Lauren Carpenter, Author at HVAF

August 20, 2024

Engaging with Andrea: 68 veterans & families had a blast at our summer carnival!

68 veterans and their families had the best day filled with face painting, karaoke, yummy food, and fun games at HVAF’s Second Annual Veteran Engagement Committee Carnival. In just one year, the attendance tripled and with that, we introduced new games, ideas, and giveaways! As […]

September 3, 2024

Roger That Podcast Ep 23: Meet Gleaners CEO Fred Glass

HVAF’s food, clothing, and hygiene pantry is open for veterans on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Before COVID, we were seeing around 100 veterans per month. Now, we’re seeing more than double, with a record high in July of 258 veterans. […]

September 16, 2024

Roger That Podcast Ep 24: 2024 PIT Count Results for Marion County

In today’s episode of Roger That, I’m sharing with you all more about CHIP – which stands for Coalition of Homelessness Intervention and Prevention. CHIP mobilizes, advocates, and empowers community collaboration toward ending homelessness and fosters an effective system of homelessness prevention and intervention in […]