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Volunteers spend Spring Break giving back
A dozen students from the University of Connecticut took a pass on Spring Break fun in the sun in order to make a real difference in the lives of HVAF veterans in March.The student group, representing the university’s Office of…
Passion for Supporting Indiana’s Veterans Leads to Service Project
We’re thrilled about the piece on HVAF that appeared in Construction Executive Magazine. Last October, sixteen companies with Associated Builders & Contractors of Indiana/Kentucky, as well as members of the chapter staff and its Emerging Leaders program, volunteered to do electrical work, fix the…
Employee spotlight
Chasiti Herring, 26, joined HVAF in November 2013 as our first Employment Specialist. She meets with veterans to help them improve resumes and job readiness skills before connecting the veteran with employers in the area. She has a Master’s Degree…
The Play Schools collect items for veterans
This month, The Play Schools in Noblesville and Fishers pledge to focus on HVAF. They hope to instill in our children at an early age the value of donation, sacrifice, service and giving back to the community in which we…
HVAF Board Member provides outreach
HVAF Board Member and Army veteran Danny Portee is helping HVAF veterans by donating desks and computers. To date, Danny has donated more than 15 computers and 10 desks to HVAF.“This is one way I can help these veterans and…
Second Technology Lab to help veterans
On March 25, GTECH Indiana, in partnership with the Hoosier Lottery and Microsoft, had a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Donald W. Moreau, Sr., Veterans House that 39 veterans call home. This is the second Technology Lab GTECH Indiana has…
87-year-old WWII veteran chosen for Indy Honor Flight, first ever plane ride
87-year-old WWII veteran Woodrow Wilson Hairl has been chosen to be among the veterans in Indy Honor Flight. Indy Honor Flight transports America’s veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated to honor their sacrifices.There are two ways that…
Friend, help us decide what’s next
Your contribution of $1,000 a year through Friends of HVAF can furnish an apartment for a veteran for one year. When you become a Friend of HVAF, you are more than a donor. You are a partner. A partner in…
A new smile through new dental partnership
Leah T. is anxious to look into the mirror and see a smile full of healthy teeth for the first time in years. Leah T. This month, Leah will sit in a chair at the IU School of Dentistry, where…
Easier job access for veterans
While the country is climbing out of recession, there are a disproportionate number of military veterans still looking for jobs. HVAF has partnered with GTECH Indiana to give formally homeless veterans new and powerful tools as they seek new jobs…