AMERICAN VETERANS HAWAII [AMVETS HAWAII]
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AMVETS Hawaii Service Foundation Corp (EIN:83-0550908) is a 501(c)3 non-profit
Over 95% of all donations received will directly fund our programs. Programs:- Suicide Prevention and Awareness Program (VA, Cohen Veterans Network and Resurrecting Lives Foundation)
- Adaptive Sports Program (Big Tire Bootcamp and Veterans Administration Pacific Islands Health Care System)
- Elderly Veterans Care Program (AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary)
- Employment Assistance Program (Job Search and Resume Building)
- Transportation Service Program (Baba Rentals LLC)
- ROTC/JROTC Program (Medals with Certificate Awards)
- Scouting Program (Scouts of America)
- Softball Program (Girls Softball Clinics and Tournaments)
- Basketball Program (Basketball Hawaii Youth Academy)
- Community Service Program: American Samoan Weekly Church Services, Hispanic Events Hawaii’ Annual Hispanic Festival and U.S.Vets’ Monthly Meetings, Wounded Warrior Project Meetings and Workshops
- Memorials and Commemorative Program: Preservations of the USS ARIZONA Memorial Marble Shrine Wall, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific’s Carillon Memorial, Naval Air Station Barbers Point Memorial, Dr. John Henry Felix Monument, Ewa Battlefield, Ewa Battlefield Pearl Harbor Annual Commemoration Ceremony, West Loch Disaster Annual Commemoration Ceremony, Battle of Midway Annual Commemoration, Memorial Day Annual Commemoration Ceremony, Veteran’s Day Annual Celebration, Annual Suicide Preventative Awareness Summits and Run/Walk to Combat Suicides, and other contest and eve
Our Purpose
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- To inspire a sense of responsibility in AMVETS members and develop leadership to preserve the American democratic way of life.
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- To help unify diverse groups in support of American democracy.
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- To train our youth to become engaged citizens, fully aware of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.
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- To collaborate with all recognized veterans organizations to advance the interests of veterans who have served or are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during and since World War II.
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- To ensure the smooth transition of veterans into civilian life by protecting their rights while they are still in uniform.
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- To expedite and assist in the rehabilitation of veterans by providing employment services, educational opportunities, and counsel on insurance, housing, recreation, personal matters, hospitalization, and veterans’ benefits.
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- To act as a liaison between veterans and the government.
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- To foster fellowship among all American veterans who have served or are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during and since World War II.
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- To remind the public that American veterans fought and served to preserve peace, liberty, and democracy for the nation.
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- To inform, influence, and inspire others to serve in both military and civilian communities.
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- To provide financial support and assistance to service members, veterans, and their families.
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- To support the preservation of historic sites, such as Ewa Battlefield, through financial assistance.
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- To help build and preserve memorials and monuments across Hawaii.
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- To honor and remember not only our World War II veterans who died at Pearl Harbor and Ewa Field, but also those who sacrificed their lives in sea battles and distant coral atolls—Coral Sea, Midway, Wake—whose names often go unrecognized, along with those who died in all other conflicts.
Useful Links:
- IRS Tax Guide for Veterans’ Organizations
- Legislative Action Center
- Legislative Agenda
- AMVETS National Constitution & ByLaws
- Original 1947 Congressional
- Preamble to AMVETS Constitution
- AMVETS Officers Manual
- AMVETS Member Benefits
- AMVETS National Quartermaster
- Scholarships
- ROTC/JROTC Press Release
- Uncle Sam Wants You Poster
AMVETS Charities, Inc. participates in the Combined Federal Campaign through the Military, Veterans and Patriotic Services Organizations of America federation. Our Combined Federal number is of the 50,000 charities that participate in the CFC, only about 1500 – the members of Independent Charities of America and Local Independent Charities of America – will have the opportunity to display the “Best In America” seal of approval. AMVETS Charities, Inc. is proud to be one of those chosen few. This seal of approval is a service mark of Independent Charities of America and is used under license. AMVETS NSF is responsible for the content of any materials in which the Service Mark is used.
