. I consider myself as a volunteer although I live in Mississippi and the Home is in Michigan.

I have lived at the National Home for 3 years now with my 3 children. I am in the single family program. I qualified because my grandfather was a WW11 veteran. The home has provided a safe haven for my children and myself. Before I came to the National Home I was hopeless. With the help of the support staff I got back on my feet. My children have a safe neighborhood to play at, and go on many trips. They also have access to a computer lab with tutoring available. I ask my youngest what his favorite thing is about living there and he replies; "There's lots of kids to play with, I and I feel safe" Because of the National Home for Children my children have a since of community and pride!

I lived at this wonderful place for 3 years starting in 2004. The help they gave to me and my daughter was life-changing.

What an incredible place! I was so glad to volunteer at a place that helps veterans and their families. The program makes sense and really seems to help families get 'back on their feet.' The staff were very kind and helpful. I would definitely recommend donating your time and/or funds to help this worthwhile cause. -Julie S, USAF Veteran, Dubuque, Iowa

The houses and grounds are kept meticulous! There is a lot of history there. So many families have come thru there and were able to get assistance. The staff is all friendly and extremely helpful and welcoming. We stayed in the guesthouse, which is really more like a motel. Everything is clean and well maintained. We painted a room off the new museum and sorted and scanned photos. I really enjoyed getting to see the time capsule of memories. Tim and the staff were just as concerned that we were enjoying ourselves as we were to do a good job. I would do it again! I definitely would recommend them - they are deserving of your time and donations!

They do great work and I love donating for their work

What they do for families and children in need is outstanding and honorable.

VFW Home for children, supported by VFW's nation wide, offers veterans and their families a hand up. Providing a safe and stable invierment allowing the veteran's to achieve financial stability.

We have been raising funds from our VFW Auxiliary Post 8203 for our national home. All funds go to a great cause. Helping veterans an families is there mission.

We are proud to support such a wonderful place that allows Families and Children of Veterans to assist them in their time of need. It is amazing such a place exists so the children can continue to be educated, enjoy a fun place, to be with others that share their experiences, and so much more. Thank you to the people that continue to make this a great place. Military Order of Cooties; Pup Tent White Mule #2

The work they do for children is unmatched. Children have the opportunity to be just that: children. They are nurtured, loved, supported, and cared for! Absolutely wonderful home for our veterans and their children!

This nonprofit offers safety, financial, and educational support to all of its participants. My daughter and grandkids live here and this experience has been life changing for them.

Wonderful place for veteran's families. The care is very evident.

Great Dedication And A Great Help To Veterans And Families. Veterans And Families
Who Have Had Multiple Deployments Deserve Care And A Chance To Heal And
Enjoy Life Again.
The VFW National Home For Children Has Been Helping Military And Veterans'
Families Since 1925

I am proud to support this fantastic organization and the wonderful work they do.

The time that I have spent at the National Home was great and my wife and I plan to visit and support them as much as we can. The work they do in helping is immeasurable. I am happy to help support them.

I was a resident at the home in the early 1950s after my mother died. My sister and I spent about 2 yrs there and then our Father brought us back home. It was a great place for children.

Visited the home in May. Best experience since my kids and grandkids were born. The Staff were all friendly and knowledgeable. The residents told very positive events that have happened to them and their families. They were all grateful for the counciling given for financial, health, and many more to help them get on the path to success.

Without the services of the National Home I don't know where my three children and myself would be today. They provide a home and safe environment for my family to live while I can get back on my feet. The services they provide for my family are overwhelming such as tutoring, life skills, trips, job skills,daycare, just to name a few. The National Home also teaches my children the value of our veterans and the sacrifices they have made for us. We are very grateful and blessed to live at the home.

Dollar for dollar the VFW National Home is one of the best things going. The work they do to try and bring a sense of normal living to the families and children they have at their location is simply outstanding.

This place has helped my family in ways I will never be able to repay. I have no idea where we would be without them. They treat you like family.

I have donated to the Home for years and visited 6-7 times (14hours on a bus each way--tells you how much I love the place). The kids are smart, friendly, and true ambassadors of the organization. The parents are given a chance to learn and grow and become the parents they want to be in a safe, inspiring environment. On one visit I met a mother and her three kids the week they arrived, early in December. The kids clung to their mother, were fearful of others, and timid when accepting our Christmas gifts. The next year I saw them again, Mom looked 10 years younger and glowed with confidence. The children were smiling, offered hugs, and went off, without Mom, to help the staff with some younger kids. All were talkative and grateful for the opportunities they had been given. Mom was going to school to get a better job, and the kids were excelling in school. THIS is why I give my money and my time --- to give others a hand up so they can help themselves to a better life.

I would like to say thanks to all the stall at the Veterans Of Foreign Wars National Home For Children. They have continued to provide a needed service to the families of our veterans.

I have been a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars for 36 years and the National Home has been there for the children of or Veterans as long as I can remember. The children have all the comforts of a real home. I feel that the National Home is a wonderful place to grow up.

