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December 18, 2023

12 Vets of Christmas Day 11: Army Veteran Dee

This blog post is part of HVAF’s annual tradition: 12 Vets of Christmas, where each day for 12 days, we feature a veteran whose life has been positively changed because of the essential services and programs your support made possible in 2023. Thank you for […]
December 18, 2023

12 Vets of Christmas Day 12: Army National Guard Veteran Michael

This blog post is part of HVAF’s annual tradition: 12 Vets of Christmas, where each day for 12 days, we feature a veteran whose life has been positively changed because of the essential services and programs your support made possible in 2023. Thank you for […]
January 8, 2024

Navy veteran Rosario has achieved 14 months of sobriety thanks to HVAF!

“Without HVAF, I don’t know where I’d be at right now. I don’t know if I’d be alive right now.” Finding HVAF Navy veteran Rosario spent years trying to break out of the vicious cycle of drug use and homelessness. In 2022, when doing an […]
January 10, 2024

27 veterans graduate from HVAF’s VetWorks program

27 Hoosier Heroes are even closer to achieving their dream career! HVAF’s VetWorks is a multi-phase, collaborative workforce development program for veterans. The program equips and trains veterans in order to obtain and maintain good and promising jobs. These veterans completed an internship during Phase […]
February 13, 2024

Army veteran Jackson’s journey from motel to home, sweet, home!

An unexpected call to action 88 – a number Army Veteran Jackson will never forget. It’s his lottery number that meant he was drafted for the Vietnam War. “When you got drafted, going in, you were not expected to come back,” Jackson said. “Right out […]
March 13, 2024

Single mother of 5 has a safe place to call home at HVAF’s Proctor Place

Last year, Navy Veteran Porshia and her 5 children were homeless for four months. Thankfully, she found out about HVAF’s life-changing, life-saving programs and services for veterans AND their families! “I didn’t even know support like this existed for veterans,” Porshia said. “These people have […]
April 17, 2024

Army veteran, daughter, and grandkids found hope & housing because of your support!

Your support not only helps a veteran, but it helps veterans’ families as well! For three months last year, Amber and her two boys faced homelessness for the first time. Their house needed lots of repairs and started to grow mold – and their landlord […]