VCG Foundation connects Veterans and their families with resources, support, and pathways toward stability, whether they're facing homelessness, financial hardship, a family crisis, the transition out of military service, or returning to the community after incarceration.
Our mission is to help Veterans and military families overcome crisis, navigate transition, and build a path toward stability and opportunity.
Veterans experiencing homelessness, or at risk of losing housing, income, or stability.
Spouses, children, and caregivers facing financial hardship or a family emergency.
Those separating or retiring from service and building a civilian life.
Veterans returning to the community after incarceration, and the families supporting them.
VCG Foundation is a Veteran-centered connector. Veterans don't always need another organization. They need someone who can help them find the right one, quickly.
When a Veteran is facing an emergency, we work to connect them quickly with VA programs and community providers, so a temporary crisis doesn't become homelessness.
When a Veteran is struggling, the whole family feels it. We connect spouses, children, and caregivers with support for financial hardship, housing instability, and family emergencies.
Leaving the military is one of the biggest changes a person can make. We connect separating and retiring service members with the resources that help them land well and build what comes next.
For Veterans returning to the community after incarceration, and for their families, both while a loved one is away and after they come home. We work to connect them with what each stage of the return requires.
How our services work: VCG Foundation does not directly provide every service listed here. We connect Veterans and families with VA programs, Veteran service organizations, and local providers that fit their situation, and we follow up to make sure help arrived.
For Veterans, family members, and caregivers. It takes about three minutes. We use the information you provide to understand your needs and connect you with appropriate resources.
Veterans Crisis Line, 24/7:
988, press 1Or text 838255. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
A member of our team reviews your request and reaches out by your preferred method to talk through options and connect you with resources in your area.
We track outcomes from the first request, so Veterans, donors, partners, and funders can see what support makes possible.
Figures are updated as we report verified outcomes.
There's a place for every organization and individual who wants to stand with Veterans, and not every way to help involves a donation.
VA teams, Veteran service organizations, and reentry programs: coordinate referrals and share resources so Veterans reach help faster.
Hire Veterans transitioning from service or returning to the community, and help turn a fresh start into a career.
Landlords, property managers, and housing authorities: help connect Veterans and families with safe, stable homes.
Sponsor a program area, match employee giving, or engage your team in volunteer service.
Invest in programs addressing Veteran homelessness, family stability, transition, and reentry.
Become a monthly supporter, host a fundraiser, or introduce us to people who can help.
Your support helps VCG Foundation identify needs, connect Veterans and military families with trusted resources, and close the gaps that can turn a temporary crisis into homelessness, unemployment, family instability, or a difficult reentry.
How giving works. VCG Foundation is a fiscally sponsored charitable project of Veterans Collaborative. When you give, your contribution is made through our fiscal sponsor, which processes donations and provides financial oversight.
Your gift supports approved VCG Foundation programs serving Veterans and military families experiencing crisis, transition, housing instability, and other barriers to stability. Contributions may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Including housing and homelessness prevention for Veterans at risk.
Connecting military families with help through financial or family crises.
Helping Veterans move successfully from military service to civilian life.
Helping Veterans returning to the community rebuild, and supporting their families.
Designated giving funds for each program area are coming soon, pending approval by our fiscal sponsor.
VCG Foundation was founded by a U.S. Army Veteran who knows firsthand how hard the road home can be. What began as a mission to end Veteran homelessness has grown into a broader commitment: no Veteran or military family should face a crisis alone, and no one should have to navigate the maze of resources by themselves.
VCG Foundation is a fiscally sponsored charitable project of Veterans Collaborative, which receives contributions, maintains financial oversight, and ensures funds are used for approved charitable purposes.
Every program is subject to fiscal-sponsor oversight and restricted-fund accounting. We track referrals, follow-ups, and outcomes, and report results to our sponsor, partners, and funders.
When you submit a help request, we collect the details you choose to share, such as your name, contact information, ZIP code, service background, and a description of your needs. We ask you not to share Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical records, VA claim numbers, or details of criminal cases.
We use your information only to understand your needs, contact you, connect you with appropriate resources, follow up, and measure our results in summary form. We do not sell or rent personal information.
We share information with referral partners only when necessary to connect you with help, and with your permission. We may also disclose information when required by law or to prevent serious harm.
You may ask to see, correct, or delete the information you've given us by emailing dlbarnes@vcgnow.com.
VCG Foundation is not an emergency service and does not provide medical, mental-health, legal, or financial advice. Resources and partner services are provided by independent organizations, and availability is not guaranteed.