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September 22, 2021

PRESS RELEASE: HVAF President & CEO Brian Copes to retire, Emmy Hildebrand named first female HVAF CEO

MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION: Lauren Carpenter | Marketing & Communications Coordinator HVAF – Helping Veterans And Families 317-951-0688 lvcarpenter@hvaf.org   HVAF President & CEO Brian Copes to retire, Emmy Hildebrand named first female HVAF CEO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Indianapolis, IN — HVAF – Helping Veterans And […]
September 22, 2021

Meet Team HVAF: Volunteer & Donor Relations Coordinator Ben Dube

MEET BEN Q: What do you do at HVAF? A: My job here at HVAF is the Volunteer and Donor Relations Coordinator. What that means is I work with individuals and organizations in our community to come to help our veterans by having them come […]
October 7, 2021

Message from the Transitional President: October 2021

SOME THOUGHTS on RETIREMENT. No one should be surprised I chose this topic. “Retirement” is something we’ve all heard of, but it doesn’t occupy much of our thoughts and generally seems abstract and far away. The military usually (always?) retires service members long before their […]
October 20, 2021

Meet Team HVAF: RRH Case Managers Erin & Paul

What is RRH? HVAF – Helping Veterans And Families – provides many programs & services for homeless & at-risk veterans and their families. One program is Rapid Rehousing. This program is short-term rental and utility assistance for those who are currently homeless or facing eviction. […]
November 3, 2021

Happy Veterans Day: Honoring #TeamHVAF Veterans

In honor of Veterans Day coming up, we want to honor those on #TeamHVAF who served our country ❤️   TRANSITIONAL PRESIDENT BRIAN 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧? Army (Indiana Army National Guard)   𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞? I enlisted as a […]
November 16, 2021

Check out HVAF’s new informational video!

We are pleased to showcase HVAF’s newest informational video! This video includes the latest stats, information on our programs, and testimonials from veterans and staff. Share this with your family, friends, and co-workers so they can support their #HoosierHeroes. Also, we would like to thank […]
November 17, 2021

Marine Veteran receives “new to him” electric scooter from late Marine Veteran

Providing a new service Thanks to increased donations at the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic, HVAF staff could continue to meet the growing demand for services and assistance in such an uncertain time. Our case managers utilized funds to pay for hotel stays for veterans. […]
November 17, 2021

OPERATION ALPHA 2021 RAISES $131k!

Thanks to our amazing sponsors & attendees – HVAF raised more than $131,000 at Operation Alpha 2021! That’s about $50,000 more than what was raised last year! What is Operation Alpha? Hotel Tango Artisan Distillery’s Founder and CEO, disabled U.S. Marine Corps veteran Travis Barnes, […]