Our veterans deserve every opportunity to live with dignity and independence. That’s why this is the fifth straight year that FOX is partnering with U.S.VETS to showcase the “Make Camo Your Cause” campaign and raise funds to help homeless veterans.
What is ‘Make Camo Your Cause’?
Big picture view:
U.S.VETS seeks to bring visibility and awareness to the struggle of homeless veterans with the mission to end veteran homelessness in the United States, and its CEO intimately understands the struggle of many who have served – he’s a Marine Corps veteran himself.
“There are many things that contribute to people becoming homeless, but putting on a uniform should not be one,” offered Darryl Vincent, who holds a master’s degree in social work, is a certified substance abuse counselor, and also serves on the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. “Working with our partners, we can make sure every veteran doesn’t have just housing, but a home.”
Today in the United States, about 32,000 veterans experience homelessness. Nearly 76 percent of them experience alcohol, drug or mental health issues.
The backstory:
Launched in 1993, U.S.VETS is the largest nonprofit organization with boots on the ground to combat America’s veteran homeless crisis head-on. With 49 residential and service sites nationwide, U.S.VETS provides housing, counseling, career and supportive services to help veterans rebuild and thrive.
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U.S.VETS launched its campaign called “Make Camo Your Cause” to establish the camouflage print as the official symbol to honor veterans.
“We have the vision of connecting camo to what we do, so whenever you see camo one day, we hope people connect that to supporting and ending veteran homelessness,” said Shalimar Cabrera, the executive director of U.S.VETS.
How to get involved
For the fifth straight year, FOX and its employees are partnering with the U.S.VETS “Make Camo Your Cause” campaign by spreading awareness and wearing camo to support the cause on Veterans Day.
But the campaign is not exclusive to FOX employees.
What you can do:
U.S.VETS encourages every American to:
- Shop exclusive camo apparel at shop.usvets.org to benefit U.S.VETS.
- Wear camo on Veterans Day, November 11.
- Share camo through social media using #HONORUSVETS on Veterans Day.
- Donate $11 on or before 11/11 to help prevent and end veteran homelessness.
U.S.VETS is also looking for volunteers in the fight against veteran homelessness. The national nonprofit relies on corporate and community support to help reach its goal through partnerships including direct financial contributions, employee giving and matching gifts, campaigns, grants and employee volunteer engagement.
Employers can also “hire a vet” through the U.S.VETS Career Network, which connects professional and student veterans with lasting careers they love.
- To donate and learn more on how you can help U.S.VETS end veteran homelessness, visit go.fox/usvets.
The Source: Information for this report came from FOX and U.S.VETS. This station is owned by FOX.
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