Each September, HVAF hosts the equivalent of our Christmas called Stand Down. This one-day event is thoughtfully planned with community partners to offer resources, and more importantly, hope, to struggling veterans in our community. Our team prepares each year, working out every detail to ensure […]

Emmy Hildebrand, CEO, recently shared powerful insights about veteran homelessness in Indianapolis through an op-ed published in the Indiana Business Journal. Her piece sheds light on both the challenges our community faces and the remarkable progress being made to support our nation’s heroes. In her […]

This summer, we launched a giving challenge to honor the 250th birthdays of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. There’s still time to donate to show your pride, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to put my history degree to good use and share […]

2025 has been a whirlwind of a year. It’s been filled with uncertainty, reconstruction, progress, and hope for the future. The holiday season is an annual reminder to pause. Be thankful. Be renewed. Recommit to the work ahead. I am thankful this year for the […]

We’ve turned the calendar to 2026, and as I think about the next 12 months, it’s going to be another big year at HVAF. With your continued support, we will keep moving forward in our mission to end veteran homelessness in Indianapolis. We have not […]

Growing up in a small country church, as a child I learned a hymn called “Count Your Blessings.” I’ve sung it hundreds of times, but this week, amid record snow and extreme cold, I finally understand it. Count your blessings. Name them one by one. […]

Recently, the Department of Veterans Affairs released the 2025 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, which sadly reported that during calendar year 2023, 6,398 veterans died by suicide. While this number represents a decrease in the total number of deaths, the Veteran Suicide Rate per […]