Operation Veterans Assistance

Humanitarian aid program: is a life saving program to help ensure the safety and welfare of the homeless in the central Washington area. Our goal is to prevent the death of our fellow americans, through issueing them cold weather items to survive the extreme cold weather climate of the outdoors in our area.we help in the following areas: Veterans others Operation total Veterans dependants others dependeants humanitarian aid: 25 4 6 6 9 community support: 1989 272 49 1209 459 medical support: 98 25 13 44 16 transpoortation support: 101 36 11 43 11 through our program we were able to help individual veterns and their dependents,other individule and their dependant. A varitey of help was given in the form of sufeed animals, children books, furniture, electric charies, referals,funds and materials for various ramps and their installations, clothing and housing, and numerous referrals and Assistance. 120 car seats @102 each(18,359) were donated to needy families. Operations vets rely on community support in donations of funds and goods. But most importanly, the time that is donated from individuals. In 2022, community service workers (54 individuals) donated 6,480 hours. Community student workers (64 individuals) donated 11,520 hours. Departmetn of correction workers (41 individuals) donated 7,380 hours.

Veterans warehouse in wenatchee and kennewick are designed to be a community resource center attempting to end homelessness in the veteran community. However, we will not turn anyone away that is in need. The wenatchee and kennewick provides the following programs: Veterans dependants other dependants total est total Operation uniform: provides free clothing 360 104 2852 1399 4,715 616,907 Operation homefront: free house hold items 24 7 72 97 200 60,503 opertions mre: food bank 59 13 428 66 566 17,818 Operation swithch: allows homeless nd impoveraishe to trade or switch current items for a different item. Seasonal-change program (summer to winter) 24 9 276 47 262 83,518