Housing Is the First Step. We Help Make It Home.
For Veterans transitioning out of homelessness, receiving the keys to permanent housing can be life-changing. But an empty apartment is not yet a home.
Through the AMVETS Department of California Service Foundation Welcome Home Program, formerly homeless Veterans receive essential furniture, household goods, small appliances, and other necessities—at no cost to the Veteran.
From an Empty Apartment to a Home
A HUD-VASH housing voucher can provide a Veteran with a safe place to live—but many Veterans enter their new apartments with little more than the belongings they can carry.
Imagine finally leaving homelessness behind, only to arrive at an apartment without a bed to sleep in, a table to eat at, dishes to use, or a comfortable place to sit.
That is the gap the AMVETS Welcome Home Program helps fill. Every furniture item helps restore comfort, independence, stability, and dignity.
How Welcome Home Program Works
Working in partnership with the VA and community partners, AMVETS helps Veterans turn newly secured housing into comfortable, functional homes.
Veterans may receive essential items such as:
- Beds and mattresses
- Sofas and chairs
- Dining tables and chairs
- Dressers and other furniture
- Small appliances
- Kitchen and household essentials
- Linens and basic home necessities
The goal isn’t simply to fill an apartment. It’s to give Veterans the dignity, stability, and fresh start that come with having a place they can truly call home.
The Journey
HOMELESSNESS → HOUSING → HOME
1. A Veteran Secures Housing
Through programs such as HUD-VASH, a Veteran receives an opportunity to transition from homelessness into permanent housing.
2. AMVETS Steps In
The Welcome Home Program helps identify essential household needs.
3. Essentials Are Delivered
Furniture, household goods, and other necessities help transform an empty residence.
4. A New Chapter Begins
The Veteran can begin rebuilding their life in a safe, comfortable, dignified home.
Veteran’s Story
A Fresh Start. A Place to Call Home.
For Veterans transitioning from homelessness, receiving housing is an important milestone—but having a furnished, comfortable home can make the transition even more meaningful.
Through the AMVETS Welcome Home Program, Veterans receive furniture, household essentials, and other necessities at no cost, helping turn an empty residence into a place of comfort, stability, and dignity.
This is what Welcome Home is all about: helping Veterans begin their next chapter with a home they can truly call their own.
“For the first time in a long time, this feels like home for me and my children.”
Impact Numbers
Help Turn Housing Into Home
You Can Be Part of a Veteran’s Fresh Start.
Support for the Welcome Home Program helps AMVETS provide essential household items to Veterans transitioning from homelessness into permanent housing.
Your support can help provide the things many of us take for granted—a bed, a chair, a table, kitchen essentials, and the comfort of coming home.
HELP US WELCOME A VETERAN HOME
TO DONATE GENTLY USED FURNITURE CALL (877) 990-VETS (8387)
No Veteran Should Move Into an Empty Home.
The AMVETS Department of California Service Foundation is committed to helping California Veterans move forward with dignity, stability, and hope.
As featured in Success Stories Veterans Administration website:
https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/successstories/TeamAMVETS.asp
https://news.va.gov/16415/team-amvets-welcome-home-program-helps-the-homeless/