Veteran's Support Organization: January 2010

About Veteran's Support Organization

Founded in 2001, VSO is a 501C3 non-profit charitable organization that helps homeless, needy and disabled veterans in areas surrounding our offices. The VSO currently operates in Rhode Island, Texas, Tennessee, New York, Georgia, and Florida. The organization’s fundraising efforts are accomplished with the support from businesses and stores throughout Rhode Island, Texas, Tennessee, New York, Georgia, and Florida. Donations collected are forwarded to the Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Services to support various programs offered to veterans such as recreational activities, patient coffee program, patient emergency needs, etc.

A common question our fundraisers are asked while raising money for homeless and disabled veterans is, of course, “Why are they homeless?” In addition to the complex set of factors already affecting all homeless people: extreme shortage of affordable housing, livable income, and access to affordable healthcare, a large number of displaced and at-risk veterans live with the lingering affects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and substance abuse. These factors all become compounded by a lack of family and social support networks for homeless veterans. While most homeless veterans are single unaffiliated men, most housing money in existing federal homelessness programs, in contrast, is devoted to helping homeless families or homeless women with dependent children, as stated in Understanding Homelessness: New Policy and Research Perspectives, published by Fannie Mae Foundation, 1997.

It is the mission of the VSO to further help and support the homeless, disabled and needy veteran population through various fundraising efforts. The more the organization grows the less of a threat homelessness and lack of resources to treat the needy is to our local veteran population.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

How You Can Help

If You Love Your Freedom, Thank A Vet!
Please help us make a difference. We are counting on you to help us support our veterans. Please do not forget these veterans are the ones who paid a high price for the freedom we enjoy today. As Americans we must remember this. The support you give to the Veterans Support Organization is one way to show how much you care. Whatever you can give means so much to those who gave so much. Please remember that your contribution is tax deductable. We will make a difference one donation at a time! Please make all donation checks payable to: Veterans Support Organization and mail them to: 4925 N. University Drive, Lauderhill, Florida 33351

If you would like to make a one time online donation, please click on "Make a Donation". If you would like to make a continuous monthly donation, please click on "$25 Monthly Gift". Remember, all donations are tax deductable. If you would like to receive donation information by phone or email, please Click Here.

Corporate Sponsorship:
The VSO accepts donations from major corporations. Many corporations help us help our veterans in need by allowing us to solicit donations at their places of business. If you would like to assist us in accomplishing our mission, please Click Here

In order to continue our mission we depend on contibutions from caring people just like you! If you know of anyone who you think would like to help us help our veterans in need please
Click Here. All information is kept strictly confidential.

VSO also has work programs for Veterans and Non-Veterans that collect donations to help our veterans. This work program serves a dual purpose as the funds collected are helping Veterans in need while homeless and/or unemployed are being provided work and the ability to improve the quality of their lifeVSO is a true non-profit charitable organization where your donations given to our collectors out in the field go directly to supporting American veterans.

Monday, January 25, 2010