Great support for our military and families. The states all take part by building homes for the families then by taking care of the homes with donartions from the Posts.

The V.F.W. National Home for Children has been serving Veterans and their families for many years. The care and concern shown to those who have lived and are living on the campus is outstanding. The facilities are kept up to high standards and the home is supported greatly by the various Departments (States) and past and current National officers. This is the best facility for veteran famiiles!!!!!

My friend went to live at the VFW National Home for Children along with her young daughter to get out of an abusive relationship. It was a tremendous help in getting her life back on track. She was given time to learn skills that helped her get a job. She is now on her own, owns a home and has remarried. All thanks to the National Home.

The homes and grounds of this facility represent the highest levels of workmanship and care that can be seen in American neighborhoods. Anyone would be proud to call this place home, and the staff has the deepest regard for making our guests comfortable. Our visits here are always very pleasant, with everyone using the most courteous hospitality.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children does a great job at caring for the dependents of the deployed service member, the entire campus was well kept and clean, all the facilities looked great, the staff was extremely friendly and helpful.

If you have never had the experience of visiting the VFW National Home for Children, you are missing a great experience. The services provided by those that work and volunteer there is wonderful. There are houses that were built by funds from different states throughout the United States to provide housing for our military families that have someone serving overseas.

They provide training and help for women in need of getting back into the work force. They have a daycare and childcare onsite that provides services for those mothers already working. Houses are built to accommodate those with a handicap. IF you have a family to visit there, they have a place to stay onsite and a chapel if you would like to have a quiet place to worship. They have a gym with areas set up to entertain and accommodate different age groups from teens to preschool.
My husband and I stopped in unannounced one afternoon and were treated to a personal tour of the campus. They are one of a kind. They are dedicated to helping our veterans and their families. They have my blessings. I am now a lifetime member. They make a difference.

PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS BOARD MEMBER. HAVE MADE MANY TRIPS TO NATIONAL HOME
AND HAVE SEEN THE GOOD WORK DONE AND THE HAPPY CHILDREN. ALSO WITNESSED THE
GOOD WORK DONE WITH THE SINGLE PARENTS WITH TEACHING THEM TO BUDGET AND PROVIDE
FOR THEIR CHILDREN. STAFF IS GREAT AND CARING.

Had the opportunity to visit the campus. Met lots of caring staff. Wonderful organization.

All the funds they receive are well spent. Low administrative cost while helping the families of many veterans

What the VFW National Home provides for families of veterans and their children is awesome. It gives the children a healthy place to live in and a normal family atmosphere for them and allows a mother or father a chance to build a career while not having to worry about their child. The people who work at the home are very special caring individuals who enjoy their work and love everything about the home.
I have visited the home several times and each time I have been very impressed with the people who work there and have totally enjoyed the children and their family when there.

Bonnie Burgy, Mem. Ladies Aux. VFW

As a Combat Wounded Vietnam Veteran and Life Member of VFW Post 10212 I truly support the VFW National Home for Children. They do a tremendous job in taking care of our widows and orphans. They have my utmost respect and admiration.

I visited the VFW National Home last summer. What a warm, welcoming experience. The Washington Cottage was beautiful as was the entire campus. The family who lives in the cottage was very gracious to allow us to visit their home. The staff is very friendly and thorough. They are excellent at Customer Service in person, over the phone or over the Internet. The basis for the National Home is very simple, provide a friendly place for veterans or active duty family members, help them and the children get the education they need to be productive members of society and teach patriotism all at the same time. We met children of all ages and they were healthy and happy. The program really works, the kids learn responsibility and have a safe place to grow up. The museum is very interesting, it was good to see how many generations of kids are still in touch with each other and the National Home. What a great legacy of service to our veterans and their families. Their arms are always open in welcome. You should visit, it will give you a greater understanding of their mission.

I am very proud of the V.F.W. National Home for Children and the great work they do. I have visited there many times because it is in my home state of Michigan. I have always known about National Home but I'm amazed at how many members have never been there. The staff is great and they would love to see you.

Marcie Brown
Charlotte, Michigan
Post2406

Their mission is one that will help all throughout time"

I am a life member of VFW National Home for Children because of the fantastic work they do helping families of our veterans stay together through difficult times. What more honorable way to tell our veterans & most importantly their children that they are respected & loved!

The National Home is a great place who helps keep families together or helps children with no families
become productive and proud individuals within our Communities. These children have the opportunity to stay together as a unit and are given great changes to continue their education. Many have gone on to college and given back to the Home and our world by joining the military service (which is not a requirement) Other have gone on into the work force with confidence and pride for their Country.
This is an important Home where the need unfortunately is needed now even more than in the past with
so much going on in the world with the conflicts and economy where families can not always help and take on additional members as in the past. There are many VFW Comrades and Auxiliary Sisters who support this Home as well as the employees who work there that think of all the children as part of our
families and give them our love and thoughts throughout the years.

