By Hannah Amos PTSD Awareness Month in June is an opportunity to share recognition and support for those diagnosed and affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and PTSD-related issues. American Legion Auxiliary entities aim to be a constant support for our veterans who endure the challenges of PTSD. The American Legion Auxiliary Foundation provides an avenue
By Hannah Amos PTSD Awareness Month in June not only educates the public on post-traumatic stress disorder and PTSD-related issues but also helps to destigmatize it. The American Legion Auxiliary Foundation’s Veteran Projects Fund (VPF) grants provide the means to carry out the ALA’s legacy of Service Not Self and support veterans, especially those suffering from the
By Hannah Amos Connection. That’s what we all crave. A community full of people who support each other. A community as an outlet from the stressors of the world. The ALA and American Legion Auxiliary Foundation strive to provide a connection and outlet for our veterans, military, and their families. For these populations, finding that
By Hannah Amos While you’re already thinking about taxes and finances this time of year, don’t forget to think about your charitable giving capabilities. Springtime can be a great opportunity to create a lasting impact and change for our servicemembers, veterans, and their families. If you’re navigating retirement accounts and inherited IRAs, then required IRA
The American Legion Auxiliary Foundation is looking for passionate, purpose-driven leaders to serve a three-year term on its Board of Directors. Join the team to help shape the future of the Auxiliary and the Foundation through generosity, strengthening connections with supporters, and championing a mission that sustains the Auxiliary’s vital programs and services. Board service
Since 2007, the American Legion Auxiliary Foundation has been committed to one clear mission: serving those who served by funding initiatives that meet the real and immediate needs of veterans, military, and their families, locally and across the nation. As a result of the ALA Foundation’s Veteran Projects Fund granting initiative, ALA units, departments, and districts/counties have
The American Legion Auxiliary Foundation is proud to welcome four elected directors to its board of directors: Laura E. Santino, Joan Hernandez, Teresa Lugo-Nunez, and Marge Christianson are all ALA members and dedicated to the mission of Service Not Self. Laura E. Santino of Hamden, Conn., is the registrar of voters for the Town of Hamden and
As summer winds down, we’re reflecting on the powerful ways the American Legion Auxiliary Foundation supported veterans and their families across the country this season. Through our Veteran Projects Fund and Veterans Creative Arts Festival grants, we were proud to award funding to several innovative and heartfelt initiatives. From life-saving equipment to creative arts therapy,
Nonprofit organizations rely heavily on philanthropic support from donors like you, and there’s no shortage of opportunities to give. Individuals have been so inundated with asks for donations that in the late 1990s-early 2000s, the term “donor fatigue” was coined in an effort to name that feeling of being overwhelmed that has since led to
Over the last 100-plus years, the ALA has had extraordinary people from all over the country represent the national organization and make an impact on the ALA mission during their term as national president and long after their goodbye from the National Convention stage. They are deeply committed to the mission of the Auxiliary, and
