AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
3450 FOUNDERS ROAD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 www.alaforveterans.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY (ALA) IS TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN LEGION AND HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF THOSE WHO SERVE BY ENHANCING THE LIVES OF VETERANS, MILITARY, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. FOR GOD AND COUNTRY WE ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS, EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS, MENTOR YOUTH, AND PROMOTE PATRIOTISM, GOOD CITIZENSHIP, PEACE AND SECURITY. ALA MEMBERS ARE WOMEN WHO SERVED OR WHOSE SPOUSES OR RELATIVES SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES DURING TIMES OF WAR AND DECLARED CONFLICTS.

SUPPORTS AND ADVOCATES FOR UNITED STATES VETERANS, ACTIVE MILITARY, AND THEIR FAMILIES.

MEMBER AND DEPARTMENT SUPPORT SERVICES EXPENSES: 4,776,263 GRANTS: 274,906 THE ALA SUPPORTS ITS NEARLY 623,000 MEMBERS BY A) INFORMING ABOUT PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE THE ALA MISSION AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF US VETERANS AND MILITARY; B) EDUCATING ABOUT NATIONAL INITIATIVES, LEGISLATION, AND SERVICES THAT IMPACT US VETERANS AND MILITARY; C) PROVIDING MEMBER BENEFITS AND SERVICES; D) PROVIDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND GRANTS TO MEMBERS DEVASTATED BY NATURAL DISASTERS AND CRISES; E) ANNOUNCING AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS OFFERED, GRANTED, AND BESTOWED; F) CONDUCTING NATIONAL CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS, AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES; G) MAINTAINING NATIONAL ALA WEBSITE; AND H) PUBLISHING NEWSLETTERS, AUXILIARY MAGAZINE, BROCHURES, RESOURCE AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS.

VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES EXPENSES: 946,509 GRANTS: 32,810 THE ALA DEVELOPS, DIRECTS, AND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS INCLUDING A) REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR VETERANS, ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY, AND SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF DEPLOYED MILITARY; B) ALA POPPY PROGRAM WHEREIN VETERANS ASSEMBLE ARTIFICIAL POPPIES DISTRIBUTED BY AUXILIARY MEMBERS FOR DONATIONS THAT DIRECTLY ASSIST VETERANS; C) CO-PRESENTER OF THE NATIONAL VETERANS CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL FOR VETERANS IN CREATIVE ART THERAPIES AT VA HOSPITALS AND CENTERS, D) NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS TO EMPOWER MEMBERS TO ASSIST WARTIME VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND E) CONFERENCES ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND VETERANS ISSUES, AND LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OF THE AMERICAN LEGION.

YOUTH AND EDUCATION SERVICES EXPENSES: 861,329 GRANTS: 131,000 THE ALA DEVELOPS, DIRECTS, AND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS INCLUDING A) ALA GIRLS STATE AND GIRLS NATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS FOR 15,000+ FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WEEKLONG EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ABOUT GOVERNMENT WITH 100 SELECTED FROM ALA GIRLS STATE PROGRAMS TO SERVE AS MOCK SENATORS AT ALA GIRLS NATION FOR A WEEK IN WASHINGTON, DC; B) MULTIPLE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS; C) ALA PROGRAMS FOR ITS JUNIOR MEMBERS; AND D) PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE AND EDUCATE ABOUT CITIZENSHIP, AMERICANISM, U.S. FLAG PROTOCOL, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, NATIONAL SECURITY, VETERANS IN CLASSROOMS, U.S. GOVERNMENT AND HISTORY.

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