Been involved as a donor for many years. Was involved as a volunteer and helped build a duplex when a member of the UAW Veterans committee. Volunteered to help when the moving wall was displayed a few years ago. Retired in 2007, moved to Florida and as a Life member and officer of my VFW post make a challenge to our post every year. Challenge is, I will personally match dollar for dollar any contribution our post makes to the home for the year. I am a Life Member of the The VFW National Home for Children, and have visited the home several times and can see so many amazing things that are always in progress there. The home helps to fill the void for our veterans families are faced with and you should make the time to visit the home in Eaton Rapids to see for yourself what great things are accomplished with our donations.

I am a member of the VFW Auxiliary and when one of our members passed away leaving a child with no one left to care for him the VFW National Home stepped right up to take charge of him. This child received an education and a 'family' immediately when he would otherwise have been placed in an adoption home for who knows how long. It provided him with instant stability and he blossomed into a wonderful young man thanks to the wonderful staff at this facility.

I wish I lived close to Eaton Rapids so I could volunteer, but thats not the case so I do what I can thru monthly donations. Having been a life member of the VFW for many years and listening to the mention of the national home in our closing prayer it just seems natural to help financially. As a Christian nation we are called upon to help one another and I can't think of anyone more deserving than our military families. They have given so much and yet our country expects more and more of them with fewer members. My meager donations have been recognized on a frequent basis and the National Home does a wonderful job staying in touch it its supporters. If you can't help financially, take a few minutes and lift the residents and staff up in prayer. Thanks

The VFW National Home for Children is a God send. The way they truly care for the families of Veterans, especially the children, is amazing. I recently visited their campus and was blown away how they offer so much on what they receive. The residents are happy and secure with this environment.

My daughter has worked for the nursery for almost8 years and I think what this home provides is amazing! There are so many programs being cut and eliminated that try to help and this one definitely provides a second chance to get back on your feet and be able to provide for your family. I can't bbelieve it is the only one in the county that does that when it could be so useful in so many areas in the whole United states. It is definitely money well spent and gives people in troublea solid base to learn and achievea positive way to live. 1000 times up for this program!!!! Need more like it all around the country!!!

I have been associated with the VFW National Home for Children in Eaton Rapids, MI for the last 12 years or so through my membership as an officer in my local VFW Post. The home has always been proactive in doing all within their power to care for the dependents of active duty folks needing help with some of the life challenges that being in the military brings. They have a state of the art school located on a beautiful campus. They have recently been fundraising to raise money for the upgrade of their technology department with computers, printers and such. I donate to the Home on a regular basis and my father who recently passed provided funds for them - a wonderful cause.

I grew up in 10 foster homes and two Institutions" The VFW National Home is superior to all of them. I donoate and participate in the Annual Cootie Christmas Party.

The National Home is just wonderful and a beautiful place for our veterans children and family. The homes on the property are built by all states in the United States. It is a nonprofit organization. Please give them your vote and help. I am a life member of the VFW National Home.

The VFW National Home for Children is an amazing facility that assist family members of our service men and women. Though dontations and wonderful programs in which everone is given an opportunity to thrive not just surive. There campus is a amazing place for all that are served. God Bless this wondreful orginization!

The VFW National Home for Children is a non-profit unlike any other! Their mission is to help not only children but families to survive in a beautiful setting where kids grow up and thrive. Each time I visit the Home, I still get chills watching the children and seeing how well the whole place runs. Words cannot express they good they do!

I was in a desperate situation as a single mother I had nothing and nowhere to turn with my child. I was welcomed in and treated so well by all the volunteers and staff. My daughter was my major concern and she was so loved and cared for at the nursery that without them I do not think we would be where we are today. I was able to take my time and search for a position to where I could support myself and my daughter. I went from worrying if I was going to have to live in my car with my 1 year old and what I could do to feed her, to making 6 figures a year. This place was a answer to my prayers and the service they do to families in need of comfort and help I can not put into words. VFW home for Children saved my and my daughter's life and provided a safe environment until I was able to provide a future. They gave us our lives back!

This is an absolutely wonderful place which takes care of families of our service men add women who are stationed somewhere in the world and cannot be here to take care of their family themselves. The children are given a place to live, are taken to school, and fed regular meals. They take care of teens as well as infants. The VFW helps to support the home with donations of money as well as school supplies. Our soldiers have no worry about how their wives and children are being cared for while they are serving our country. The homes as well as the grounds are beautiful and extremely well kept. I am honored to recommend donations to the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children in Eaton Rapids, MI USA to help care for families of our troops around the world keeping our country safe from harm.

I am a PhD student with a specialization in Nonprofit Management. I have been aware of the VFW National Home for Children for over 20 years, and they are a top-notch organization. Their mission statement is very clear and is met all the times. They constantly provide the services as advertised, and the services they provide exceed the standards one would expect of such an organization. They should receive an "A-One" rating for all of their programs.

