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• Thursday, September 26, 2013

  Children and Families

  Children & Youth Month (April)

  Child Welfare Foundation

  Created by the Legion in the 1950s, the Child Welfare Foundation is a separate 501(c)3 corporation that accepts funding proposals from nonprofit organizations for projects that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children. To date, $12.6 million has been awarded to assist our nation’s children, including $734,220 awarded to 20 nonprofit organizations in 2012. More information.

  Family Assistance

  The American Legion Family and Youth Support Center provides immediate assistance, financially and emotionally, to service personnel and their families whose lives have been directly affected by wartime service and America’s war on terror (including families unable to meet monthly expenses while a family member is deployed). The American Legion has a toll-free telephone number, (800) 504-4098, for servicemembers and their family members to call for assistance..

  Scholarships

  (update coming)

  Youth Support

  The American Legion sponsors a variety of internal and external programs to address the physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual needs of our nation’s youth. Contact your local post and auxiliary for local programs. Other programs and resources.