Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) announced it delivered aid to hundreds of veterans in Birmingham, Alabama.
According to a release, each truckload included items such as blankets, sleeping bags, water, granola bars, cleaning supplies and other food products. The DVNF sent five truckloads to various homes and centers who provide outreach assistance for hundred of veterans.
St. Benedict's Veterans Center in Birmingham was one destination receiving the truckloads. The Center helps 300-400 veterans in daily outreach and provides shelter for homeless veterans.
Recent flood damage in the Birmingham area has caused St. Benedict's to reach out to assist several hundred more veterans in need.
The DVNF said it also sent truckloads of supplies to the Aletheia House in Birmingham. One of the Aletheia veterans homes was severely damaged by the recent storm that struck Alabama. Aletheia House helps nearly 500 veterans and their families.
"We know that severe weather and tornado's have done much damage to areas in the South and Midwest recently, and we want to do all we can to send the necessary kinds of supplies and aid that hundreds of veteran and their families need at this time," said Pricilla Wilkewitz, Founder of DVNF.
"We send by the truckload items that these centers and shelters say they desperately need to provide daily outreach to help our veterans who have given so much to their country and now need our help. It is our mission to respond to the needs of veterans who are not getting the help they need from federal or state aid."
DVNF supplies were delivered at the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans in Tuskegee, AL and to the VA treatment facility VAMC in Atlanta. The Disabled Veterans National Foundation also delivered aid and supplies to Operation Stand Down in Nashville, TN. Operation Stand Down has been reaching out to homeless veterans for 19 years.
"We thank our donors for supporting these most recent truckload deliveries helping hundreds if not thousands of veterans," Wilkewitz said. "It is our goal to deliver even more in the wake of such severe storm damage which adds more demand for services and help from homeless veterans or those in need and their families."
According to a release, each truckload included items such as blankets, sleeping bags, water, granola bars, cleaning supplies and other food products. The DVNF sent five truckloads to various homes and centers who provide outreach assistance for hundred of veterans.
St. Benedict's Veterans Center in Birmingham was one destination receiving the truckloads. The Center helps 300-400 veterans in daily outreach and provides shelter for homeless veterans.
Recent flood damage in the Birmingham area has caused St. Benedict's to reach out to assist several hundred more veterans in need.
The DVNF said it also sent truckloads of supplies to the Aletheia House in Birmingham. One of the Aletheia veterans homes was severely damaged by the recent storm that struck Alabama. Aletheia House helps nearly 500 veterans and their families.
"We know that severe weather and tornado's have done much damage to areas in the South and Midwest recently, and we want to do all we can to send the necessary kinds of supplies and aid that hundreds of veteran and their families need at this time," said Pricilla Wilkewitz, Founder of DVNF.
"We send by the truckload items that these centers and shelters say they desperately need to provide daily outreach to help our veterans who have given so much to their country and now need our help. It is our mission to respond to the needs of veterans who are not getting the help they need from federal or state aid."
DVNF supplies were delivered at the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans in Tuskegee, AL and to the VA treatment facility VAMC in Atlanta. The Disabled Veterans National Foundation also delivered aid and supplies to Operation Stand Down in Nashville, TN. Operation Stand Down has been reaching out to homeless veterans for 19 years.
"We thank our donors for supporting these most recent truckload deliveries helping hundreds if not thousands of veterans," Wilkewitz said. "It is our goal to deliver even more in the wake of such severe storm damage which adds more demand for services and help from homeless veterans or those in need and their families."
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