This is a great organization making a real difference in the lives of families affected by war. You can feel the calm as soon as you arrive on the campus. The families who live at the National Home work hard to get their lives headed in the right direction, and the staff is there to help and encourage them every step of the way.

This wonderful Home has taken care of our Military Children for many, many years from donations only.

Words can not express how terrific the VFW National Home for Children is. This is a place where families who have experienced difficulties in their family. These can range from injuries, unexpected deaths, financial problems, familial problems and many other issues. Residing on campus for up to three years the families are expected to have gainful employment, receive consuling and training in money management, eduction, savings, communication, etc. The children are offered one on one tutoring, a computer lab, science center, nursary services for three different age groups at no cost to the family. Testimonials from former residents indicate that at the end of the three years on campus, their lives have been completely changes. Most have acquired enough savings to have a down payment to purchase their own home, have repaired credit issues, and have earned a college degree. There is much more to the VFW National Home for children, but the best evidence of how how long the staff members have served on campus. Many for over 25 years. It actually takes a personal visit to the VFW National Home for Children to understand how great it is.

I am a grandmother and have had a grandson In Iraq two different times during this conflict. It was one of the most inspiring visits that I have had to be able to visit Eaton Rapids, Michigan and see for myself what great work is being done at the VFW National Home for Children. The openness of their acceptance of any military person and their families to help them get reestablished after being away from home and then cannot get a job or back on their feet is beyond anything I have seen in other groups. The respectful way those living there are treated and the great staff's ability to make then feel at home is something you need to see. Great job!! My vote is for this home to be given 5 stars for their achievement in helping those in need that have served in our military.

I'm a past Commander of the VFW and Past Grand Commander of the MOC State of Michigan. Everything the VFW National Home does with their children is commendable. The VFW National Home has been serving children and families in need since 1922 and I do everything I can you help them in raising money.

General Motors and the UAW have also helped. If you have any questions, log on to their website and see for your self. You can't go wrong donating to this charity.

PGC Bob Routhier Jr.

I am Commander of a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in the state of Illinois. It has been my pleasure to interact with the VFW National Home for Children on several ocassions. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Home with several dozen other VFW members from my state. Whatever I had known about the great work the Home does for children and families, it was reinforced on this visit. The residents are mostly families, single-parent, who collectively have about 120 children in residence, who are getting an opportunity to improve their lives through the help of the Home. The residents are set on a path of self-sustainability, through regular monitoring and evaluation, goal - setting, and activities tailored to their goals. The child care / nursery school was very impressive, with dedicated personnel. I have re-dedicated myself to do more with and for the jewel which is the VFW National Home for Children.

The VFW National Home does a Great Job taking care of Children and Military Families ! It gives
us Veterans a way to Help Todays Military Family !!

Having supported the VFW National Home for Children for years, I was honored to be present when the Arizona House was dedicated in 2002. Not only do our Arizona VFW Auxiliaries continue to support the National Home we also specifically donate to keep the Arizona House is top shape. The entire campus is well run and maintained to the highest level of our expectations and continues to meet the those expectations. Donations are used for their intended purpose and right now we are helping to bring the entire campus up to date with new computers. I have nothing but appreciation and admiration for the staff and volunteers at the National Home for everything that they do for veterans and their families to help them thrive. Children make great strides when they are in a place where they feel love and safe. That's what it's all about!

The VFW National Home for Children is an outstanding non-profit organization. I have heard many stories of veterans who have come home from military service overseas, have lost jobs and are suffering from PTSD. They cannot take care of their children for this reason or because spouses have left them while they were serving and cannot make ends meet when they get home. The VFW National Home for Children has been there to help many veterans in situations such as this. The children thrive at the National Home and the parent is able to get back on their feet and realize what a service they have performed for our county and what a tremendous service they still have to contribute to our world! This non-profit organization does not allow any veteran to be left behind and this, in itself, is worthy of an outstanding rating for a non-profit organization.

The VFW National Home for Children serves as a living memorial to America’s veterans by helping our nation’s veteran and military families during difficult times.

The VFW National Home for Children was founded in 1925 as a place where the families left behind by war -- mothers and children, brothers and sisters -- could remain together, keeping the family circle intact even when their serviceman didn't come home.

Today's families face different challenges -- reintegration, post-traumatic stress, high unemployment and rehabilitation from battlefield injuries, among others -- and the National Home has evolved over our decades-long history to meet those changing needs.

Whether they help a family find strength and support close to home through their Helpline, or the families become part of their campus community, military and veteran families can count on the VFW National Home for Children to help them build better lives together.

This is an outstanding charity doing good for our Armed Forces families. Some of the children are orphans while others just need a home and a place to feel loved, while a parent is deployed. This organization gets that kids are not grown at 18 and has services to successfully transition teens to college or to an independent adult life without throwing them on the street like foster care. Children there have opportunities that enable them to reach for the sky.

