Donor Acknowledgement

For those Posts/Auxiliaries/Districts/Motorcycle Group Units who have donated during this last 2022-2023 program year, we thank you for choosing us to donate your treasure to. We know there are many who seek your assistance, and we are honored and humbled by your support. The following is only a partial list as we do not have unlimited space to thank you all, but know that each one of you is special to us:

Since inception, the Texas VFW Foundation has received over $7 million in grants for the Veterans’ Assistance Program that assisted over 3,300 veteran households, including 4,000 dependent family members and 123 surviving spouses This assistance has been primarily for basic living needs such as mortgage/rent, utility, vehicle, and auto insurance payments made directly to the veteran’s creditors on their behalf. The average award is $2,032.26 per household.

The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance awarded $500,000 for the year 2023-2024. This is administered through the Texas Veterans Commission The funds are used in the Veterans’ Assistance Program In addition to these funds, we were renewed as Plus 1 Customer Assistance Program Partner with Austin Energy, which grants us $41,020 71 in available credits for our applicants who are also Austin Energy customers and qualify.

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In addition to the Veterans’ Assistance Program, the Texas VFW Foundation also provided Disaster Assistance, most notably deploying cash for qualifying veterans during Hurricane Harvey. To date, the Disaster Assistance Program has provided over $147,000 to 495 qualifying veteran households during their time of need The average award is $297 02