News & Events

The entire National Home campus is filled with gratitude toward all who contributed to our Technology Fund. Our entire campus now has brand new, up-to-date computers with high-speed internet access. Thank you for bringing us into the 21st century! Our old computers and printers got a lot of use, and were starting to break down. They ran very slowly, and about half of them relied on an operating system (Windows XP)…

The VFW National Home for Children is celebrating its 90th Anniversary throughout 2015. As part of that celebration, we will be focusing on one decade of the National Home’s history each month. This month, we highlight the 1960’s. Expansion of the Recreational Area With combined efforts of the Scouts and VFW members from Wisconsin, Minnesota, California and Michigan, a new scout cabin was completed in the Fall of …

May 30, 2015 was a mixture of a family reunion and high school reunion on the campus of the National Home as many alumni from the Home visited their past. From Texas and Alaska to Illinois and Michigan, alumni gathered in the Community Center and museum to renew friendships, pore through stacks of old photographs and just share stories of their lives during and after their stay at the National Home. In preparatio…

The National Home’s Community Celebration is an annual highlight in our community. Each year, residents, trustees, staff and guests gather in the Community Center auditorium to publicly recognize the academic and personal achievements our residents have attained during the past year. The event kicks off with our youngest honorees, the National Home’s preschool graduates. This year, seven youngsters will head off t…

The VFW National Home for Children is celebrating its 90th Anniversary throughout 2015. As part of that celebration, we will be focusing on one decade of the National Home’s history each month. This month, we highlight the 1950’s. The Begining of the 4-H Program Early in 1952, the 4-H progam was adopted at the National Home. The children had 10 different fields of activity to chose from including: gardening, arc…