Nation's Finest

Help us show Solano County Veterans that the community they served to protect has their back. Donate to Nation’s Finest - Vacaville through Live Solano Give Solano today: https://ow.ly/9L9F50ZVu9B

All day today, every donation made to Nation’s Finest through Live Solano Give Solano will support Veterans families who call Vallejo, Fairfield, Vacaville, Benicia, Suisun City, Dixon, and Rio Vista home.

Your gift helps our team meet Veterans where they are, connect them with essential resources, and walk alongside them toward lasting stability.

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Please join us in welcoming Christina Ramos as our new Chief Development Officer!

As we expand across California, Arizona, and Nevada to serve even more Veteran families, Christina will lead efforts to build the partnerships and philanthropic support that make our growth possible.

Her connection to our mission began during her tenure as California State Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, when she rallied members statewide to support our Veteran housing programs, including helping renovate a Sacramento home for formerly unhoused women Veterans and their children.

We’re excited to have Christina on our team and look forward to all we’ll accomplish together in this next chapter.

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When accessing care feels complicated or overwhelming, having someone in your corner can make all the difference.

Brandy Wilson and Jason Majko recently represented Nation's Finest at the VA’s Annual Health Care Navigator Conference in Denver.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to strengthen partnerships, advocate for the needs of the Veterans we serve, and bring home new resources that will help remove barriers to care.

Join us tomorrow for a Military Appreciation Picnic & Food Distribution event in Carson City.

Veterans and active-duty military members (and their +1) are invited to join us for a complimentary lunch in appreciation of their service. Lunch will also be available for purchase for community members who'd like to join us in supporting and celebrating those who served.

As a Blue Star Families Outpost, we’re proud to create a space where Veterans, military families, and community members can build community, share a meal, and receive support.

For many Veterans, the biggest barrier to getting help is distance. Some Veterans live hours from supportive services. Some lack reliable transportation. Others simply don’t know where to turn.

Our Mobile Service Units (MSUs) exist to close that gap by bringing our team, our resources, and our relationships directly to Veterans in the communities where they live.

Each MSU outing connects Veterans with support for housing, employment, education, health and wellness, and benefits navigation. Our staff sit down with Veterans face to face, listen to their situation, and help them find a path forward.

Lockheed Martin has been a steady partner in making that possible. Their long-term support of our Mobile Service Unit program helps us meet Veterans where they are, no matter how far that may be.

Thank you, Lockheed Martin, for standing with Veterans year after year.

Nation’s Finest was proud to join the Bob Woodruff Foundation National Summit in San Francisco last week.

The Summit brought together leaders from across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to share ideas, build connections, and talk about how we can better support Veterans, service members, military families, and caregivers.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to connect with others doing this work, learn from one another, and bring new ideas and relationships back to the communities we serve. The best part of gatherings like this is connecting with people tackling many of the same challenges from different angles. Those relationships make all of us better at the work we do.

For Blue Star Families Welcome Week, Nation's Finest - Northern Nevada is bringing our community together at our Military Appreciation Picnic and Food Distribution event.

Veterans and active-duty military members (and their +1) are invited to join us for a complimentary lunch in appreciation of their service. Lunch will also be available for purchase for community members who'd like to join us in supporting and celebrating those who served.

Event details:
Friday, October 2nd
11 AM–1 PM: Military Appreciation Picnic
2900 Research Way, Carson City, NV 89706

As a Blue Star Families Outpost, we’re proud to create a place where Veterans, military families, and community members can build community, share a meal, and receive support.

Historically, Stand Down was a military term for bringing troops off the front lines and into a secure base camp where they could rest, clean up, eat, and receive medical care.

Today, Stand Downs serve a similar purpose in our communities, giving Veterans experiencing homelessness or hardship a safe place to connect with essential support and resources.

Nation’s Finest is participating in many upcoming Veteran Stand Downs across California, Arizona, and Nevada. Visit our site pages for more information about each event:

• Sept. 24–26: Nation's Finest - Sacramento
• Sept. 24–26: Nation's Finest - Eureka
• Sept. 25: Nation's Finest - Northern Nevada
• Sept. 25: Nation's Finest - Prescott
• Oct. 1–3: Nation's Finest - Chico
• Oct. 2: Nation's Finest - Santa Cruz
• Oct. 2: Nation's Finest - Flagstaff
• Oct. 17: Nation's Finest - Mohave County
• Nov. 5–6: Nation's Finest - Menlo Park

Can't attend but still need assistance? Call us at 1-833-468-9676 or email [email protected].