The VFW National Home for children is an amazing organization that has provided assistance for my family. The help that we have received has far exceeded any expectations I could have imagined. From providing amazing childcare to our son, to assistant for groceries while we were struggling to get by financially. The staff at the National home work around the clock with the sincere motivation of giving back to veterans and their families. I speak for my whole family when I say that, to us, the National Home has become our home and the staff our extended family. We hope to one day give back to the organization that has selflessly supported and believed in our family. Beyond the staff, the veterans who tireless work to fund this organization so that they may help other veterans and their families... I have to say that I have been struck several times by the generosity and concern of these veterans. There is still "good" in this world and if you ever need to be reminded, visit the National Home.

Living at the VFW National Homes for Children has been the best experience for my family. They give you that once in a lifetime chance to get back on your feet when you've come across hard times. The staff here is excellent and give you every tool you need to succeed. They gave my family a stable home, and a level of happiness we haven't had in a long time. The donors and staff here are the mist wonderful and giving people I have ever met. Personally I don't know what we would have done without them, and there is no way to even express how thankful we are.

Our VFW Post conducts an annual fundraising weekend to support the Tennessee home on the Eaton Rapids campus. We feel that is an important outreach program to veterans and survivors. A visit to the campus only reinforced that.

As one who used to live on the campus of the VFW National Home For Children, I will give all willing to donate one dire warning: for the love of god DON'T! I lived here for a few years and it was all a total façade. Everything that you see on state days is FAKE. All the "shiny happy people" are just people who are being led into insanity by Patrice Green and Molly Studinger. I have seen this firsthand, every "house tour" is set up. Everything has to be done to the employee's standards and I feel that is very wrong. Is it suspicious that the houses look virtually vacant when you tour? I know that the social workers such as Naomi McClurg and Andrea Durkee did NOT like me and my family being present during house tours. Point is, they want to control and manipulate your lives and it is WRONG. For the love of god, donate your money to worthier causes, such as the "Stand Up And shout" cancer fund, or the Michigan Humane Society, just not these fools! Expect this to be taken down as soon as a rep from the hime finds this, as a form of damage control!

Our VFW & LAVFW in Blanchard, OK supported in 2012-2013 with several donations and some of our members became life members. I will be a life member soon!! We hope the new phone system has been installed and we purchased bricks to help them and to honor the namesake of our Post, Tony K Burris, Medal of Honor. Going there for a visit is on my bucket list.

Our auxiliary buys a life membership for one of our members each year. It's a small way to help this great cause.
We also save soup labels to help them.

I have been a life member of the VFW National Home for Children since 2002 when I joined the Ladies Auxiliary to Georgetown Memorial Post #6444 Veterans of Foreign Wars. I have conducted yearly Fundraisers for the National Home with the assistance of other Ladies Auxiliary Members. I feel very committed to helping children of Veterans and this is a great organization. I visited the Campus and was pleasantly surprise of the opportunities available for our Military children. I talk about the Children's Home at our regular monthly meetings and advise them to become Life Members, bring in their UPC labels from Campbells, Swanson, etc. The story behind the National is beautiful and I give the story every year at our training session. You are my special organization. Thank you for being there. Hugs to you..Vivian Segelken, Georgetown, SC

I have been associated with the VFW National Home for Children since 2001 and am a Life Member of the home. I continue to support it with monetary donations. This past year as the VFW Department of Maryland State Commander, I selected the home as one of my Special Projects. We raised in excess of twenty two thousand dollars for the home, but more importantly, we also added 112 new Life Members from the department. This is significant in that anyone, even a non Veteran, can become a Life Member of the National Home by making a one time donation of thirty fiver dollars. I have also visited the home on several occasions and am very impressed in the way it operates under the leadership of Patrice Green and the other employee's. It is a wonderful place for the children and families of our veterans to reside in the many houses that our VFW Departments have adopted and fund. The children attend school and are not only educated throughout their time living there, but also are involved in many worth projects that teach them the tools they will need to succeed in life. May God continue to bless our National Home, our veterans and their families for their service to our country.

Past State Commander, Carl F. Vogt
VFW Department of Maryland
20112 -2013

I donate money to the National Home for Children with the confidence that my money will be used properly and with great pride that it is a VFW and Ladies Auxiliary project. We support this great "HOME" for the wonderful things they provide for our military members and their children.
Willo, Eufaula, OK

I'm a member of the VFW, as are all my motorcycle friends are - We are the VFWMGTX Unit #10. There are programs that support the Veterans in need of special help, like the Wounded Warrior Project and others, but there are those who are single parents and trauma hits.....what happens to the children? The National Home for Children is there to help them - God Bless Our National for Children!

Barbara6396 wrote:
I have been a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars since 1977. Several members of my family served at different times. My father, uncles, husband, cousins, niece and nephews. The National Home for Children take in children and families of military men and women who are not able to be here for them. They financially assist and give them a home. To my knowledge every child that was raised there have gone on to better things. How can this not be the best nonprofit in America. I have personally visited the home and was very proud of what I saw.

