WASHINGTON, Mar 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Disabled Veterans National Foundation Answers the Call, a non-profit veterans service organization dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional and medical needs of men and women who return home after serving our country, is giving $5,000 to the Veterans Freedom Center in Dubuque, IA, to support expansion of a community center that provides friendship and practical help to veterans and their families.
The Veterans Freedom Center is an offshoot of "Operation We Care," which was founded by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 6 of Dubuque. The center offers veterans and their families a place to gather, network and make friends. It also provides veterans with medical equipment like refurbished hospital beds and wheelchairs, emergency food, rent assistance and transportation and referrals to medical professionals. About 70 percent of the veterans helped by the center are disabled as a result of their military service.
"We are proud to support the Veterans Freedom Center and the great job it is doing providing for the morale and welfare of the Veterans of all ages and eras in their community," said Raegen Rivers, Chief Administrative Officer of the DVNF. Company Profile offers organization grants to agencies across the country that help veterans with short- and long-term assistance so they can get on their feet after leaving military service.
Bob Bucko, a spokesman for the Veterans Freedom Center, said it has been so successful in meeting veterans' needs that the center has expanded into a new, larger location to accommodate for more veterans and a wider array of activities and services. "The center is a place where veterans are treated with the respect and dignity they earned while proudly serving our country," Bucko said. "The larger center will allow us to more comfortably meet the needs of our military veterans."
About Disabled Veterans National Foundation: DVNF exists to change the lives of men and women who came home wounded or sick after defending our safety and freedom. A non-profit 501(c)(3), DVNF was founded in the fall of 2007 by six women veterans to expand their scope of work within the veteran's community. For more information, visit www.dvnf.org .
SOURCE: Disabled Veterans National Foundation
The Veterans Freedom Center is an offshoot of "Operation We Care," which was founded by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 6 of Dubuque. The center offers veterans and their families a place to gather, network and make friends. It also provides veterans with medical equipment like refurbished hospital beds and wheelchairs, emergency food, rent assistance and transportation and referrals to medical professionals. About 70 percent of the veterans helped by the center are disabled as a result of their military service.
"We are proud to support the Veterans Freedom Center and the great job it is doing providing for the morale and welfare of the Veterans of all ages and eras in their community," said Raegen Rivers, Chief Administrative Officer of the DVNF. Company Profile offers organization grants to agencies across the country that help veterans with short- and long-term assistance so they can get on their feet after leaving military service.
Bob Bucko, a spokesman for the Veterans Freedom Center, said it has been so successful in meeting veterans' needs that the center has expanded into a new, larger location to accommodate for more veterans and a wider array of activities and services. "The center is a place where veterans are treated with the respect and dignity they earned while proudly serving our country," Bucko said. "The larger center will allow us to more comfortably meet the needs of our military veterans."
About Disabled Veterans National Foundation: DVNF exists to change the lives of men and women who came home wounded or sick after defending our safety and freedom. A non-profit 501(c)(3), DVNF was founded in the fall of 2007 by six women veterans to expand their scope of work within the veteran's community. For more information, visit www.dvnf.org .
SOURCE: Disabled Veterans National Foundation
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