Veterans Business Network October 2023 Food & Necessities Drive Donation Collection

Description

Your support is appreciated for our ARCC Veterans Business Network Food & Necessities Drive Collection benefiting The Adirondack Vets House, Inc. in Glen Falls and the Veterans Community & Housing Coalition.

Donations will be accepted between through October 31, 2023. (Please see below for a list of acceptable items.)

Drop off Donation Boxes will be available at the following ARCC member locations (please check with each business for hours of operation):

• Queensbury Hannaford- 190 Quaker Road, Queensbury
• Erbessd Instruments Technologies - 19 Exchange Street, Glens Falls
• Associates of Glens Falls - 228 Glen Street, Glens Falls
• The Car Shoppe - 1110 US-9, Queensbury 

Please see details below about the needs and wish list items that are acceptable for donation. Monetary donations are also welcome. 





The Adirondack Vets House, Inc., built in 2000, is a 501 c (3) Non- Profit  longer term facility for homeless veterans located in Glens Falls, New York. Within the last few years, the Adirondack Vets House, Inc. has expanded their program to include permanent housing for Veterans and their family, as well as an outreach program that assists Veterans with food, furniture, support, both physical and mental.

What to donate to the Adirondack Vets House, Inc.:

• Laundry Detergent 
• Coffee (dark roast dark coffee)
• Canned soup (everything but Tomato we have plenty of that type)
• Snacks; the residents love treats. Cookies, donuts, cakes, etc.  
• Paper products, toilet paper, paper towels, no tissues or toiletries, we have plenty! 
• Gift cards for gas and coffee from Stewarts, grocery stores (for meats and milk), Walmart (for our bedding needs, pillows, sheets and blankets full size bedding), Lowe’s for supplies and Home Depot

 



Veterans & Community Housing Coalition (VCHC) was incorporated in 1983 and provides transitional and permanent housing and support services to veterans and active duty members. In response to the increasing number of homeless Veterans, Vet House was opened as their first location to assist homeless veterans. With funding from the Veterans Administration, Vet House is a fourteen bed transitional home for homeless Veterans.  In 2011, in response to the increasing number of female veterans facing homelessness, The Guardian House was opened. Funded on a per diem basis by the VA there are currently five beds to accommodate homeless female Veterans. Guardian House is a transitional housing program. Funding is also received though NYSSHP to provide staff support to the Veterans.

The Veteran's & Community Housing Coalition  also provides support services and temporary financial assistance to veteran families & active duty for seven counties via the SSVF program. (Support Services for Veterans & Families). 

What to donate to the VCHC: 

Pantry Items:


The VCHC also welcomes donations of cleaning supplies, household items, twin size bedding, towels & washcloths, furniture and gift cards to area stores to provide food, clothing, gas and other care items. (Target, CVS, Walmart, etc)

The Guardian House for female vets also welcomes other necessity and “feel-good” item donations including:

• Travel sized OTC medicines, hair & beauty accessories (brushes, combs, nail polish, make-up, mani-pedi kits, loofahs, etc.) and sanitary items in addition to comfy socks/slippers, pantyhose/leggings and other comfort items. 

For a complete list of what and how to donate and a list of items that cannot be accepted for donation, please visit the VCHC website. 
Monetary donations are also welcome. Please make checks payable to Veterans Community & Housing Coalition. 



About the Veterans Business Network:
The purpose of the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Veterans Business Network is to promote and to serve the affinity group of Veteran and military service personnel,  veteran and military member sole proprietorships, and veteran and military service professional members of the ARCC and to encourage increased business and collaboration among its ranks.
 
By promoting the ARCC’s four pillars of advocacy, education, connection and collaboration, we will have the ability to attract more veterans and military professionals to the ARCC with an intent to develop and track metrics that can be used by the ARCC to promote its support for veterans military service members in business, to support in collaboration the educational and mental health outreach and mission of other local veteran business communities, specifically, neighboring chambers, and to develop mentoring, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities for veterans and military service members while fostering growth opportunities with a focus on performance (revenue growth, employee growth, etc.) of service member-owned enterprises, military-owned sole proprietorships, and post-military professionals in the ARCC service area.

Interested in joining the VBN but are not an ARCC Member yet?
You're welcome to join us, meet some current members and learn how the ARCC works for businesses and Veterans in our region!