I am a Life member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and I feel the National Home for Children is a wonderful program. Our children are the hope of the future and the love and care provided can only nurture future good citizens. Not only are children provided care but also single parents are provided a home in need and helped to be able to create a stable family life. A Lifeline is available for those veterans and families under stress and they receive information where to receive help and aid.

I have been a member of the Ladies Auxiliary since 1994, and became very active in the many programs, my first visit to the National home was in 1994 on Ohio Day and every year after has been fantastic I remember going to the nursery the first time and fell in love with the place, the Ohio House is really nice and the great improvements at the National Home over the years have been great, the way the families and children are taken care of by all the staffshows they really care for all that live there, the programs they can get involved in like 4-H and scouts is great. I am always promoting National Home and telling every one that they need to visit to see the good that is being done for the Veterans children and the Veterans or the single families. I am a Life Member of the National Home and I send donations and other items to the National Home. "God Bless our Veterans and God Bless America." It is great to see all the organizations that can support the National Home without any goverment help.

As a life member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars, Military Order of the Cootie, it is our obligation to support the VFW National Home for Children. I with my comrades go to the Home for Ohio Day, Cootie Christmas, and Easter Treat where we stay on campus at the guest house. We always have a great time there with the kids and the hospitality is wonderful.

Clem Cwiklinski
PT 83 Seam Squirrel, VFW Post 3283, Huber Heights, OH.

Visiting the VFW National Home for Children was an awesome experience for both my husband and me. I found the staff to be friendly, knowledgeable, and place the children and their families as their #1 priority. They continually work hard to provide such a loving outlook on life. Thanks to Patrice Green, along with the entire staff, the families of our nation's heroes are able to overcome the hardships that come with being a soldier in time of war.

The VFW National Home is a wonderful "campus" of homes for single parent families, children without partents, famileis of a deployed servicemember. The family friendly environment encourcourages volunteering and continuing education. There is a museum to provide historical relevance for the 80 plus years it has provided homes not just way stations for youngsters. They also provide a free help line to link people to those who can help them.

Positive, loving environment for children of soldiers deployed or facing hardships. The education and experiences there will be remembered and used their entire lives. It is exceptional! Everyone should take the opportunity to visit or learn more about this facility.

I have been associated with the VFW National Home for Children since 1965 and continue to support it with monetary donations. I have visited the home on several occasions and am very impressed in the way it operates and with Patrice Green and the other employess guideance it is a wonderful place for the children and families of our veterans to reside. The children attend school and are not only educated throughout their time living there, but also are involved in many worth projects that teach them the tools they will need to succeed in life. May God continue to bless our veterans and their families for their service to our country.

bcroyston@aol.com

I have visited the National Home for Children and was so impressed with the dedicated staff. The children all seem to be happy, confident and well cared for. It is an honor to be a regular monthly donor. It is so easy to set up a monthly donation. No amount is too small. I encourage everyone to visit their website and if in Michigan to visit the National Home itself. It's one of the best things the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary do for our veterans and their families.

A most dedicated staff and awesome programs and facilities for Veterans families
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I have visited the VFW National Home for Children and it is a wonderful place. The homes and grounds are beautiful and WELL kept. The National Home is a positive place for families to grow and make a better life. I love that the National Home has also opened up to the children of our service men and women that both are serving overseas at the same time. What a blessing for these men and women to know that their children are safe and well cared for.

I visited National Home in 2012 for the first time and was awed by this "little city" The folks that live there are warm and welcoming and feel truly blessed! If anyone is around Eaton Rapids, please make sure you stop and visit

I have been an Auxiliary Sister for 30+ years. I and another Aux. Sister attended another convention in Grand Rapids a few years ago and I had told myself, if I EVER get to Michigan, I am going to visit the VFW National Home for Children and we did. I collect the Campbell Soup POPs to help get the vans for the National Home. When we visited - they had just received Van #5 and I believe they now have Van #6. Wherever I travel and visit, I have my handy "clipper" available and often ask friends and families to allow me to search for POPs in their pantries and they are gracious when I tell them the POPs are for the VFW National Children's Home for a new Van. We were able to visit the Washington State sponsored home on our visit, stayed in the Guest House and saw the need for the repairs and upgrading project recently accomplished and supported that. I feel it is an honor to have been given a LIFE Membership to the National Home by my Auxiliary in years past. I strongly support the memorial bricks and FINALLY signed up for automatic donations since this is one of my favorite non-profit charities. The staff that assisted us were wonderful and so helpful. I cannot say enough about the wonderful things the staff and volunteers do for the veterans and their families. We visited the nursery and were impressed with the cleanliness of the facility.

