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Adopt-A-Family is Almost Here!
Summer is winding down and hints of the soon-to-be holiday season are popping up in stores everywhere. This means that very soon, registration for the Holiday Adopt-A-Family program will be open!
Holiday Adopt-A-Family pairs eligible military and veteran families with volunteers to help ensure they have a wonderful holiday season. The volunteers "adopt" one or more families and provide gifts for the children and a grocery gift card for the family to put towards their holiday meal.
This year, we have adjusted the registration dates slightly, so mark your calendars accordingly! Registration for eligible military and veteran families interested in receiving support will open on Wednesday, September 7th. Registration for volunteers interested in supporting those families will not open until Wednesday, October 5th. This will allow our staff some time to ensure the first rounds of families are ready and waiting for volunteers to adopt.
If you are a military or veteran family interested in registering for support and meet the eligibility requirements below, we strongly recommend that you review the registration process now so you have plenty of time to gather the necessary documents to complete your registration. The earlier you register your family, the more time you will have to be paired with a volunteer who wants to support you!
Eligibility Requirements for Families:
- Families of deployed service members registered for Soldiers' Angels Deployed Support, E1-E6, deployed through 12/25/22 and can demonstrate financial need
- Families of Post-911 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans
- Veteran families enrolled in the HUD/VASH program
Blanket Drive Catching Up?
We're almost halfway there!! Slow but steady, the needle is moving closer to our goal of 2,022 blankets. We have currently collected 859 blankets and will really need your help reaching our goal by August 31!
Highlight of Support: Veterans
This veteran drove over an hour to get to the Soldiers' Angels food distribution in Orlando! They left shocked at the amount and variety of food they received at the event and grateful for the needed support! Thank you to all sponsors and volunteers who continue to allow us to provide these invaluable distributions to veteran families in need.
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COFFEE REACHES DEPLOYED!
Thank you all so much for your support of our recent coffee campaign! Because of you, we were able to ship all Joe Muggs coffee from the recent Books-A-Million Coffee for the Troops campaign to deployed and veterans. Coffee is reaching deployed and we're beginning to get photos back! Stay tuned for the full album of photos coming soon.
Treats for Troops Open!
It might feel a little early to start thinking about fun-sized candy bars... but if you're ahead of the game, we're ready for you! Soldiers' Angels Treats for Troops is officially open for businesses and organizations to register as a candy collection site.
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This former Iraqi translator for the U.S. Army started his new life as a refugee in America 12 years ago. Now, working at the Center for Refugee Services, he is uniquely qualified to help Afghan refugees settle into their new home.
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988 then Press 1
If you, a service member, or a Veteran you know is in crisis, call the Veterans Crisis Line’s new number now: Dial 988 then Press 1.
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Thank you for your continued support of the military community!
