Companies and Organizations Support The Nation’s Veterans:
Veterans make an important sacrifice for the nation, so you may well wonder what you can do in return. Fortunately, there are a number of ways you can help:
Supporting Veterans Locally:
1. Be a Good Neighbor - Be aware of the needs of your neighbors, friends and co-workers. Care packages and letters are important, but helping could be just as easy as doing chores for the military spouse down the street or visiting with a veteran at your local VFW.
2. Get Involved - Join organizations like ServiceNation and volunteer your time to participate in service projects designed to support soldiers across the country.
3. Make a Donation - There are so many great
non-profits that serve the military-from organizations such as Operation
Homefront, which provides assistance to the families of service members
and wounded warriors, to the American Red Cross, which connects members
of the U.S. Armed Forces with their families during a crisis.
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation recently announced a five-year, $10
million commitment to organizations that serve the veteran and military
communities, placing a special emphasis on supporting job readiness and
training programs. The company funds nonprofits that assist veterans in
their pursuit of higher education and enable veterans to more easily
reintegrate into civilian life.
To make sure parents, caring adults and children get the reading tools and resources they need, organizations such as Target and First Book, which are committed to promoting childhood literacy, provide new books to children from low-income communities.
The Walmart Foundation Continues To Support Our Veterans:
Walmart is actively engaged in job recruitment of former military personnel and is a charter member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes program. To date, the company has hired more than 300 junior military officers into store and corporate positions.
Walmart was recognized in the top 2 percent of veteran-friendly companies by G.I. Jobs Top 100 Military Friendly Employers. To honor the military, the company donated $100,000 to support the New York City Veterans Day Parade.
Learn how you can make a difference:
To learn more about the Walmart Foundation and ways you can help our Nation’s Veterans visit www.walmartstores.com/veterans.
Find out more about the Service Nation Organization and find a military-focused service project in your area by visiting the following link www.missionserve.org.
