"The
Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children will provide
children, youth and families of veterans, active-duty military, and
members of the VFW and its Auxiliary opportunities for growth and
development in a nurturing community, and by doing so will serve as a
living memorial to all veterans.”
Born from the belief that America
needs to care for the children and families of men and women who
sacrificed for our country, the VFW National Home for Children is a
place of healing, support and refuge.
It was founded in 1925 as a place where the families left behind by
war could remain together, keeping the family circle intact even when
their service-member didn’t come home.
Today’s families face different challenges — reintegration,
post-traumatic stress, high unemployment and rehabilitation from
battlefield injuries, among others — and the National Home has evolved
over our decades-long history to meet those changing needs.
