When Sgt. Lonnie Maynard was wounded in Iraq, he came home to his wife Kim and baby, but no job. Between the medical bills and ordinary living expenses, the Maynards found themselves facing a crisis. The Unmet Needs Program was there to help.  
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With the help of corporate sponsors like Vermont American, the VFW Foundation receives funding to establish, administer and promote the Unmet Needs Program.  But these corporate gifts will fall short of military families’ critical needs, and the program will be mostly funded by individual donations from people like you.

Funds from donations are available to the five branches of service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard), as well as members of the Reserves and National Guard.  Funds awarded by the program are offered in the form of grants, not loans, so recipients don’t need to repay them.  As they are typically less than $1500, there is little chance that they will affect the recipient’s taxes.

Vermont American has committed $1.25 million over the next five years, along with advertising and promotional support of the program.  That money covers administrative costs, so 100% of public donations received over the website or through the mail (see address information or brochures for details) goes directly to our military families in need.

A portion of every purchase of Vermont American Power Tool Accessories (drill bits, saw blades, etc.) also goes to support the Unmet Needs Program.