OUR SERVICES
WHY WE ARE DOING THIS
- 68% of the military population include family members struggling with financial stress and instability
- 7.5% of the veteran population, approximately 1.2 million veterans, living on incomes below the poverty level and relying on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to feed their families.
- The highest low-income veteran’s population are in States like Florida (108,000), Texas (94,000), and California (90,000) have
75.8% of military personnel, veterans, and their families carry debt. - 51.2% face significant barriers to savings
- Financial depression is the catalyst for – Divorces – Broken families – Depression – Homelessness – Suicide – Spousal Abuse – Child Abuse and Abandonment, – Dishonorable Discharges.
- The military has an urgent need of 38,000-permanent housing placements – to date, the department had only managed to build 600 of the total housing units, highlighting a severe shortfall – VA Newsletter 2020.
- That financial instability within this community not just affects their quality of life but also directly impacts national security as the stability and readiness of our military forces are intimately connected to their financial well-being.
- At VETEM, we aim to eliminate the economic hardships and housing challenges currently affecting our military, veterans, and their families. We understand the challenges ahead, but we are passionately committed to the cause.
They Deserve More
No More Relying on SNAPS
No Financial Depression
No More Homelessness
The HEROES for HEROES Hub
Connecting Military Professionals to Opportunity
The Heroes for Heroes Hub is a national military-exclusive network bridging talent, expertise, and opportunity, uniting active-duty service members, veterans, military spouses, and military families to:
Showcase Skills – Highlight their professional expertise beyond service.
Forge Meaningful Connections – Collaborate with like-minded professionals.
Launch Ventures – Explore entrepreneurship with trusted support.
Backed by the VETEM Group, this initiative drives financial independence, housing security, and lasting career growth for those who served.
VETEM BOARD MEMBERS & DIRECTORS
Empowering Through Female Leadership
The VETEM Foundation’s, Directors and Board Members is a team of experienced corporate civilians and retired high-ranking military women, bringing together decades of leadership experience, discipline, and strategic vision to the mission.
Why Women Leadership?
“Women are the backbone and the heart that drives many families, the same applies with military families, yet women’s contributions often go unrecognized. VETEM.Org, is challenging this status quo by empowering women to lead. Leveraging their professional expertise, innate nurturing qualities, and compassionate spirits, these women are transforming workplaces, communities, and beyond.” This all-women leadership ensures that VETEMs’ initiatives are:
Tailored to the Real Needs of military
- Built on Trust and Relatability
- Driven by Results and Proven Leadership
- Are successfully implemented
BOARD MEMBERS
VETEM FOUNDATION BOARD
EMPOWERING THOSE WHO SERVE
Building Affordable – Sustainable – and Thriving Communities
The Veterans Empowered Charitable Foundation (VETEM) raises funds through donations and government grants to fund its specialized military housing programs for addressing the financial challenges and housing crisis affecting our military, offering housing solutions that not only provide a home and shelter but also financial wealth and stability through rental income opportunities.
Through its partners and affiliates partners, the VETEM Foundation provides solutions that meets the specific needs of the military population, acquiring land and building new homes, acquiring existing homes, renovating and modernizing, adding solar, as well as purchasing and installing ADUs as rental housing to rent to military.
Additionally, we acquiring housing communities, renovating them, and adding community centers and support services.
VETEM strives to provide the necessary tools to better the lives of those who unselfishly serve.
