HVAF BLOG

Check out our latest stories, events, and the best part of the job: our success stories.

 
August 5, 2014

Car wash fundraiser update to benefit veterans at HVAF

In our June e-newsletter, we told you about a Summer Car Wash fundraiser held by the Carmel American Auxiliary and Post to benefit HVAF’s recovery (REST) program.Roughly $800 was raised.  Funds will be used to provide veterans in the REST program with specific client services […]
August 3, 2014

First HVAF job fair for veterans

Representatives from 10 companies across Central Indiana convened at HVAF of Indiana on July 24 for the nonprofit’s first ever job fair for veterans. Seventy-one veterans and nine employers attended the event.Veterans bring valuable skills and experience from their military service to the workforce. Tucker at […]
August 3, 2014

Volunteers with Home Depot lend a helping hand at HVAF

Team Depot at HVAF Clad in orange T-shirts 112 volunteers from Home Depot gave up a day off in July to honor veterans at HVAF of Indiana. The group completed a major renovation project and installed backsplashes in each kitchen at Manchester Apartments. The 51-room apartment building, […]
August 3, 2014

Stand Down

This year’s annual Veterans Stand Down event will be held on Thursday, September 11 at AMVETS Post 99 in Indianapolis. Services for veterans include food, clothing, health screenings, haircuts, and much more. Veterans also have the opportunity to learn about services provided to them by […]
July 21, 2014

Frontiers International, Inc. donates suits to veterans

Robert Walls (left) with members of Frontiers International Are unwanted suits cluttering up your wardrobe? One group decided to put their old suits to good use and donate them to HVAF. Frontiers International, Inc. encouraged suit donations from their members because oftentimes a major barrier […]
July 21, 2014

Frontiers International, Inc. donates suits to veterans

Robert Walls (left) with members of Frontiers International Are unwanted suits cluttering up your wardrobe? One group decided to put their old suits to good use and donate them to HVAF. Frontiers International, Inc. encouraged suit donations from their members because oftentimes a major barrier […]
July 21, 2014

Frontiers International, Inc. donates suits to veterans

Robert Walls (left) with members of Frontiers International Are unwanted suits cluttering up your wardrobe? One group decided to put their old suits to good use and donate them to HVAF. Frontiers International, Inc. encouraged suit donations from their members because oftentimes a major barrier […]
July 21, 2014

Week of Hope volunteers at HVAF

Week of Hope volunteers at HVAF Week of Hope, a nonprofit organization that supports youth summer mission trips, sent 40 volunteers to HVAF during the month of July. The volunteers represented church and faith communities from across the country, and they fanned out into Indianapolis […]
July 9, 2014

Veterans Job Fair at HVAF

Veterans! Indiana companies want to hire you, and HVAF of Indiana is helping you connect. Date:        Thursday, July 24th 2014                  1pm-4pm                 Address:   HVAF of Indiana Inc.                 […]
June 23, 2014

Enterprise Indiana volunteers at HVAF to help homeless veterans

Enterprise Indiana sent out a crew of 17 interns and 3 staff members to volunteer inside HVAF’s warehouse on June 11. The team jumped in to help move pallets and re-organize the warehouse to ensure the supplies fit.   Volunteers with Enterprise Indiana volunteer at […]
June 23, 2014

Register for the Freedom Ride to benefit homeless veterans

Support HVAF and its homeless veterans by participating in the Freedom Ride on Saturday, August 23. The police-escorted ride begins at the American Legion Post 64. Riders will travel south to Kentucky Avenue and head north near the Indianapolis International Airport and continue north. Riders […]
June 23, 2014

HVAF Board Member raises awareness of HVAF

HVAF Board Member Louise Loyd (left) with Randen Miller of HVAF and Rita Sullivan (right) A surprise visit made by HVAF Board Member Louise Loyd and her friend, Rita Sullivan, who had been collecting donations, couldn’t have come at a better time. The women delivered a truck […]
June 23, 2014

Fundraiser to benefit homeless veterans

Judy Holmes, with Carmel American Legion Post 155, never misses an opportunity to support HVAF. At the beginning of each year Judy along with her team calls us and coordinates a Summer Car Wash fundraiser to benefit HVAF’s recovery program. Along with this 4th annual […]
June 23, 2014

Fundraiser to benefit homeless veterans

Judy Holmes, with Carmel American Legion Post 155, never misses an opportunity to support HVAF. At the beginning of each year Judy along with her team calls us and coordinates a Summer Car Wash fundraiser to benefit HVAF’s recovery program. Along with this 4th annual […]
June 23, 2014

Fundraiser to benefit homeless veterans

Judy Holmes, with Carmel American Legion Post 155, never misses an opportunity to support HVAF. At the beginning of each year Judy along with her team calls us and coordinates a Summer Car Wash fundraiser to benefit HVAF’s recovery program. Along with this 4th annual […]