PROGRAMS

By the end of 2022, and for the first year since COVID began, we finally got to a place where we were running 100 percent of our normal programming. We still faced occasional challenges working within the VA, due to the ever-changing COVID restrictions within the hospitals, but our volunteers were slowly and steadily able to get back into the hospitals and provide direct support.

For the third year in a row, Soldiers’ Angels continued to increase support to activated U.S. Guard and Reserves units. Thankfully, many of the COVID-related activations were on the decline, however activations for border support and civil unrest still kept our Guardsmen and Reservists very busy throughout the year. Soldiers’ Angels was proud to be there for them once again.

Deployed Support Program

The team of volunteers working within the Deployed Support Program ensure Service Members deployed on combat and humanitarian missions are supported and appreciated during their time away. Working virtually, volunteers across six different teams write letters, send care packages, make homemade baked goods, and more.

Teams: Angel Bakers, Chaplain Support, Deployed Adoptions, Ladies of Liberty, Letter Writing, Special Operations Forces

Family Support Program

Military Families face many challenges before, during, and after deployment. The volunteers of the Family Support Program help families through those challenges by honoring and recognizing their sacrifices.

Teams: Adopt-A-Family, Baby Brigade, Cards Plus, Women of Valor

Wounded Support Program

The Wounded Support Program provides support at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Landstuhl, Germany, the main treatment facility for any Service Member medevaced from the Middle East. As the largest U.S. hospital in Europe, LRMC has played a crucial role in testing and treating COVID-19 within the entire Military community stationed in the Eastern Hemisphere. Soldiers’ Angels provides supplies and support to the hospital and the Service Members treated there.

Veteran Support Program

Soldiers’ Angels provides a wide array of services to Veterans of all generations through the Veteran Support Program. These services are focused on meeting needs of the low-income and homeless Veteran populations that are not already being met by the government or other organizations.

Developed with guidance from VA leadership and caseworkers, these services are crucial to Veterans in need:

• Transportation assistance for Veterans to get to/from VA appointments

• Food assistance through Veteran Food Distributions, non-perishable box lunches, and gift cards that can be used at the VA Canteen for a hot meal

• Household items provided to homeless Veterans once they are approved and accepted into the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program

But that’s not all. A network of volunteers across the country work in person to support Veterans at VA Hospitals. These volunteers organize and host luncheons, dinners, and game nights; they visit patients’ bedsides; they distribute hygiene and comfort items; and they work at VA Stand Down events.

Although the COVID protocols at the VA continued to shift throughout the year, these volunteers hung in for every twist and turn. They volunteered in person when they could and continued to support in whatever capacity when COVID protocols prohibited them from visiting the hospital. We’re so grateful for their unwavering dedication to the Veterans we support.

The event was awesome. I want to thank all the people that made this possible. I was in a real tight spot when it came to food. This drive helped my family so much. I got emotional and left in tears because there are people still out here that do care and do good for others. Thank you all so much. Please continue doing what you are doing. This helped so many families in need.

— Veteran supported by Soldiers’ Angels Food Distribution