Support America's Heroes

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is accepting donations to help veterans, service members and military families impacted by natural disasters. The VFW’s Disaster Relief Fund provides our organization the opportunity to react quickly with immediate relief to those in the affected areas.

The VFW’s Veterans & Military Support programs are the driving force behind our troop and family support efforts.

Home to the ever-vital Unmet Needs program, the Military Assistance Program (MAP) and the VFW's "Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship" program, the VFW's Veterans & Military Support programs have made a significant impact in the lives of millions of service members and their families. 

Each year, our nationwide network of VFW Accredited Service Officers assist hundreds of thousands of veterans nationwide. From assisting veterans in filing for disability compensation to requesting hearings before the VA Board of Appeals, these skilled professionals garner billions of dollars in compensation benefits for veterans annually.   

Unmet Needs helps to meet the critical needs of service members and their families who experience a sudden financial hardship, oftentimes like pay errors during deployment or issues surrounding their service-connected transition from the military. From utility payments and car repairs, to ensuring a safe roof over their head, Unmet Needs helps military families across the nation.

The Military Assistance Program (MAP) is the outstretched hand from the VFW to military units. MAP offers grants to VFW Posts that participate in military unit functions, such as sponsoring farewell and welcome home activities, Family Readiness Group events or other sponsorship ideas.

The VFW's “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” program awards scholarships of up to $5,000 to qualifying veterans and service members to help them complete their educational goals without incurring excessive student loan debt.

Among all the flowers that evoke the memories and emotions of war is the red poppy. The VFW "Buddy"® Poppy program provides compensation to those who assemble the poppies, provides financial assistance in maintaining state and national veterans' rehabilitation and service programs and partially supports the VFW National Home. 

Each year, hundreds of thousands of students participate in the VFW’s Voice of Democracy (VOD) and Patriot's Pen audio-essay competitions. Created to foster patriotism among our nation’s youth, VFW scholarship programs award winners millions in scholarships and incentives,.