Volunteer Give something back to those that give so much

Grassroots Veteran Service Organization Needs You
(and your talents)!!

ALL TALENTS ARE WELCOME!

ALL POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Office Manager, Customer Service Manager, Job Search Specialist, and many others!  Volunteers can donate whatever time they have available. From simply 4 hours per week, to 4 hours per month and beyond! We will work around your availability.

Some of the benefits of volunteering with VDCS include:

1) Special insight into this under-served population
2) A personal sense of fulfillment
3) An opportunity to give back to your community
4) An opportunity to “Thank-A-Vet” for their service to their country.
5) Opportunity to meet political figures and VIP’s
6) This opportunity is PERFECT for an internship working “in service to the community”

VDCS is working to advance the common good for all veterans in our communities. But we can’t do it alone. We need the heads, hands and hearts of committed people like you to help us tackle the problems facing our communities. Each of us has special talents, things we can do to help. Put your talents to work.

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Some Interesting Facts

The U.S. Census Bureau offers the following facts about U.S. veterans in 2005:

  • 24.5 million – The number of military veterans in the United States.
  • 1.7 million – The number of veterans who are women.
  • 9.5 million – The number of veterans who are age 65 or older.
  • 2.3 million – The number of African-American veterans. Additionally, 1.1 million veterans are Hispanic; 276,000 are Asian; 185,000 are American Indian or Alaska native; and 25,000 are native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander.
  • 8.2 million – The number of Vietnam-era veterans. More than 30 percent of all veterans served in Vietnam, the largest share of any period of service. The next largest share of wartime veterans, 3.9 million or fewer than 20 percent, served during World War II.
  • 16% – Percentage of Persian Gulf War veterans who are women. In contrast, women account for 5 percent of World War II vets, 3 percent of Vietnam vets and 2 percent of Korean War vets.
  • 32,000 – The number of veterans who served during both the Vietnam era and in the Gulf War.

In addition,

  • 383,000 veterans served during both the Korean War and the Vietnam conflict.
  • 107,000 served during three periods: World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam conflict.
  • 376,000 served in World War II and the Korean War.
  • 6 – The number of states with 1 million or more veterans. These states are California (2.3 million), Florida (1.8 million), Texas (1.7 million), New York (1.2 million), Pennsylvania (1.1 million) and Ohio (1.1 million).

And each of them need your help. Volunteer to support a veteran today!