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September 17, 2025
HVAF and the Indianapolis Colts have had a beautiful partnership for many years! Whether its players volunteering in our pantry, grant funds awarded through the Kicking the Stigma Initiative, support of our Fire Assistance Fund, or being the beneficiary of the 50/50 drawing at the […]
September 17, 2025
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 […]
September 16, 2025
Latasha, aka “Goldie,” served five years as an aviation technician in the Navy, but when her enlistment ended, she found herself at a crossroads. What followed was a period of searching that took her from Boston to Virginia, North Carolina, New Orleans, and Georgia, looking […]
September 9, 2025
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 […]
September 5, 2025
Stand Down 2025: A Day of Impact For Our Hoosier Heroes This year marked the 20th anniversary of our Stand Down event, and it was an incredible success thanks to the tireless efforts of our team, volunteers, and community partners. Over the past two decades, […]
August 26, 2025
Veteran Engagement Committee- Our Day at the State Fair, Magic and Wonder and some Lemon Shake-ups! Experiencing life as a child is different than as an adult. There is magic and wonder, innocence and pure joy! One such special experience for me was going […]
August 13, 2025
For Wesley, life after serving his country took a challenging and unexpected turn. After years of dedicated military service in the Army, he found himself facing battles he never anticipated. The beginning of his hardships as a civilian came when his wife became severely ill […]
August 11, 2025
Each year, communities around our nation complete a Point in Time Count to determine the number of individuals experiencing homelessness on a single night in January. The Point In Time Count, or PIT Count, is required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and […]
July 17, 2025
2025 PIT Count Shows 26% Reduction in Veteran Homelessness The 2025 Point-In-Time (PIT) count, an annual event mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assess the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness on a single night in January, confirmed […]