Our Charity Partner
Vietnam Veterans of America
"Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another."
Founded in 1978, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is a national veterans organization committed to serving the needs of veterans and their families. With over 70,000 individual members, the VVA advocate on issues important to veterans and their families:
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Seek access to quality health care for veterans
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Hold government agencies accountable for following laws mandating veterans health care
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Create a positive public perception of veterans
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Seek the fullest possible accounting of America's POW/MIAs
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Serve our communities
VVA is organized as a not-for-profit corporation and is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Service Code.
Our story
Meet our founder.
Helpvets.com was founded over 25 years ago by David Kimbrough.
David grew up in the “Thrift Store Business”. His father and business partner pioneered the idea of for-profit thrift, allowing charities they partnered with to concentrate on distribution of capital raised by their fundraising efforts instead of running day-to-day businesses, overhead and logistics. Over these decades, HelpVets, along with other solicitation efforts in tandem with charities, has generated millions of dollars to be used directly by charities worry free, a business model of environmental stewardship he is currently passing on to his three wonderful boys.
By providing a one-step solution, full transparency and an easy link between donors of used goods and charitable causes, HelpVets has been the nation’s leader in providing an easy, fast and friendly way for our customers to provide charities with a direct source of income stemming from donations of gently used goods. In turn, your donations help reduce landfill waste by millions of tons every year!
