Ages include preschool to young adult who are referred by VFW Posts and Auxiliaries, state and county court systems, state child welfare systems, and individuals. The National Home also accepts eligible single parent families in need for a goal-defined program. The VFW National Home is funded by the gifts of the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary organizations and many individual contributors. Additional support is provided through the annual Seals campaign and other direct mail appeals, planned gifts, life memberships, and earnings from investment of the endowment fund. Approximately 100 individuals have received services from the National Home in the last year.
Professional workers provide care to children in the residential programs.
The idea to build such a home came from the Military Order of the Cootie. But it was through the efforts of a 23-year old girl from Detroit named Amy Ross that the idea became a reality. The Family Living Program is available t children or sibling groups due to the death or disability of parents, or because their home environment is not conducive to their physical or emotional well-being. Professional child care workers care for the children. In the Single Parent Family Program , families may be admitted as a preventive resources for families and opportunity to rebuild as they work towards independence.