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Our Mission & History
About Us
Since 1987, The National Veterans Foundation (NVF) has operated the only toll-free, live crisis management and information and referral hotline for ALL veterans and their families.
The NVF is staffed by a team of veterans (from Vietnam, the Cold War, Desert Storm, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan) who are specially trained in the delivery of crisis information and referral services, as well as a team of licensed volunteer counselors to whom all crisis calls are routed.
To date, the NVF’s National Crisis Management, Information, and Referral Lifeline has fielded more than 275,000 calls from veterans in need of medical treatment, substance abuse or PTSD Counseling, VA benefits advocacy, food, shelter, employment training, legal aid, or suicide intervention.
The NVF is the only service of its kind in the country and relies entirely on the generosity of concerned citizens. The NVF receives no funding from the federal government and all contributions are completely tax-deductible.
