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MAP
Military Assistance
(MAP)
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| Chairman | Graham Leaver | Norfolk | phone: 757-495-8261 | e-mail: grleaver@aol.com |
| District 1 | John King | Hampton | phone: | e-mail: jking5500@cox.net |
| District 2 | phone: | e-mail: | ||
| District 3 | phone: | e-mail: | ||
| District 4 | Fred Wolking | Richmond | phone: 804-276-5668 | e-mail: vonwalking@aol.com |
| District 5 | phone: | e-mail: | ||
| District 6 | Peter Snelling | Bedford | phone: 540-586-2602 | e-mail: pmsnellingvfw@aol.com |
| District 7 | phone: | e-mail: | ||
| District 8 | John Miska | Barboursville | phone: 434-760-1940 | e-mail: bigjohn@comet.net |
| District 9 | phone: | |||
| District 10 | Connie Agresi | Alexandria | phone: 703-706-5828 | e-mail: MCAIII@aol.com |
| District 11 | Jack Flick | Weyers Cave | phone: 540-234-9432 | e-mail: dist11cmdr@vfwva.org |
| District 12 | Larry | Singleton | phone: 276-628-1041 | e-mail: |
| District 13 | phone: |
Emergency Financial Assistance
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, in conjunction with its Posts and Departments, may provide emergency financial aid to qualified military personnel or their immediate family members for the purpose of alleviating financial hardships resulting from military deployments. Such emergency aid will be in the form of a “one-time grant” to the service member or qualified family member.
This program will be maintained as part of the Military Assistance Program (MAP) within the Membership Department, and the following eligibility and guidelines will be used to determine merit and the distribution of funds.
Eligibility
The service member must be on "Active Duty" or in an activated National Guard or reserve unit serving in a designated "Theater of Operations." The term “serving” will include an immediate deployment or redeployment status.
An “emergency situation” is defined as a situation due to an immediate need brought about by an event or events beyond the control of the individual service member or spouse and not due to mismanagement of family income or for extravagant expenditures.
Before applying for an Emergency Financial Assistance Grant, the requesting individual must contact the local Family Support Office (FSO) to first determine resources available through any associated military organizations.
Guidelines
Each request for emergency assistance will originate by an FSO contacting a VFW Department or local Post. The pertinent commander or adjutant of the VFW Department or Post may concurrently donate funds from their Department or Post when requesting MAP funds and should so stipulate in the attached application form.
Requests will be verified through the individual’s FSO and the VFW Department or Post Commander (or Adjutant for the Commander), by the signatures on the application.
The Director of the Military Assistance Program (MAP) will ensure eligibility of service member/family member and legitimacy of each request for assistance. The request will then be submitted by the Membership Director for final approval by the Adjutant General (or authorized designee).
Requests for funds greater than $500.00 will require an itemized listing of requested funding events. The Adjutant General will personally approve grant requests of $1,500.00 or higher.
A check in the amount requested will be issued directly to the service member or qualified family member from the VFW National Headquarters, unless payment has already been made to the service member or qualified family member, in which case the check will be forwarded to the Department or Post.
Adopt-A-Unit
There has always been a common bond between those serving in the
military and the VFW. An extension of this bond is the VFW's
Adopt-A-Unit program, which pairs a Post with a military unit. Besides
sending "goody" packages to the troops, Posts work on the local level to
offer moral support to the dependents left behind when a unit deploys.
Since the war on terrorism began in 2001, more than 1,000 military
units, including U.S. Navy ship squadrons and U.S. Army infantry units,
have been adopted.
Posts participating in AAU may qualify for additional
MAP financial
support for sponsoring events with military units.
The procedure for adopting a unit is simple:
There is no initial cost in adopting a unit.
This program does not end when the troops re-deploy home; they and their families continue to need our backing and assistance.
For more information about adopting a unit contact your Department MAP chairperson or contact MAP personnel at:
Military Assistance Program
VFW National Headquarters
406 W 34th St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
Telephone: (816) 756 3390 EXT 211 or map@vfw.org
Troop Support
Show your support for America's military men and women. Download the
VFW's window display
support flag or
Blue Banner flag. Want to honor a
service man or woman, give them a "thank
you for serving" certificate.
Related Links:
Unmet Needs Emergency Financial Assistance Application
