California is home to 28 percent of the nation’s homeless veterans. For many of these former service members, permanent housing is their biggest wish this holiday season. And Disabled Veterans Charities can help them overcome barriers to make it a reality.

Disabled Veterans Charities funds worthy organizations in Southern California who provide support for at-risk veterans and their families, with an emphasis on eliminating homelessness. The programs it funds include those that provide services and resources to address drug and alcohol abuse, mental health issues like PTSD and depression, physical disabilities, unemployment, and more, all intended to help veterans secure and maintain housing.

Disabled Veterans Charities relies on support from donors to help homeless veterans get off the streets and on a path to housing. And the holidays mark the perfect time to assist veterans though contributions. Donors can give directly to Disabled Veterans Charities via PayPal, donate goods or cars to the organization, or designate Disabled Veterans Charities as their charity of choice on AmazonSmile, which will donate 0.5 percent of the price of eligible purchases to the nonprofit.

For homeless veterans who continue to fight battles in civilian life, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. But your gift can make a difference. Consider making a donation to Disabled Veterans Charities this season at https://dvcstores.com.

Please contact us at 800-435-7328 or dvc.california@verizon.net to learn more about Disabled Veterans Charities.

REDLANDS, Calif., December 1, 2019  ─ According to Giving USA, corporations gave over $20 billion to nonprofit organizations last year. GivingTuesday signals the perfect time for companies with charitable giving programs that support local organizations in Southern California to make a donation to a worthy nonprofit like Disabled Veterans Charities.

Disabled Veterans Charities is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to fund local Southern California entities that provide services and support to at-risk veterans and their families, with an emphasis on eliminating homelessness. Disabled Veterans Charities offers several ways corporations can show their support on GivingTuesday, which falls on December 3 this year, including:

• Encouraging workplace giving to Disabled Veterans Charities
• Using your brand awareness to promote Disabled Veterans Charities’ fundraising campaign on social media
• Donating a portion of sales on GivingTuesday to Disabled Veterans Charities
• Making matching gifts for employee contributions to Disabled Veterans Charities

The funds donated by corporations are used to support area organizations that provide much-needed assistance to at-risk veterans, such as transitional and permanent housing, mental health counseling for PTSD, depression and anxiety, employment and career support, and help for survivors.

“Corporate donors are an essential part of our fundraising efforts that helps us extend the reach of our dollars to homeless veterans and their families,” said Disabled Veterans Charities General Manager Jo Anne Rodriguez. “We are grateful for the support of the companies who choose to support us on GivingTuesday and throughout the year.”

To learn more about Disabled Veterans Charities, visit dvcstores.com, call 800-435-7328 or email dvc.california@verizon.net. To make a donation, you can give directly on the organization’s website through the PayPal link.

About Disabled Veterans Charities

Established in 1968, Disabled Veterans Charities (DVC) has a long history of supporting Southern California veterans from all branches of the armed forces and their families by funding local nonprofit organizations. Through grants to deserving area programs, DVC helps at-risk veterans and their dependents access the services, resources and support they need to face the challenges of homelessness and improve their lives.

Last year, Amazon.com reported a record-breaking holiday season. That’s good news for Amazon, and for nonprofits!

Amazon offers a program called AmazonSmile that allows shoppers to give back to charities like Disabled Veterans Charities effortlessly just by making purchases. With AmazonSmile, shoppers simply earmark us as their charity of choice and buy any of the tens of millions of items available that have the “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” stamp. Amazon will then donate 0.5 percent of the price to the 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

There’s no cost to the organization or to the customer to take part in the program, and 100 percent of the donation generated goes directly to the nonprofit. And the dollars can add up: as of last year, Amazon had donated more than $100 million through the program.

To turn your shopping into support for veterans this holiday season, simply select Disabled Veterans Charities as your charity of choice. The donations we receive will help us further our mission of funding local Southern California organizations who provide support to at-risk veterans and their families, with an emphasis on eliminating homelessness.

Not an online shopper? You can also donate with PayPal directly on our website at dvcstores.com.

Please contact us at 800-435-7328 or dvc.california@verizon.net to learn more about Disabled Veterans Charities.