Stand For Vets Information

Here at Stand For Vets / The Mark Hodel Veterans Foundation® we realized there are several major challenges in the veteran community that perhaps aren’t being addressed as well as they could be. Let’s work backwards. Approximately 20 veterans are committing suicide...EACH DAY. The primary reason? Lack of a supportive network. So we decided to try and get ahead of the problem, one veteran at a time. We are structuring a network of families and respected individuals in the community who will “adopt” and support our veterans coming back to Civilian life. No matter if a veteran has seen combat or not - the transition can be extremely difficult. Our veterans are incredibly brave men and women who make up the defense of this country and have served in all levels of capacity. They have a sense of duty as warriors in actively protecting our country’s civilian’s freedom and liberties, destroying some of the evilest types of men to walk the earth, and have actively been part of a branch that is globally considered the best military in all the world. Now, after they leave service, they are the ones to fix our toilets, be our Uber/Lyft drivers, or serve us food at minimum wage. It is not just the lack of jobs and homes that bring veterans to low points of life - it is the lack of purpose, their regrets of lack of service, the lack of being able to bring that to light, and above all - the lack of civilian understanding. As an organization overseen by board members consisting of both veterans and civilians, we want to bring this issue to light and help our veterans before they get to the point of helplessness and loss of purpose. We want them to realize they are not alone, that they have people who care and are thankful for what they have done and sacrificed. We want to give them hope.