I became a donor when my dad died. He was a WWII veteran in the European war and was a long time member and supporter of the VFW, especially of the National Home For Children. I gave in my dad's memory and have continued to honor him with contributions and because after visiting there the need for help became even more obvious. I was also impressed at how well the whole place was maintained - the buildings as well as the whole property - nothing fancy yet the responsibility and pride showing in the level of care was obvious. I donated a tandem bike and office furniture on that visit and the people I met with were very pleasant and grateful. I highly recommend this for those looking for a very worthwhile giving opportunity that serves a much needed purpose and is received with appreciation.

I have been supporting the VFW National Home for Children since becoming a Ladies Auxiliary member in 1989. Coming from a military family and living close to an Army post, I see what the Home offers our military people when they really need that extra support. I visited the Home two years ago and was extremely impressed at the "village" atmosphere. I encourage others to support the Home.

I have been suppoprting since 1960, it gives a great deal to the children who are alone, and unfortunate.
I visited the Michigan site, In eaton rapids while in Scouts, years ago, and was impressed with what i saw, and learned about the services provided to children

I am so glad to be able to support the VFW National Home for Children. As a member of the auxiliary of Tonganoxie, Kansas Post 9271, I and the other members of the Post and Auxiliary support the Home on a regular basis. I was able to visit the home recently and tour the campus. It is wonderful place for our military families and their children especially who need help. It is beautiful campus and well kept. When I visited, I saw the children, with their backpacks, waiting on the school bus. They were happy and well cared for. There is also a playground and daycare for the younger children. Those children have opportunities that help them thoughout their lives.

The VFW National Home is a community for the children, widows and widowers of our service men and women who have died for our freedom. The grounds and homes are well kept providing a community environment. Children attend schools within the local school district and either go on to college, join the military or return to the National Home as counselors and house parents. When donations are requested for specific projects you always receive an update on the progress and completion.

As a former VFW National Home resident, I didn't truly realize the impact that was made in my life and how many opportunities were given to me at the National Home until much later in life. Now, as an adult in my forties, with two children of my own, I now realize the enormous impact the VFW National Home had made in my life. The VFW National Home had given me a second chance at a life that I would not have experienced otherwise. The National Home had instilled in me the moral values that would be the foundation for my life as a husband, parent, and societal member. These values had also set the tone for me joining the United States Marine Corps and serving my Country proudly, even though I had been provided with a scholarship by the National Home. The National Home had also provided me with many opportunities to experience the world that I would not have previously had. For instance, the National Home had organized cross-country bicycle trips for as many as ten members to embark on a journey that would build up our self-confidence, comraderie, and fitness level. Still to this day, I continue to cycle on a regular basis and had recently completed my first ever DALMAC bike tour of 400 miles over a four day period. I had also gone back to college to be the first of nine children to receive a Bachelor's Degree. I am now seeing these same values being instilled in my two children, passed on by my wife and I because we highly value our faith, family, respect, education, and service to country. The VFW National Home had planted these seeds early in life that now bare much fruit in my own life, the lives of my children, and theirs to come.

I am impressed with the VFW national home, the children are well cared for as they grow up and are educated and well prepared to move forward to lead a happy and useful life.

I'm a life member of the VFW National Home for Children because there is no other organization that cares so much about the lives of the orphans and widows/widowers of America's heroes than this one. It provides for every aspect of American life and its experiences that these beneficiaries would likely not have or be able to afford. Aside from those organizations that provide for our wounded warriors returning home, I can think of no other organization equal to the VFW National Home for Children!

I joined the VFW Auxiliary about 15 years ago. One of the first things I found out about was the VFW National Home for Children. I purchased a Life Membership as soon as I found out about it. My husband and I ride motorcycles and we have made several rides to collect items and toys for the children at the facility. My husband made 2 trips with the State Cmdr. of Texas to deliver the items and toys collected. I was so proud when Texas was able to adopt a home there and it was called the Texas House. I collect soda and beer tabs for them to help as a donation as well as I make donations when able to. I really feel that this facility is just one more way that we can help a veterans familiy in need and after they have done so much for us I feel we should do what ever we can to help them.

I have been a member of my local Auxiliary since the age of 16, I am now 63. I am a past officer and hold a life membership. I feel that anything we can do for our service people and their families and the veterans and their families is little enough for what they have given us in return. I include their families because they also serve by keeping the home fires burning so to speak. The VFW and its Auxiliary are and have been such a part of my family history with my Father and Mother both participating as much as possible during my growing up years. I will continue to support this organization for as long as it exists and in anyway I can. I find it to be worthwhile of my efforts and time because it works and helps so many people. Terry S.

As VFW and Auxiliary members we all know how important our National home is. Those who don't just haven't been exposed to the facts. What better way to help the family of the veteran that gave us our freedom of today than supporting their families that National Home has taken in.
National Home gives the children a chance at life through education, protection, and love.

