HVAF BLOG
Check out our latest stories, events, and the best part of the job: our success stories.
April 21, 2014
Your Amazon.com purchase can now benefit HVAF of Indiana. Just go to http://smile.amazon.com/ and type in HVAF of Indiana. The Amazon Smile Foundation will donate .5% of the purchase price for all eligible purchases. Amazon.com will remember your nonprofit selection, and then every consecutive eligible purchase you […]
April 21, 2014
Paul Holland had been homeless, living mostly on a friend’s couch, for the last 4 years. Today the 50-year-old is cleaning and decorating an apartment he now calls home. Jaimie Huguenard, MSW, LSW, Paul’s case manager at HVAF, helped him land his lease by going with […]
April 15, 2014
A wave of patriotism and respect washed over the veterans who returned to the Indianapolis International Airport after their Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., April 5. Woodrow Wilson Hairl, 87, was a part of the group of 70 World War II veterans who flew […]
March 24, 2014
Jaye Blythe, 47, joined HVAF in June 2013 as our Housing Specialist. She helps veterans who leave HVAF transitional housing program to enter permanent homes of their own. Blythe has a BSW in Social Work. What attracted you to the position at HVAF? I’ve always […]
March 24, 2014
Consider becoming a Friend of HVAF today. Your contribution of $1,000 a year through this partnership program can furnish an apartment for a veteran for one year. We created the Friends of HVAF program to steward special partnerships with people and organizations that want a […]
March 24, 2014
HVAF is partnering with Simons Bitzer & Associates to provide free financial literacy and skill-building classes. In March, more than 20 veterans learned the basics of budgeting from maintaining a check book to retirement planning. “We were excited to meet them and present financial education on many […]
March 24, 2014
Ron W., 55, is a United States Army veteran who was stationed in Ft. Jackson, South Carolina; Ft. Gordon, Georgia; and Ft. Hood, Texas in the 1970’s. He worked on teletype machines. “It kept me on my toes and really made a man out of me,” […]
March 24, 2014
Ron W., 55, is a United States Army veteran who was stationed in Ft. Jackson, South Carolina; Ft. Gordon, Georgia; and Ft. Hood, Texas in the 1970’s. He worked on teletype machines. “It kept me on my toes and really made a man out of me,” […]
March 19, 2014
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 Fraternity and Sorority Life, […]
March 11, 2014
HVAF is in need of pasta, soup and hygiene items for our homeless veterans. Please call 317-951-0688 to make your donation.
February 26, 2014
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 roof and siding, paint and […]
February 25, 2014
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 in Social Work. Chasiti, what […]
February 25, 2014
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 live. They are highlighting a […]
February 25, 2014
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 I am glad we can […]
February 25, 2014
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 donated to HVAF since August […]
