Veterans Assistance Fund

We take many things for granted, having a safe place to live, food to eat, and the ability to get around with our own two feet, but what if you woke up one day and all of that was gone? What if you woke up and  you did not know where you were and to add more confusion to the situation, you looked down and you were missing a leg?  The Veteran pictured experienced just that. He had gone to the emergency room with a cut on his leg that had become infected, the next thing he knew he was missing a leg and he woke up in a rehab center a few months later. When he was discharged he had no where to go as since he was hospitalized and when he woke up months had passed and his place of residence where he was renting had evicted him without any knowledge of where he had been all of this time, so he lost his place to live and all of his belongings.

When we received the phone call of this Veteran in need he had paid for a few nights stay at a hotel but was about to be thrown out on the street because he could not pay to stay there anymore as his social security income was not very much and he could no longer drive a Truck, which was his part time job until this happened. As soon as we received his information we called him and started to try and get him housed. While we are waiting to find permanent housing we have been paying for his stay at the same local hotel which is not far from our local VA Clinic where he will be fitted with his new leg and be able to go through physical therapy. The donations we have received have help to keep him housed, give him food and transportation to and from the VA, once a permanent home is found the donations will go to help pay for his deposits and rent for the first month. The donations we receive from this fund do make a difference and help to change people's lives! Thanks for all of those who support this fund!