2022-2023 VETERANS & MILITARY SUPPORT PROGRAM

The VFW offers a wide range of assistance programs aimed at helping service members and veterans of every generation. As a veteran, you understand better than most what struggles and hurdles today's service members and veterans face. Whether you're a VFW liaison, chairman or you just want to understand the different types of assistance the VFW provides, the resources and forms here help ensure your Post has the most up-to-date program information. You're always there to help support military families before, during and after deployment and these resources are here to support you!

Need to make your Post or Department Veterans & Military Support Program donation for All-American? Donations made toward VMS to fulfill the 2022-2023 All-American requirement will only be accepted through National Headquarters.   Do not donate through your Department or by any other means.  

More information on the VMS program can be found on the Department website at www.vfwmi.org in the Department Programs under Resources. 

Posts will receive five (5) All State points for each $25 donated to VMS (maximum $100 donation).. Posts will also receive ten (10).  This must be reported  to the VMS Director.

The Deadline for Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship application for Spring 2024 higher education application is August 30,2023. E5 and below with a Honorable discharge are eligible to apply for a $5,000 grant each semester. Apply here: http://www.vfw.org/scholarship

Adopt A Unit is imperative that we support those defending our freedom. If your Post is interested in Adopting a Unit contact me and we will work with you. If you're not longer working with a Unit I need to scrub from National's list.

 Doug Brinker, CPSS VMS Director                                       

2547 N Diane St.

Jackson, MI 49201

517-499-0926

douglas.brinker14@gmail.com