♦Purpose: “Mobilize The American Legion Family, the veteran and military community, and the general population of the community to provide service directed to veterans, active duty service members, and their families.” National POA

Department Chairman:Mary Greiman

Forms to help keep track of your volunteer hours: Unit Track Sheet and Member Track Sheet.

To develop, implement and monitor community service activities that aid veterans, active duty service members and their families.

♦	Encourage members to offer assistance to a Veteran or active duty service member and/or their family
	1.Help with outside home maintenance
	2. Help with household chores
	3.  Cook and deliver meals
	4. Adopt a Veteran and/or their family
	5. Offer child care
♦	Help at a Veterans Homeless Shelter
♦	Adopt a veteran at local nursing/personal care home
♦	Organize a community wide day of service to aid and assist Veterans’ and active duty service members’ families

To develop, implement and monitor community service activities that promote  the economic security of veterans, active duty service members and their families.

♦	Veteran Homelessness Prevention and response
	1. Help those who are homeless
	2. Help those who are in danger of becoming homeless
♦	Sponsor or organize job fairs
♦	Plan a community service activity of your choice taking into account the following criteria:
	1. The activity is unique and/or meets the needs of low income or homeless veterans, active duty service members and/or their families in your area that would go unmet.
	2. The activity will aid low income or homeless veterans, active duty service members and or their families.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Community Service committees are impelled to work in cooperation with National Security committees in scheduling one Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Train.  This training course readies Auxiliary members to function as an a resource for emergency management.  Citizens can be certified and trained in such groups as Neighborhood Watch associations. For more information about CERT, please click here.

Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service

It is a day where pople of all ages and backgrounds assemble together for the betterment of our nation.  It is a national day of community service improving the lives of its citizens.  The American Legion Auxiliary is urging Units to set Martin Luther King Jr day as a say to direct service to our veterans ans families of military deployed troops. For more information pertaining to Martin Luther King Jr Day visit their website.

Army’s Community Covenant Program

It is a initiative to exhibit support for military service personnel and their families during this wartime. 

The National ALA organization would like to bring awareness of the Army’s Community Covenant Program and incite participation in ceremonies that honor our military and their families.

Units can collaborate with other service or community organizations in providing refreshments for festivities.  Units can utilize their Post homes and grounds for the celebrations.  Contacting all forms of the media is highly encourages.

For more information about programs from Army’s Community Covenant Program, visit their website.

Other Community Service Programs and Activities

Serving Communities and make a Difference- Auxiliary Units are asked to partner with other organizations.  Identifying and addressing the needs of their communities to make a difference in their own “backyards.”

Promote Community Involvement- by reaching out to the communities, Auxiliary Units are a positive influence.  They also bring awareness to the American Legion Auxiliary and our programs and activities.  This allows the population to understand who we ar and what we do.