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Supporting Veterans in Your Community | Alexis Azria
Many veterans often face enormous challenges when they return home. They may be dealing with permanent injuries, PTSD, or changes in their families. As they re-enter civilian life, we can show our appreciation by donating our time or money to help.
https://www.operationgratitude.com
Operation Gratitude is a nation-wide nonprofit dedicated to providing people across our country with opportunities for hands-on volunteerism to say ‘thank you’ to our Military, Veterans, and First Responders. Volunteers write letters and cards to deployed troops, craft paracord bracelets, or organize collection drives. Operation Gratitude also provides homemade hats and scarves to our troops from volunteers throughout the U.S. They also send packages to veterans, police and fire departments.
You can help by driving our nation’s heroes to their medical appointments at their local VA hospital so that they never go without the treatments they need. It’s all part of the DAV Transportation Network, administered by our Hospital Service Coordinators at VA medical facilities around the country. Or you can volunteer with the Local Veterans Assistance Program. Whether it’s grocery shopping or running errands for veterans in your community, doing yard work or painting a veteran’s home, there’s a…
