USASOA Homeless and Elderly Veterans Outreach Programs

Our Homeless and Elderly Veterans Outreach Program includes several campaigns to ease the burden many elderly veterans face and to support our most vulnerable.

1) Sandwich Saturdays – Feeding Homeless Veterans: We deliver sandwiches, bottled water, and breakfast bars to homeless veterans living in shelters and on the streets. Most Saturdays, our amazing volunteers gather to prepare sandwiches (and soup during winter months) that we take to the streets to locate and feed homeless veterans.

2) Elderly and Homeless Veterans: Our volunteers prepare lunches and dinners for elderly veterans living in shelters and veterans in transitional housing units. The facility we support has a small kitchen, so our volunteers bring healthy food including fresh fruit, vegetables, and snacks to serve our elderly and homeless veterans.

3) Winter Campaign: During the winter, we assemble and distribute “Winter Survival Kits” and make hot soup to accompany the sandwiches. Our mission goes beyond providing food and water; we aim to offer the care, compassion, and comfort they have rightfully earned and deserve. O

Through our partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs, we can provide immediate assessments to any homeless veteran and assist them in securing the mental and physical healthcare they are entitled to for their service to our nation.

DONATE TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION AND TO ENSURE THAT OUR MOST VULNERABLE VETEANS ARE TREATED WITH CARE, COMPASSION AND DIGNITY

USASOA is a veteran service organization committed to treating all veterans as our greatest national treasures, including homeless and at-risk veterans.

We believe in grassroots, hands-on efforts to achieve our mission, meeting veterans wherever they are in life’s journey. Each month, our volunteers gather essential items—such as toiletries, food, and clothing—for homeless and at-risk veterans. These items are delivered to the Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Shelter and Resource Center in Northeast Washington, DC, for direct distribution, helping them live healthy, safe, and dignified lives.

Combat and service-related wounds can be both visible and invisible. The link between veteran homelessness and the scars of war and service is unique and complex. USASOA never makes judgments about why a veteran may have become homeless; instead, we provide strategies, support, and direct assistance to ensure they receive the physical and mental care they need. Many veterans we meet have received “bad paper” discharges due to incidents connected to PTSD or even sexual trauma, which disqualifies them from VA services that could address the issues leading to their discharge. The percentage of female veterans experiencing homelessness is now higher than any other group in America’s overall homeless population.

When dealing with human nature, passion alone is not enough to achieve our mission of improving the lives of marginalized and forgotten veterans. We aim to inspire other organizations and citizens to join us in direct engagement. Veteran homelessness is tied to many reasons, issues, and challenges.