Indy Star coverage on HVAF

HVAF veteran looks out for his brother's on Indy's streets... Check out Sunday's Indy Star story here:

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/01/07/veteran-looks-out-his-brothers-indys-streets/94988514/

Iowa students lend a helping hand at HVAF

Iowa State University’s Greek Alternative Spring Break students had the opportunity to volunteer at HVAF of Indiana. Members tied their experiences to their fraternal values through a series of visits to not-for-profits across Central Indiana.

Twenty members volunteered on March 16 to paint the American flag in the Vet2Vet room which is used weekly as a support group for veterans to discuss issues or obstacles day-to-day as they work towards self-sufficiency. The students also learned more about homelessness.

“I felt like I needed to explore my service opportunities and it is fun to see the impact we will have made by providing a brighter, more creative space for these veterans,” says Morgan Hulick, 20.

 “It’s good to see the work we have done from beginning to end.”

The students left as friends with renewed purpose. They made memories to last a lifetime.

View this short Indy Star video.

WTHR, RTV6 also covered the story. 

HVAF Case Manager featured in Indy Star story

HVAF Case Manager Abby Hardin escorted soldiers through the deserts of the Middle East. She guarded ammunition and bombs. She handled lethal weapons. But finding a job was a new battle.

On Sunday, July 7, Indianapolis Star reporter Laura Newberry interviewed Abby for a story on the struggles Indiana veterans face in finding employment.

Several agencies were quoted in the story including Jim Brown, director of the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs; Jason Hansman, senior program manager at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America; Jim Bauerle, legislative chairman for the Military Veterans Coalition of Indiana; Charlie McBride, program director at the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and Doug Gibbens, chairman for the Indiana chapter of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

Read the full story here:

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013307070017&nclick_check=1

Zach Day hikes Appalachian Trial to benefit homeless veterans

 

Zach Day, 26, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, began an adventure of a lifetime -- and it's all for a good cause. He will spend the next five months hiking 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail on behalf of the Hoosier Veterans Foundation (HVAF).

Starting at Mount Katahdin in Maine, Day will hike through 14 states, ending his journey in October at Springer Mountain in Georgia.

You can track Zach's location through his GPS tracking devise. 

http://www.findmespot.com/mylocation/?id=AHjt9/37.05777N/81.39937W

Indy Star reporter T.J. Barnes interviewed Zach just before he left. View the June 14, 2012 story at this link below:
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120614/LOCAL1804/206140321/Hiker-will-live-wild-benefit-vets-who-live-street

This photo below was taken late October along the higher elevations of Skyline Drive outside Charlottesville, Virginia.