The VFW National Home for Children serves as a living memorial to America’s veterans by helping our nation’s military and veteran families during difficult times.
It was founded in 1925 as a place where the families left behind by war — mothers and children, brothers and sisters — could remain together, keeping the family circle intact even when their serviceman didn’t come home.
Today’s families face different challenges — reintegration, post-traumatic stress, high unemployment and rehabilitation from battlefield injuries, among others — and the National Home has evolved over our decades-long history to meet those changing needs.
Families find a healing calm in a tranquil, rural, small-town community. Tree-lined streets connect 42 single-family homes with facilities like a gym, library, computer and science labs, Day Care Center, playgrounds, fishing pond, hiking trails and more. Functioning much like a town, they have their own water wells, water treatment facility and sewage system as well as phone and Internet service.
One of the 42 homes on the campus of particular interest to us is the Washington House, sponsored by the Department of WA and it’s Auxiliary. During our meetings, we pass the hat to collect donations for the National Home. Our donations combined with those of other VFW Posts throughout Washington State are used for the maintenance and upkeep of the Washington House.
Check out the video below for a virtual tour of the Washington Home on the VFW National Home For Children’s campus.
If giving donations at our meetings isn’t enough, you can also donate directly to the VFW National Home through their website, one time or on an annual basis, or consider becoming a Life Member.
