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5/13/2026 - We understand the challenges that our active-duty service members (to include activated Guard/Reserve members) and their families can face, and we believe that experiencing financial difficulties should not be one of them. That's the premise behind the VFW’s Financial Assistance for Service Members program. The Financial Assistance for Service Members program is here to help America's active-duty service members (to include activated Guard/Reserve members) and their fami...

2/15/2017 - US Army Sergeant Mingo McCall, 37, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, served active duty from September of 2000 to April of 2013. “I decided to join pretty much on a whim, but after joining I felt a real sense of fulfillment,” McCall said. McCall was looking forward to graduating from ITT Technical Institute and stepping into the professional world this year, but this dream was put on hold when the for-profit higher education institution closed 130 campuses across the cou...

9/12/2017 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce its Unmet Needs program set a new record by awarding more than $2 million in financial assistance grants to nearly 900 military and veteran families during its 2016-2017 program year. The new record shatters last year’s program record of $550,000 being distributed to 184 families. “The VFW Unmet Needs program continues to touch many lives every day,” said VFW National Commander Keith Harman,...

6/7/2017 - WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives has agreed to vote on H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017. If enacted the bill would reconstitute the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as a civil enforcement agency. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. says Congress must ensure the proposed Consumer Law Enforcement Agency retains the CFPB’s authority to protect our nation’s service members and veterans from predatory financial practices. “The CFPB investig...

5/25/2017 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Monday, Memorial Day, the nearly 1.7 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliary encourage each American to take time embracing the feeling of honor, patriotism and pride while we pause to remember our nation’s fallen. Monday we pay tribute to the millions of men and women who bravely rose up and fought for something greater than themselves … forfeiting their life to protect a home to which they never returned. The...

5/22/2013 - Many Americans have forgotten the true meaning of a holiday that we as veterans hold so close to our hearts. For too many, Memorial Day now signifies nothing more than the start of summer and is celebrated with holiday sales. Trips to the lake and shopping extravaganzas have replaced memorial visits, remembrance ceremonies or simply put, a day to reflect upon all of the luxuries—like freedom—that we as Americans enjoy daily. As proud veterans, we know the true...

10/31/2012 - For the sixth consecutive year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation has joined together with participating Burger King® Franchisee Owned Restaurants across the United States to raise funds throughout the month of November for the VFW Unmet Needs program. Burger King® customers are encouraged to give $1 or more toward Unmet Needs when they purchase their food. Since 2007, over 1,200 Burger King® Franchisee Owned Restaurants have demonstrated their incredible con...

11/7/2012 - November is a busy month for the VFW! Learn about these great promotions benefitting VFW programs this month: Sport Clips Launches ‘Help A Hero’ Campaign Benefitting VFW Program More than 950 Sport Clips Haircuts locations launched the company’s annual “Help A Hero” fundraising campaign to support the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW) Operation Uplink™ in their communities across the country. Sport Clips’ goal is to raise $500,000 in its sixth year of donating to ...

2/11/2013 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is pleased to announce that Burger King® has surpassed $2 million in donations to VFW’s Unmet Needs program. Last year marked the sixth consecutive year participating Burger King® Franchise Owned Restaurants across the United States joined together with the VFW Foundation to raise funds for the program. Created in 2004, VFW’s Unmet Needs program provides emergency financial assistance to veterans, service members and...

1/24/2014 - Be cautious if someone offers to move your assets around for you to qualify for VA pension. This type of scam is often directed toward veterans and family members who do not actually qualify for VA pension. You could be required to repay these benefits to the government. Examples of possible pension poaching scams: Organizations that cold call veterans, charge money for assisting with a VA pension claim, and take credit card information from veterans over the telepho...