When the furniture arrives, it’s crated in cardboard containers and needs to be assembled. Enter key veteran volunteers, including Vietnam Veteran and general handyman Mike Keele, of Rancho Cucamonga, who served with B Company, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, with the storied 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). As a crew chief Mike was responsible for keeping his […]
By Alex Young South Jersey Times February 16, 2015 Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-2) has reintroduced a bill that seeks to expand reforms enacted last year by allowing veterans to receive hospital care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, he announced in a statement recently. LoBiondo said last year’s reforms were a step in the right […]
The successful “Free Furniture For Veterans” program is beginning its second year of providing free furniture to veterans who are members of the American Veterans Assistance Group (AVAG) as well as any veteran who lives in the forty Affordable Community Living and Santiago Communities Inc. across the west. And, on February 12, another helpful item […]
“It (VAHP) was a life saver…” James Lewis, Air Force veteran During the Christmas season James and Janet Lewis were busy preparing for the holidays when they were forced to move out of their condo, into another condo in Walnut, CA. However, right before Christmas, the landlord told James, an Air Force veteran who served […]
Early this fall, the Women in Networking (WIN) group continued its support of the Veterans Affordable Housing Program with a $5000 donation which WIN member Doreen Matsumoto requested be used to help veterans obtain affordable housing. By early November, that $5000 donation assisted two veterans in making down payments for manufactured homes in the Veterans […]
As a Green Beret combat medic during the Vietnam War, Lee Martin saw the full spectrum of human suffering ranging from saving lives on the battlefield to delivering babies during sick call at his Special Forces A Camp. That caring spirit and dedication to those he cared for as a combat medic, whether it was […]
After receiving several pallets of free furniture from an anonymous donor, volunteers and members of the American Veterans Assistance Group (AVAG) recently held the first “Free Furniture For Veterans” giveaway to veterans at the Sequoia Plaza Mobile Home Park on West Foothill Boulevard in San Bernardino under the direction of AVAG Executive Director Lee Martin. […]
Reprinted from the 09/17/14 San Bernardino Sun The Veterans Affordable Housing Program kicked off its “Free Furniture For Veterans” campaign last week at the Sequoia Plaza Mobile Home Park’s community room on West Foothill Boulevard in San Bernardino. Here, Army veteran John Finneran, a resident at Sequoia, sits in his free motorized lift reclining chair […]
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
