Mobile veterans group named finalist for national award—how to vote
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No Vets Left Behind, a Mobile-based nonprofit, is one of three finalists for a $25,000 grant from the Homes for Heroes Foundation.
And now the organization needs your help to win the Community Impact Award. Here’s what you need to know:
- Visit the Homes for Heroes website
- Choose “No Vets Left Behind” as your finalist
- Vote once per day until Nov. 13
Keep reading to learn more about the award + the No Vets Left Behind organization.
No Vets Left Behind
No Vets Left Behind, Inc is a charity founded by the team at Roosters Tacos & Tequila to honor the owners brother Lt Col Mark Stratton. It supports local organizations helping veterans facing homelessness, substance abuse and recovery challenges.
Each year, the organization brings community members together to raise funds for programs that help veterans rebuild stability, find support and move forward.
“Service doesn’t end with a discharge. For thousands of veterans, coming home means facing new, invisible battles — without a roof, without support, without a clear path forward. No Vets Left Behind was created in honor of Lt. Col. Mark Stratton to make sure those battles don’t go unfought. Every Memorial Day, we bring our community together to fund the local organizations walking alongside veterans through homelessness, addiction, and recovery — one life at a time.”
No Vets Left Behind mission statement
Every dollar raised through NVLB will be donated to local veterans support organizations on May 26 each year, honoring the day Stratton died in Afghanistan.
No Vets Left Behind was nominated by Josh Comingore of the Comingore-Parks Team Collection at HomeSmart Coastal Partners, a local real estate brokerage.
Homes for Heroes Foundation Community Impact Award
The Homes for Heroes Foundation supports the firefighters, law enforcement, military, healthcare workers, teachers, and other heroes who serve their communities, and the families who stand beside them.
The Community Impact Award nomination recognizes a commitment to supporting veterans through local organizations.
The winning nonprofit receives a major grant to help fund its mission regarding:
- Housing crisis
- Disaster relief
- Health and family support
- Recovery programs
The $25,000 grant will support No Vets Left Behind’s mission and its efforts to help veterans access resources as they work toward greater stability.
