Across the country, VFW Posts are discovering that the most effective path to membership sustainability is not a single campaign or recruitment push. Rather, it is the steady work of building authentic relationships within the communities. By meeting veterans where they already gather, Posts can create meaningful connections that translate into long-term engagement, renewed purpose and stronger organizations. One such example comes from VFW Post 7356 in Parkville, Missou...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce 115 student veterans were selected to receive VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarships” for the 2026 fall semester. The student veterans will collectively receive nearly $550,000 in financial grants, helping to ease their student loan burden and provide peace of mind to hundreds of military and veteran families across the country. See the full list of recipients. Established more than a decade ...
Each year, VFW provides high school students from across the country and other parts of the world the opportunity to express themselves through a democratic- and patriotic-themed recorded essay. This premiere program is Voice of Democracy (VOD). Likewise, middle school students may participate in the Patriot’s Pen written essay contest. In April, the 2025–2026 VOD Department winners and the Patriot’s Pen national winner traveled to historic Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Th...
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of veterans and their families received direct access to earned benefits and health care resources during the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 127th National Convention in Reno, Nevada, where the organization's annual Claims Clinic and Health Fair delivered immediate results through a strong partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Preliminary results from the Claims Clinic, which took place from July 25 – 28 at the Reno-Sparks Conven...
For the last eight-and-a-half months, Giancarlo Gonzalez, along with his other VFW-SVA Fellows, has been honing his advocating skills in preparation for a life-changing event. The 2026 VFW Washington Conference offered the fellows an opportunity to meet with each of their state representatives face-to-face. Impassioned with a desire to support veterans, the Fellows were ready to conclude their nine-month journey advocating in any way they could. For Gonzalez, this would ...
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