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Financial Assistance Skill Donors Referrals Disaster Assistance

Adopt-A-Unit Troop and Family Support Activities Grants. Financial Assistance Skill Donors Referrals Disaster Assistance. Free Call Days Free Virtual Pins. VFW’s Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship Program. FY 2012-2013 RECAP. September through August:

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Financial Assistance Skill Donors Referrals Disaster Assistance

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  1. Adopt-A-Unit • Troop and Family Support Activities • Grants • Financial Assistance • Skill Donors • Referrals • Disaster Assistance • Free Call Days • Free Virtual Pins • VFW’s Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship Program

  2. FY 2012-2013 RECAP September through August: • NMS provided support to over 1,244,000 military members and their families. • MAP events hosted almost 200,000 service members and their families at over 210 morale-boosting events. • Operation Uplink provided almost 738,000 connections for deployed troops and hospitalized veterans. • Also provided 244,832 guests with free Wi-Fi at Edelweiss Resort, Germany • Unmet Needs assisted over 260 families with grants totaling almost $400,000 in assistance.

  3. Wounded Warrior, USO, and Fisher House are all good programs. However, NMS is your VFW program and relies on your support! • Encourage Departments, Districts and Posts to donate to National Military Services instead of individual programs. • This allows funds to be used where needed most. • Programs can’t continue without your support!

  4. MAKE SURE YOUR NMS DONATION COUNTS! • Send donations to NMS: • Make check payable to National Military Services • Mail to: VFW, 406 W. 34th Street, Suite 216, Kansas City, MO 64111 • Call NMS for credit card donations over the phone at (816) 968-1155 • Go online to www.vfw.org/contribute

  5. Make sure your online donation counts! Head to www.vfw.org and: 1. 2. 3. 4.

  6. NMS UPDATE • Help NMS spread our success stories! • Sign up for the bi-weekly NMS Update at www.vfw.org. • Share the stories with the members of your Post and community. • Send pictures and • information about your • troop support activities.

  7. REPORT, REPORT, REPORT!! • Report your Post, District or Auxiliary activities to your NMS Chairman. • Last year, NMS supported over 1 million military, veterans and their families but we know this number is far below the actual assistance you’ve provided. REPORT, REPORT, REPORT!!!

  8. Contact: Darcie Jones Email: Uplink@vfw.org Phone: (816) 968-1155 Operation Uplink forms and information available at: www.vfw.org/NMS

  9. Free Call Days • Since 2006, Free Call Days have connected over 7.3million calls. • Continuing to provide at least three Free Call Days monthly at over 450 MWR SPAWAR locations throughout Afghanistan and other Middle East locations. • Calls are free to the US, and landlines in other US home base countries, i.e.: Germany, Japan, Korea, Italy etc. • Free Call Day schedule is available at www.vfw.org/NMS. • DSN line access codes are provided for service members outside of Afghanistan/Kuwait for participation in the scheduled Free Call Days.

  10. Free Call Days • Free Call Days will continue into 2014 with a minimum of 3 scheduled dates each month. • The 2014 Free Call Day schedule is available at www.vfw.org/NMS. • Interested in sponsoring a Free Call Day? Contact Linda Ferguson at Lferguson@vfw.org

  11. Domestic Virtual Pins • Operation Uplink is sending virtual pins to VA hospitals, medical centers and deployed service members without Free Call Day access in lieu of domestic calling cards. • Provides 100 minutes of talk time per pin. • VFW Posts and Ladies Auxiliary members must complete request form to receive bulk virtual pins. • Individual pin requests must include service member’s email.

  12. Domestic Virtual Pins Above is an example of a list of pins to be emailed. They are preset to print on plain paper to cut apart or on Avery Labels # 5160 to peel off and stick on the back of your VFW/Ladies Auxiliary business card.

  13. Example of Virtual Pins Front of Card Back of Card

  14. Sport Clips Help-A-Hero Scholarship Program • Sport Clips’ commitment to our veterans and their families continues even with the drawdownof troops in Afghanistan. • Beginning January 2014 Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarshipprogram will provide scholarships of up to $5,000 to help our veterans complete their educational goals. • Application are available online only at www.vfw.org. • Contact National Military Services with questions!

  15. Sport Clips Help-A-Hero Scholarship Program • Scholarship Eligibility • Applicants must be: • US Citizen • Active duty, retired or honorably discharged or a member of the National Guard or Reserves • Military Rank of E-5 or below • Demonstrate a need for financial assistance • Participate in, be accepted to or currently enrolled in a VA approved program or school

  16. Contact: John Linstra Email: MAP@vfw.org Phone: (816) 756-3390 ext. 211 All MAP applications and info available behind the log in at: www.vfw.org

  17. The Military Assistance Program (MAP) is the core NMS program that promotes VFW involvement and interaction with the local military community. • Provides an opportunity to educate military and their families about the VFW and NMS programs. • Since 2007, MAP has hosted nearly 2 million military and families at over 2,100 events!

