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Help us serve those who first served us.
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Help us serve those who first served us.
This holiday season, we are proud to partner with the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) for WCCO's Home for the Holidays. Our goal is to bring awareness and support to veteran homelessness in our community. Help us serve those who first served us.
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) is a veteran-focused nonprofit organization providing services and support to end Veteran homelessness in Minnesota. MACV envisions a future where every veteran living in Minnesota has access to the services and support needed to avoid homelessness and achieve sustainable housing.
To learn more about MACV's housing, assistance and outreach programs, click here.
Between now and New Year's, you can help support MACV's mission to end veteran homelessness in our community by donating online or by texting MACV to 44-321.
You can also mail a check to:
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans
Attn: Home for the Holidays
1000 University Avenue West
Suite 10
Saint Paul, MN 55104
To help bring the magic of the season to Veterans living in MACV's transitional homes, we're inviting viewers to donate ornaments to decorate WCCO's Community Trees.
This year, during December, our Community Trees will shine bright at Mall of America®, for guests and families to enjoy in person!
The trees will be in the Level 1 Atrium by the North Entrance.
Minnesotans are encouraged to learn more and contribute ornaments by bringing items in person between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Dec. 5-6, 12-13, and 19-20.
The campaign will kick off with a festive Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday, December 3rd at 4:00 p.m., featuring WCCO-TV personalities, community partners, and special guests.
Once the trees are beautifully decorated, the ornaments, along with a (smaller) tree, will be delivered to one of MACV's transitional homes in time for the holidays.
We hope the WCCO Community Tree will bring warmth, joy, and a touch of holiday spirit to those currently living in the homes, as well as future families.
Join us in spreading holiday cheer! Plan your visit to see the tree at the Mall of America®'s Level 1 Atrium by the North Entrance, or send your ornament and a printed copy of the donation form below to:
WCCO Television
Attn: Home for the Holidays
90 South 11th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403
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Note: Ornaments will be gifted to MACV's transitional homes after the holiday season.
As part of WCCO's Home for the Holidays, we are proud to partner with MACV and the Minnesota Twins in hosting a Winter Salute to Veterans to serve those who first served us.
During Vietnam, stand-downs provided a safe retreat for units returning from combat operations. They afforded battle-weary soldiers the opportunity to renew their spirit, health and overall sense of well-being. MACV has created its own version that brings veterans experiencing homelessness into one location to connect with services to help bring security and a sense of well-being to their lives.
This December at Target Field, 300 veterans will receive services such as haircuts, legal assistance, medical care and much more. A warm holiday meal will also be provided along with a special program.
Click here to learn more or sign up to attend.
The generosity of WCCO viewers is providing huge gains in housing stability for Minnesota veterans.
The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans doesn't quit trying to help service members — even when a veteran gives up on themselves.
The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans works with community partners to find vets in need, including Metro Transit, in their quest to make sure all veterans have a place to call home.
Many people who serve in the U.S. military find it hard to ask for assistance when they've been trained to help and serve others.
U.S. Navy veteran Robert "Red" Burrow is a living example of not giving up. Burrow used and sold drugs until a prison sentence and introduction to MACV changed his life. Now, he works to connect people to resources.
For nine years, MACV and WCCO has been working together to help Veterans find a home for the holidays.
U.S. Army veteran Stephanie Waddell found life after deployment difficult to navigate. It wasn't until she met a representative from the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, or MACV, that life got better.
Around 12,000 people donated, with 337 donating to the campaign for the first time.
Emily Roth is the president of the Minnesota Children of the American Revolution and chose to help homeless veterans as her state project.
