FOV is moving! About 1/10 of a mile, to 28 Farmvu Drive, suite 3, on February 5 and 6. Office will be closed on those dates. Many thanks to Red River Computers and All-Star White River Junction LLC for all of their help to make this move happen at an affordable rate!
We have been informed by the Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society that Friends of Veterans will be one of the 2019 recipients of their Pennies for Change program!!! We were also selected in 2018, and are grateful for the Society's recognition of our efforts.
Volunteers Needed
Friends of Veterans has provided over $100,000 to New Hampshire and Vermont veterans and their families for the last two years. To keep this trend going FOV needs additional volunteers to fill two critical positions.
Caseworkers
Additional caseworkers are required to keep up with assistance requests. No previous experience necessary - only a sincere desire to assist veterans and their families. All work is within the office and requires a three to four hour commitment per week. Tasks are generally related to e-mail, fax and telephone communications, entry into a database, and inquiries to clients. All training is with an existing volunteer. You do not need to be a veteran to volunteer.
IT Support
Additional IT support is needed to assist our current volunteer IT manager. We are Windows based and currently use an Access database for client processing. Website and Facebook maintenance, plus interface with vendors such as Comcast, virus protection, backup and fax. Also password security and computer, printer and networking problem resolution required. Hours are flexible.
Call Friends of Veterans at 802-296-8368 or apply here.
Friends of Veterans has provided over $100,000 to New Hampshire and Vermont veterans and their families for the last two years. To keep this trend going FOV needs additional volunteers to fill two critical positions.
Caseworkers
Additional caseworkers are required to keep up with assistance requests. No previous experience necessary - only a sincere desire to assist veterans and their families. All work is within the office and requires a three to four hour commitment per week. Tasks are generally related to e-mail, fax and telephone communications, entry into a database, and inquiries to clients. All training is with an existing volunteer. You do not need to be a veteran to volunteer.
IT Support
Additional IT support is needed to assist our current volunteer IT manager. We are Windows based and currently use an Access database for client processing. Website and Facebook maintenance, plus interface with vendors such as Comcast, virus protection, backup and fax. Also password security and computer, printer and networking problem resolution required. Hours are flexible.
Call Friends of Veterans at 802-296-8368 or apply here.
Friends of Veterans Announces Additional Funds Available For Service Dogs
Friends of Veterans recently received a grant that will be used to support combat veterans with PTSD in need of a service dog.. The partnership of The Red River Charitable Foundation and Friends of Veterans continues to entertain requests for assistance in acquiring a service dog.
A combat veteran with PTSD and who has been prescribed to attain a fully certified service dog should contact Friends of Veterans for guidance. In addition, if a combat veteran has a fully certified service dog, he or she may apply for financial assistance for veterinarian bills and other annual care expenses.
Below is U.S. Army veteran Mark Lawton with his service dog Baxter. Mark and Baxter graduated Sunday May 6 in Conway, New Hampshire. Mark was seriously hurt in Iraq when an IED exploded causing Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Friends of Veterans and the Red River Charitable Foundation proudly support Mark and Baxter's hard work to successfully graduate service dog training.
Friends of Veterans recently received a grant that will be used to support combat veterans with PTSD in need of a service dog.. The partnership of The Red River Charitable Foundation and Friends of Veterans continues to entertain requests for assistance in acquiring a service dog.
A combat veteran with PTSD and who has been prescribed to attain a fully certified service dog should contact Friends of Veterans for guidance. In addition, if a combat veteran has a fully certified service dog, he or she may apply for financial assistance for veterinarian bills and other annual care expenses.
Below is U.S. Army veteran Mark Lawton with his service dog Baxter. Mark and Baxter graduated Sunday May 6 in Conway, New Hampshire. Mark was seriously hurt in Iraq when an IED exploded causing Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Friends of Veterans and the Red River Charitable Foundation proudly support Mark and Baxter's hard work to successfully graduate service dog training.
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Friends of Veterans Major Announcement
Friends of Veterans is announcing that for the first time in the organization’s thirty-year history, client assistance for 2017 exceeded $100,000! For 2017, total assistance to veterans and their families residing in New Hampshire and Vermont was $134,775 representing a 43% increase over the previous year. FOV would like to thank all of our grantors, sponsors and donors for the wonderful support that has made this achievement possible. Friends of Veterans is an all volunteer non-profit organization located in White River Junction. FOV provides financial assistance to qualified veterans when eviction or foreclosure is imminent, fuel assistance when local programs are exhausted, electricity when shutoff is imminent and home repairs if livability is an issue. We also assist combat veterans with PTSD to attain a service dog. Thank You to Our 2017 Annual Fundraiser Sponsors As we begin preparations for our 2018 Annual Golf Fundraiser on June 4, 2018, we again would like to say thank you to our 2017 Major Sponsors and our Freedom Sponsors! 2017 Major Sponsors Tournament Sponsor The Red River Charitable Foundation Presenting Sponsor Crown Point Cabinetry Liberty Sponsor Anonymous Stars and Stripes Sponsor Home Partners Eagle Spirit Sponsor Ennis Construction 2017 Freedom Sponsors Golf and Ski Warehouse Better Home Enterprises Gateway Motors EME Management American Legion Post 25 Central Vermont Communications American Legion Post 22 Pete Lovely Van and Deborah Chandler Janet and Chuck Thibeault Kathy and Pete Davis Brian Tart American Legion Post 29 Yankee Barn Homes NH Realtors Association Ginny and Patt Taylor In Memory of Navy Veteran Mitch Leonard, Jr Service Dogs In partnership with The Red River Charitable Foundation, Friends of Veterans just provided funds for a fourth service dog. Craig Souza of Plymouth, New Hampshire was seriously wounded in Iraq and is wheel chair bound. Craig is now linked up with Donali a nine week old Black Lab who will be Craig’s service dog. We continue to accept inquiries and applications from combat veterans with PTSD who require a service dog. New Sponsor Friends of Veterans welcomes our new partnership with Cantore Pizza located 1 Glen Road in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. Cantore Pizza is a major supporter of veterans in the Upper Valley and has pledged on-going support to Friends of Veterans from the its first Monday of the month pizza business. Thank You Cantore Pizza! Serving Veterans and their Families
Veteran homelessness remains a serious issue that requires ongoing attention by all of us in the community. Although the national veteran homeless rate has decreased 39% in the last five years, the combined veteran homeless rate in New Hampshire and Vermont has actually increased by 15% in the last year.
Veteran homelessness rates remain substantially higher than rates for the general population. Friends of Veterans works tirelessly to assist veterans and their families who reside in New Hampshire or Vermont and are in imminent danger of becoming homeless. We are one of the very few organizations that is 100% volunteer; we have no paid staff. Friends of Veterans is an all volunteer 501 (c) 3 organization comprised of veterans and non-veterans. We welcome all who would like to assist our nation’s heroes. |
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Although there are many local and national efforts to reduce veteran homelessness, we expect the veteran homeless challenge to be significant well into the future. Recent forecasts reflect that as many as 200,000 military men and women will exit the armed services due to national budget (sequestration) issues. Many will return to civilian life less than adequately prepared to attain a meaningful job in a tough employment environment. At the same time, National Guard and Reserve outfits will continue to be activated and deployed to foreign lands. As NPR has recently reported, National Guard and Reserve troops find it very difficult to keep their jobs because of many unscheduled or extended deployments. Both New Hampshire and Vermont guard units have been (and are) deployed.
