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HVAF’s Operation Alpha 2020 raises $80,000!
Despite all of the challenges with 2020 – and thanks to our amazing supporters – HVAF’s Operation Alpha was a HIT! What is Operation Alpha? Hotel Tango Artisan Distillery’s Founder and CEO, disabled U.S. Marine Corps veteran Travis Barnes,…
Vet receives AND gives in HVAF’s pantry
Air Force veteran Rashaun served in the military from 2008 to 2014. Now in 2020, he has been coming to HVAF’s food, clothing, and hygiene pantry for the last seven months. After doing some research online, he found out…
How HVAF’s Pantry helped Army vet & family
HVAF’s Pantry is full of clothes, hygiene items, and food for all veterans and their families. Caira’s Story This offering can be crucial to some veterans who face hard times. Caira is one of those veterans who found herself…
SOAR Initiative helps HVAF vet & dog
SOAR Initiative has served Indianapolis’ homeless and their animals since 2014. An unmet need Angela Hopson began working as a Street Outreach Professional for Horizon House six years ago. As she visited, she saw there was a need not…
Former homeless veteran becomes homeowner
This last October, Army veteran and HVAF employee Fred moved into his first own home. Thanks to Habitat For Humanity, Fred is now a proud homeowner in Indianapolis! A long journey But it hasn’t always been this easy…
HVAF case managers help residents with COVID-19
COVID-19 has proven difficult for everyone – including Carie. Before HVAF Carie served in the United States Navy from 1988 to 1992. She said she is proud to be one of the few women to work in a submarine…
HVAF reconnects Air Force Veteran to home + family
As 2020 nears its end, Air Force Veteran Jessica is enjoying this time with at her own apartment with her kids. But her life has not always looked like this. Air Force Life + After Jessica served in…
Meet Veteran Villa’s first tenant!
While Vietnam vet Bruce is spending the end of 2020 as a Veterans Villa tenant, the beginning of 2020 looked much different. Couchsurfing & CVS The Army veteran spent his first few months of the year homeless, as his…
Meet Veteran Villa’s first tenant!
While Vietnam vet Bruce is spending the end of 2020 as a Veterans Villa tenant, the beginning of 2020 looked much different. Couchsurfing & CVS The Army veteran spent his first few months of the year homeless, as his…
Marine Corps veteran lost everything – then found HVAF
After suffering a stroke in the beginning of 2020, Marine Corps veteran James found himself homeless because he couldn’t work anymore. “I lost everything,” James said. “I didn’t have any place to go.” This led him to turning…