Worcester Business Journal

64 Giving Guide 2023 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com FUTURE GOALS 1. To continue promoting awareness of and appreciation for the sacrifices made by veterans and their families for all of us, including the challenges that put them at greater risk for homelessness, substance use, and mental health disorders. 2. To reduce veteran homelessness by providing housing and support programs, prevention services, and advocacy at the federal and state level. 3. To remain on the vanguard of behavioral health treatment by continuing evidence-based, compassionate, innovative, and trauma-informed care in a holistic wellness environment at our Independence Hall treatment facility in Shrewsbury and by expanding residential rehabilitation services addressing co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder in Worcester. 4. To expand and augment new programs and services for underserved and marginalized populations, including aging veterans, women, BIPOC, the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities. 5. To provide critical suicide prevention services to the veteran community, which faces increased risk of suicide due to post-service trauma and represents a major portion of suicide loss. 6. To address new programs and services for returning military service members suffering from issues related to deployment, re-adjustment and reintegration into civilian life, traumatic brain injuries, and post- traumatic stress. FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES Sponsor and/or join us for our events throughout the year! For an in-depth look at all of our events and ways to provide essential support to our veterans in need, please visit https:// www.veteransinc.org/donations/. is fall we look forward to hosting a full calendar of important and dynamic events, beginning with our Annual Run4Veterans 5k Run/Walk, hosted at Wormtown Brewery on November 5th and of course, on Veterans Day, November 11th we celebrate our honored servicemen and women with our annual Pancake Breakfast (free to all) at our headquarters at 69 Grove St. in Worcester, followed by the City's Veterans Day Parade. We kick off the festive season on November 22 with our Holiday Harvest where we look to our generous donors' support to ensure enough turkeys and fixings are available for over 500 veterans & their families in the community to enjoy a anksgiving meal. We will open 2024 with our 26th Annual Charity Golf Classic in May followed by our Annual Stand Down Veteran Resource Fair in June. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES is fall we kick off the Veterans Inc. Annual Appeal; keep an eye out as you won't want to miss the opportunity to give and to receive! With a minimum donation of just $100, you will receive a beautiful White House Christmas Ornament! As our largest fundraiser, this year our goal is to surpass $200,000 in essential support of our mission and over 6,000 Veterans annually! Veterans Inc. gratefully accepts donations all year long. For in-kind donations, please visit our website for our most up-to-date Wishlist. Goods for our food pantry are always appreciated. For questions about donations or to set up a donation drive, please send inquiries to donations@veteransinc.org. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Food Services – Help hand out food to our veterans and their families in Worcester County at our food pantry or help serve or sponsor a meal in our hot meals program. Our food pantry is open on the first and third ursday of every month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Our hot meals program serves lunch and dinner 365 days a year. Fundraising Events – Assist with our annual Golf Tournament, Pancake Breakfast, Road Race, and the biennial Gala Military Ball. Volunteers help with event planning, management, and promotion. Events & Programs for our Veterans - Help by sponsoring events to include seasonal/holiday parties, cookouts, our annual Stand Down, and our annual Holiday Harvest. Office Support – Help Veterans Inc. process seasonal donations and manage other special projects. Recreational Activities – Spend a few hours doing a recreational activity. Examples include movie nights, basketball or soball games, tennis, fishing, nature walks, and board game tournaments. Run a Donation Drive – Collect items on our Wish List. Food, clothing, toiletry, and gi cards. For volunteer opportunities, please email givetime@veteransinc.org. Veterans Inc. Vincent J. Perrone, LT Colonel, USAF (Retired) President & CEO Denis M. Leary, Vice President, Executive Director, Veterans Inc. George M. Bourisk, Treasurer Roland W. Bercume, Secretary BOARD MEMBERS Patrick J. Murphy, Captain, USMC (Veteran), Chair, Personnel Committee Edward D. Burkart, Jr., Lt Colonel, USAF (Retired) Stan Jonutis, Lt Colonel, USAF (Retired) Ralph D. Sabatino, PhD Victoria C. Vitucci, Lt. Colonel, USAF (Retired) "I was originally drawn to serve on the Board of Veterans Inc. because my dad was a WWII Navy veteran who, like many of his generation, saw service to their country as both a duty and an honor, and the core mission of Veterans Inc. is to provide support not only to my dad's generation of service members, but to all veterans. Additionally, the current expansion of Veterans Inc. services resonates with me because the complexities of care that so many of our veterans have underscores the vital mission of our agency to "be there for our veterans" through housing, employment, and behavioral health care." - Roland W. Bercume, Secretary 69 Grove Street Worcester, MA 01605 Phone: (508) 791-1213 www.veteransinc.org Full-time Employees: 173 Annual Revenues: $20,670,164 Year founded: 1990 MISSION STATEMENT To be there for our Veterans and their families in their time of need with the ultimate goal to end homelessness among Veterans. To help our Veterans regain self- sufficiency through the provision of holistic supportive services, including housing, employment and training, case management, food security, health and wellness, family support programs, women, and childcare services. SERVICE AREA Veterans Inc. is in all six New England States as well as North Dakota and Montana. The Service area expands across the United States with a toll-free number connecting Veterans and their families to resources. TOP FUNDING SOURCES 60% Government 30% Program Service 9% Foundations, Corporations, and Individual Donations Vincent J. Perrone LT Colonel, USAF (Retired) President & CEO Denis M. Leary Vice President, Executive Director, Veterans Inc. BOARD OFFICERS

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