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Keefer Foundation: Veteran’s Outreach Program
Keefer, Heather L
St. Leo University Principles of Marketing MKT301

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Homeless Veteran’s Outreach Program

In the interest of Veterans taking care of our own, I would like to form a 501(C) Nonprofit Organization called The Keefer Foundation to assist the United States Government (USG) and the Veterans Administration in ending Veterans homelessness. Aside from the obvious benefit to our Veterans, this initiative would allow The Keefer Foundation to expand into the much-anticipated charitable works community while presenting the Foundation in a positive light within the community we serve.
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Veterans helping Veterans in the Tampa Bay area.
Target Population Objective: Any Veteran in need with specific emphasis on World War II (WWII), Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Veterans. Special consideration is always provided to female Veterans and Veterans with Families.
Depending on whom you ask and what source you use, the number of homeless persons in the Tampa Bay area varies greatly. According to Metropolitan Ministries, a large and very successful faith-based charitable organization in the Tampa Bay area, there are more than 25,000 homeless people in the Tampa Bay area, with 9,500 homeless people in Hillsborough County alone.
According to Tampa Crossroads, a nonprofit homeless assistance center, approximately 900 of those homeless persons in Hillsborough County are Veterans. These numbers are extremely hard to validate and do not take into consideration those Veterans that are in jeopardy of losing their place of residence within the next two-week …show more content…

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