Dear Veteran Advocate,

When you think about our veterans, what comes to mind? Loyalty. Bravery. Courage. Imagine taking the solemn oath to protect and defend our nation. Facing multiple deployments and surviving combat. Coming home and restarting your life. A life very different from your one in service. What if you were facing a legal issue with a cascade of paperwork and procedures that you can't overcome alone? Where would you turn when you thought all hope was lost?

Because of tremendous veterans’ advocates like you, our heroes have turned to Veterans Legal Institute (VLI). VLI began as a humble grassroots nonprofit in 2014 with the enduring goal to prevent veteran homelessness and suicide. Since then, more than 9,000 homeless, disabled, and at-risk veterans have received the power of free legal aid to improve their lives at home. Compassionate supporters fuel VLI's ability to address wide-ranging civil issues, to restore over two and half million dollars in veterans benefits, and to sustain itself as one of the very few public interest law firms in the nation wholly dedicated to veterans and active duty military personnel.