  18. MAP Grants • MAP Grants are available to VFW Post and Auxiliaries who participate in military unit functions such as: • Deployment/Welcome Home events • Family Days and Holiday parties • FRG meetings • MAP funds are based solely on donations and our procedures help MAP assist as many service members and families as possible. • Contact the MAP office for guidance-we’re here to help you through each step of the MAP Grant process!

  19. MAP Grants • Helpful suggestions for a successful MAP Grant request: • Review and follow all MAP Grant procedures. • Complete each line of the MAP Grant application. • Make sure to include the total budget amount which includes all costs associated with the event. • MAP Grants provide basic food and beverages for ONLY the military and their families. • Current MAP events average $3.25-$3.50 per person. • The MAP office acknowledges each application received! If you haven’t heard from us contact us!

  20. Adopt-A-Unit • Adopt-A-Unit enables VFW Posts and Auxiliaries to forge a connection with the local military community before, during and after deployment. • Supporting our troops is the top priority for NMS! Out of 54 VFW Departments, 5 don’t have a single military unit adopted through MAP’s Adopt-A-Unit program. • There are currently over 820,000 Guard and Reserve members nationwide. • Over 2,300 units have been adopted since 2007 BUT only 542 are active. Encourage reporting to NMS! • There is a HUGE opportunity for the VFW to support your military.

  21. Adopt-A-Unit • As the conflict in Afghanistan winds down and more of our deployed service members return home, it is vital that VFW Posts and Auxiliaries use MAP’s Adopt-A-Unit program to continue supporting our military! • Instead of planning deployment/welcome homes, work with your local units on: • Family Days • FRG Meetings • Patriotic Holidays • Now is a great time to develop relationships with your local National Guard and Reserve Units! • Community Outreach Activities • Parades • Park Clean-ups

  22. Best of the Best • VFW Posts and Auxiliaries who have conducted and reported5 different types of activities on behalf of their adopted unit. • As of Aug. 2013—147 VFW Posts and/or Ladies Auxiliaries have qualified for “Best of the Best” out of 542 Post and Auxiliaries current/active in the Adopt-A-Unit program. • The VFW Departments with the most Posts and Auxiliaries in the “Best of the Best” often have the smallest military population. REPORT, REPORT, REPORT!!!

  23. Memorial Commendations • Memorial Commendations are an expression of the VFW and its Auxiliary’s condolences to a fallen soldier’s family. Certificates are presented to the family by a VFW member as an offer of support. • The commendation is a professional certificate with the appropriate branch of service emblem enclosed in a vinyl portfolio. • Available for the families of service members killed in action in current conflicts.

  24. Memorial Commendations • NMS office emails DOD notices as they are released to the NMS Chairman, Department Commander and Adjutant. • To request: contact NMS@vfw.org. • Information needed: • Deceased service member’s full name and rank • Branch of service • Date of memorial service (if known) • Name and address to whom the Commendation should be shipped

  25. Contact: Johnathan Duncan Email: Unmetneeds@vfw.org Phone: (866) 789-6333 Unmet Needs application and information available at: www.vfw.org/NMS

  26. Created in 2004 to assist military service members and their families experiencing a financial hardship directly related to their military service. • Provides grants up to $2,500 for qualified service members and their families.

  27. As of June 2013, almost 3,500 families have been assisted and over $4.7 million has been distributed in aid through the Unmet Needs program!

  28. Unmet Needs pays for basic life needs such as: mortgage, rent, repairs, insurance, utilities, food and clothing. • Grants are paid directly to the “creditor” company and not to the individual. • Hardship cannot be due to mismanagement of funds, civil, domestic matters, or legal issues. • Application process takes approximately 5-10 business days after all required paperwork is received. • Each case is reviewed individually and acceptance is determined by a committee.

  29. Department Assistance: • Applicant needs immediate assistance. • Department verifies eligibility and need. • Contact NMS for pre-approval. • Submit a completed Unmet Needs application for reimbursement with copy of check.

  30. If all three criteria are not met, then the applicant is not eligible. Unmet Needs Application-Page 1

  31. Disaster Assistance • The VFW Unmet Needs program proudly stands ready to assist our service men and women when they are burdened by natural disasters out of their control (tornadoes, fires, floods). • Service members or veterans must have: • Served on active-duty title-10 orders within the past 36 months. • Submit a completed ONE PAGE application. • Experienced a state-declared natural disaster which has damaged or destroyed their primary residence. • Assistance does not apply to vehicle damage or vehicle insurance deductibles. • Total loss of the primary residence: $500 • Power loss or damage to the home: $300 • Application must be received within 30 days of state-declared natural disaster.

  32. NMS FORMS AND INFORMATION • All the latest NMS program information, forms and materials are available for download behind the VFW member log in at www.vfw.org. • Contact your department headquarters for your NMS Chairman or Veterans and Family Support Chairman. • These are your programs!! • The NMS staff is here to assist you. contact us at 816-756-3390 with any Questions.

  33. REPORT, REPORT, REPORT!! • Report your Post, District or Auxiliary activities to your NMS Chairman. • Last year, NMS supported over 1 million military, veterans and their families but we know this number is far below the actual assistance you’ve provided. REPORT, REPORT, REPORT!!!

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