HVAF BLOG
Check out our latest stories, events, and the best part of the job: our success stories.
January 25, 2016
Iraq war veteran Chistylee Vickers followed in both parents’ footsteps to serve in the Army but noticed the growing struggles female veterans faced once at home. Chistylee, Commander of the Indianapolis American Legion Women’s Post 438, organized a “Grab & Go” event at HVAF on […]
January 25, 2016
Dewayne’s soft, thoughtful eyes show the hard struggles he has gone through but he has found his way of of homelessness.Born in Indianapolis, Dewayne, who is now in his early 60’s, moved in with friends while he got back on his feet. For years, Dewayne […]
December 29, 2015
The Indiana Podiatry Group donated 1,100 pairs of socks and roughly 60 pair of Crocs shoes to HVAF on Monday, December 28, 2015. The effort originated as an idea from two medical assistants and quickly ended up gaining support and donations among seven Indiana Podiatry […]
December 28, 2015
When Marti MacGibbon isn’t speaking to inspire and encourage behavioral health and medical professionals, or working on her second book or traveling between California and Indiana, you will find her raising awareness and funds for HVAF and other recovery housing programs in Indy. The addiction […]
December 28, 2015
She was an older woman and mother of two, soaked to the skin, standing on a street corner in a heavy rain near 42nd Street in Indianapolis. She was on a mission. She had placed a call from her cell phone, ashamed of her situation […]
December 28, 2015
BidPal employees volunteer at HVAF On a bright Thursday morning in November, volunteers from BidPal rolled up their sleeves to paint the Manchester apartments, one of HVAF’s 13 transitional housing properties. The fifty-one-unit apartment provides housing for veterans who are in need of help. The […]
December 28, 2015
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) presented HVAF with a check for $54,000 to benefit Hoosier veterans and their families who are experiencing or at risk of becoming homeless. Funds raised through the IHCDA golf outing support all of these services and programs […]
December 23, 2015
Zionsville Library Hope for Heroes The Eta Pi Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) collected over $2,700 in donated goods and cash to benefit homeless veterans at HVAF. The effort was part of the group’s 7th annual Winter Warm-Up for Homeless Veterans and involved its various community […]
December 15, 2015
There are veterans in need who bravely served our country. And today, they need our help. As the largest local nonprofit service provider for veterans and their families in Indiana, we provide daily housing to more than 200 homeless veterans in our mix of 13 […]
November 1, 2015
Help us raise funds for homeless veterans in Central Indiana during Operation Alpha 2015: A Benefit for HVAF at 4pm on Wednesday, November 11 (Veterans Day) hosted by Hotel Tango. More than 200 homeless veterans rely on HVAF’s supportive housing each month as well as an additional 500 […]
November 1, 2015
On November 1, HVAF hosted its 5th job fair. A total of 65 veteran job seekers and 17 employers were in attendance. Domino’s pizza donated 30 pizzas for the job fair. Several veterans received interviews and job offers. HVAF thanks this list of employers for their […]
November 1, 2015
James Ballard James Ballard grew up in upstate New York on his parents’ dairy farm surrounded by 25,000 apple trees and 5,000 hogs. His family raised chickens and sold the eggs to the local grocery store and markets in the area. After living on the farm […]
November 1, 2015
Jacob Collins On an average morning Jacob Collins writes a paper, works on a biology lesson and emails family and friends. His afternoons are just as busy as he juggles classes and a volunteer internship at HVAF. Ask him why he does it and he’ll […]
November 1, 2015
Each veteran who walks through the doors of the Residential, Employment, Substance Abuse Treatment program known as REST opens up to share a part of his past with Social Worker Curtis Williamson. Whether they have experienced bouts of joblessness, untreated illnesses, or addiction, they all have experienced chronic homelessness. Curtis Williamson (left) with HVAF clients With the support of Curtis […]
September 18, 2015
HVAF along with the Residential, Employment, Substance Abuse, Treatment (REST) program held its 11th Annual Recovery Day on Sept. 19. Each September, in support of National Recovery Month, HVAF holds an event to reflect on the recovery efforts of individuals, families and communities affected by […]