H.A.V.E.
Land of the Free, because of the Brave
Who We Are and What We Do
We started this organization because our son, Ej, liked to hand out things... food, money, a smile and a wave to the homeless men and women he sees on our way to and from his school in Hartford. He had my husband take a 20 minute detour on and off the highway to give his banana to a man by the entrance ramp on Capitol Ave! (Lovely man that he is, he complied with a smile because he knows how important it was to Ej.) One day on the way home from school, we saw a homeless man and he had on a hat that was similar to his Pop's (my father) and when I told him that many of the homeless people we see are Vets, like Pop, his mouth dropped open. "They could be his friends." He was quiet for awhile, soaking this information in. In typical little kid fashion he said "that's not fair." I agreed, it was not.
We talked about things we can do to help them and the idea of a group that involved our friends and family and making care packages for the people we came across in our day to day was his first idea. We have connected with two shelters, Columbus House in West Haven and South Park Inn located in Hartford to help them help others...in any way we can. So here we are. Thank you for coming to check out our group and please donate to help us Help a Veteran Everyday!
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Creating Awareness Respect and Empathy
There are a plethora of issues facing our Veterans today, our mission is to try and help with as many of them as possible, by assisting other organizations in their efforts on behalf of our Vets, and by doing what we can to directly and positively effect the lives of the Veterans in our community.
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?"
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Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Involvement
One of the reasons we began this charity is to afford our youth the opportunity to give back to those who have given so much!
Have your class, Church youth group, Girl or Boy Scout troop, dance team or even your neighborhood, host a donation drive! Contact us for a list of most needed items and ideas on how to get started.
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Become a monthly donor
One of our goals is to ensure that the most vulnerable and at-risk groups in Connecticut are safe and have their basic needs taken care of. With your generous donations you have the capacity to help us in our endeavour of meeting our goals and helping get Veterans from transitional to permanent housing
Contact us to learn more or check out our rally page!
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