The VFW Foundation created the “Unmet Needs” program to:

• Help meet unanticipated financial demands on service members’ families that cannot beremedied in a timely and effective manner through existing means.

• Provide service members with the security of knowing their families have additional support at home.

• Give concerned and appreciative Americans an opportunity to reach out and help defend the families of the men and women serving the nation.

For families in need, online applications are available at www.unmetneeds.com, direct phone assistance is available at 1-866-789-NEED (1-866-789-6333), and an application blank is available here.

Unmet needs range from rent and mortgage assistance to childcare and groceries. Once a military family completes the initial application, the VFW Foundation will contact the family, and then an Unmet Needs Program representative will personally review the need and process the application. If the application is approved, funds will be immediately sent to the family. Vermont American Power Tool Accessories and the VFW Foundation – the giving arm of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) – teamed up to address the problem through the Unmet Needs Program. The program helps meet unanticipated demands on service members' families that can't be remedied in a timely and effective manner through existing means. Vermont American has announced that it is donating $1.25 million to the program over five years. Each purchase of Vermont American branded products helps to make this possible.

VFW posts, auxiliaries, private individuals, businesses, and corporations can donate either money or time directly online at www.unmetneeds.com. Donations can also be mailed to the:

Unmet Needs Program

VFW Foundation

406 West 34th Street, Room 514

Kansas City, MO, 64111, 

using either the dollar or skills donation form.

The full amount of donations goes directly to help meet unanticipated financial demands because Vermont American’s sponsorship covers all administrative costs. Also, since Vermont American Power Tool Accessories donates a portion of every purchase to the Unmet Needs program, please purchase their products when you need accessories.

References:

• www.unmetneeds.com

• www.vfw.org under “Programs and Services”, in the Military Assistance (MAP) section