For many years I donated to the home because it was encouraged for VFW and Auxiliary members. Then I went there to visit at Christmas in 2012 and returned there a few weeks ago. My donations now are not because they are encouraged, the donations are because it is money best spent. The level of care, honest love, the amazing support system and a staff second to none has created an environment that fosters success. I once thought the cost of the home was expensive until I realized that the people and the facilities enable permanent life changing success stories. The fact that they exist without any government support is testimony to the compassion of the American people and the generosity of many business entities

My husband when he was alive we attended the VFW National Home for Children and we always took something away with us.. We have supported the home ever since we joined the VFW and now that I am going in as President for my Auxiliary 9400 in Sunnyslope Arizona both VFW and MOCA I hope that we will be able to do more them, in years gone past.. We are so proud of our home for our veterans families and so forth..Its a wonderful place and a worth while cause..Thank you for making it possible and so an honor for us the Aux to help and make it just a little better for them all..
Thank you Weezie

The VFW National Chrildre's Home is the greatest Non-Profit organization I know of, they help out ALL not Some but ALL of our nations Veteran's and their families, whether it's one child, or 10 it doesn't matter. The spouse'e are not left out either, basically anyone assicated with a veteran's family is eligible to live at the national home. What else could be said is I salute the VFW NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOME for all they do for our countries veterans and HERO's.

Thank you so much to all who support the VFW National Home for Children! My two children and I received a tremendous amount of support and guidance from all of the kind-hearted professional staff at the Home. God bless you all who serve others in the numerous ways possible! Those such as my Grandparents who have fallen asleep in Our Lord rest in His Eternal Memory.

I have not been there, but I have attended meetings that they have hosted and I believe in their cause - supporting our veteran servicemen and women and families.

I visited the National Home for Children in Sept of 2010. The facilities and staff are excellent. Social services are provided that assist the family in whatever situations they are dealing with. This facility will serve many families well into the future.

I am a life member for the VFW National Home for Children. I have supported them over the course of several years. I feel very strongly about the work they do to help not only children, but the spouses of service members. They have a beautiful campus and a well rounded program to meet the needs of those living there. I can think of very few other organizations that deserve your support.

For many children the National Home will be their home throughout their entire childhood and often into their college years. For many it is the only home they will know and with the entire person concept these children have a bright future surrounded by people who care and supported primaily by veterans and their families.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars, National Home for Children is incredible. Building on an incredibly long history of helping families in residence at the Home, their very impressive and professional staff have expanded their focus to assist veteran families wherever they are located. With caring and compassion, they stand ready to help families in need navigate the often complex sea of services available. Families in crisis are so often consumed by the daunting pressures they face, that they are unable to search for those services available to assist them. This is a mission that the National Home has readily accepted and joyfully support and guide families to those solutions that provide life changing events. I am very, very proud to be a supporter of our National Home.

I look forward each year to visiting the Children home ad as a life member of both the VFW and the Children home I can't think of a better way to show our support for military families in need.

I am President of a VFW Ladies Aux , our Auxiliary always donate to the National Home ever year. This home takes care our Veteran 's children when they are deployed because they have no one to leave them with Also the Home takes in Children of Veterns who aare homeless or have deceased.

The VFW National Home for Children, is a wonderful place dedicated to helping Children, and families of Veterans to Foreign wars. The Home has many programs available. Your help and donations are always needed to suppoet the good works od the VFW National Home for Children.

I visited the V F W National Home Twice and both times I was so impressed with the work they do. They really give the veterans and their families the help they need to get back to a self supporting family. They truly care about the children, and the parents needs. The love they show to all of them is amazing. They support the children in their daily activities whether it is school, sports, 4-h choirs, or just having fun outside. They have fishing derby's . The care they give the children is wonderful. They help the veteran heal by getting him or her the help they need it's different for all of them ,so they have so much to offer each of them. They teach the family how to function as a family.I think the National Home is the best organisation to donate to because it helps the whole family.

VFW Nat. Hm.for Children: I can not say enough about the vitaly GOOD work they preform. If it wasn't for them where would all the children go? It is to our shame that there isn't TWICE the number of beds for them. We/All the NATION should step up and help out. ALL the NATION IS FREE because of Veterans both Male and Female. $35.00 is a once in a lifetime to be a Life Member. DO IT. Douglas at: vfwgabbsnv3677@yahoo.com. I give my express permission for them to use my email add. in any way that helps.

VFW National Home is a special place and needs to be shared with everyone whether a Veteran or not. It's a beautiful community and loving place for children and grandchildren of Veteran's and now some our returning Vets and families have a home to start their lives over. Our Veteran's have done so much for our country and we need to help and support anyway we can and VFW National Home is the very best. I have set up for a donation from my checking account to the Home each month and every dollar helps the Home help our Veteran's. I am a recruiter for VFW National Home.

The VFW National Home for Children has been helping children and families for many years. They are there for all who have problems and for deployed parents who have no one to leave thier children with. Also for returning veterans who need help returning to society Our help-line is able to connect and help veterans throughout the country.

I turly believe in this place. This goes to show military takes care of it own. We give until it hurts and keep finding ways to keep giving.