FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Veterans Foundation Inc (VFI) ?
- Who started VFI ?
- When did they start VFI ?
- When did VFI begin working with children’s issues ?
- What does VFI hope to accomplish by doing this research & development ?
- Who is in charge of the research for children ?
- What is the American Veteran Awards (AVA) ?
- Have any celebrities or well-known individuals been involved in the AVA shows?
- Where are the AVA show broadcast ?
Question: What is Veterans Foundation Inc (VFI) ?
Answer:
Veterans Foundation Inc is a 501c(3) non-profit organization founded to do research and development programs for veterans, active-duty military and their family and children.
Answer:
Four Vietnam and Vietnam-era veterans founded VFI: Harry Shaw, Steve Sokol, Jerry Melnyk, and Robert Leong.
Question: When did they start VFI ?
Answer:
VFI was incorporated in the State of California on July 29, 1980.
Question: When did VFI begin working with children’s issues ?
Answer:
VFI has a long history of supporting PTSD research and how it affects the families and spouses of those who have the disorder. VFI’s current program to fund independent research and develop new therapies to help the children of veterans with PTSD is its largest program to date.
Question: What does VFI hope to accomplish by doing this research & development ?
Answer:
VFI’s strategy is two-pronged: First, we will provide needed new therapies for children who suffer due their reactions to parental PTSD. Second, we hope that our efforts will provide some relief to an overburdened VA medical system; the incidence of children’s reactions to a parent’s PTSD is a growing problem that the VA system is not fully capable of addressing properly.
Question: Who is in charge of the research for children ?
Answer:
Dr. Michele Linden is the head of our Research and Development program.
Question: What is the American Veteran Awards (AVA) ?
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The AVA Show is produced by VFI as a live event and for national broadcast, in cooperation with the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs. AVA has been described as the Golden Globes for the military and has enjoyed tremendous Hollywood support and rave TV ratings and reviews.
Question: Have any celebrities or well-known individuals been involved in the AVA shows?
Answer:
AVA has been fortunate to have the involvement of many well-known individuals from politics, entertainment and sports, including: Steve Allen, Tim Conway, Ernest Borgnine, Senator Orrin Hatch, Harvey Korman, Chuck Norris, Secretary of Defense William Cohen, First Lady Laura Bush, Dennis Franz, Catherine Bell, Jack Valenti, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Princippi, Hal Linden, Richard Crenna, Gerals McRainey, Dan Rather, Wolf Blitzer, Sam Donaldson, Terry Bradshaw, Eric Roberts, Buzz Aldrin, Bo Derek, Kris Kristofferon, Willie Nelson, Cliff Robertson, Sam Elliot, David James Elliot, Jeffrey Katzenberg, R Lee Ermey, Montel Williams, Jon Schneider, Esai Morales – and many, many more!
Question: Where are the AVA show broadcast ?
Answer:
The AVA shows have been broadcast on The History Channel, Time Warner Cable’s national regional network, The VA Knowledge Network and Armed Forces TV (The Pentagon Channel). The Ava’s currently have an agreement with The Military Channel for any future broadcast.