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Volunteering at HVAF
TrueU painting apartments in Manchester
Marian nursing students organizing food items
Aimco organizing piles of clothes
Evolent employees working in our clothing pantry
Volunteer Spotlight: How Keith is giving back what HVAF gave him
given to him.
Keith C. served the U.S. Army from 1985 – 1995 and struggled with drug addiction after completing his service in 1995. He first heard of HVAF from an outreach coordinator at one of the homeless shelters he
resided in. Thanks to HVAF’s Residential & Employment Substance Abuse Treatment (R.E.S.T.) program, Keith was able to sober up and turn his life around.
“The R.E.S.T. program was good for me because it was structured, good accountability,” Keith said.
Keith is now a regular volunteer in HVAF's food, clothing, and hygiene pantries. Keith comes to HVAF Headquarters several days each week to help, working mainly in the clothing pantry and answering the phone at the front desk when needed.
If it wasn’t for HVAF’s services, Keith said he might not be alive today. Because of HVAF saving his life, he wants to give back the time that was
“They gave me hope, they gave me life,” Keith said. “So now I transfer that back to the veterans that come in, seeing the same way I looked in them and try to help steer them in that direction, that there is hope and purpose in life.”
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