.... Printer-Friendly Version STUDY FAULTS CHARITIES FOR VETERANS -- One charity director ... elow is from the Washington Post about charities for veterans. Not good news! .....and the second is the charities themselves making excuses about how little money ... was one of more than a dozen charities for veterans rated "F" by ... Government Reform Committee, Waxman criticized these charities for "intolerable fraud" and " ... back tears as he described how some charities "use these soldiers as a commodity ...------- Charities Respond to ABC News Report Anna Schecter Reports: Veterans charities rated "F" by the American... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf121407-3.htm
...... Printer-Friendly Version CHARITIES: BATTLE ON THE HOME FRONT -- Military charities' needs grow though the fund raising ... For more about military and veterans' charities, use the VA Watchdog search engine .../sessearch.php?q=charities&op=and Story here. ... The Battle on the Home Front Military charities' needs grow though fund raising is ... and their families by giving to the charities that serve them. "The American ... videos on Youtube.com Many other charities report similar fund-raising success, ... military and veterans' organizations. Longstanding charities have expanded their services, and new... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf032108-5.htm
... Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance establishes for charities. For the story about veterans' charities who deliver little to vets.. ... of Philanthropy report that criticized several veterans charities as spending too much on fundraising and ...Letter grades were based largely on the charities' fundraising costs and the percentages of ... a disservice to readers and the affected charities," Homer S. Townsend Jr ... some of the worst problems of veterans charities, including one charity that gave 1 ... nor the Better Business Bureau evaluates the charities' programs. Some of the charities that got an A from the institute... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfFEB08/nf022408-5.htm
... CHICAGO VETS' HOUSING RUN BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES -- Some neighbors suspect one vet ... council, blames the deaths on Catholic Charities. (photo: WBEZ / Chip ... one of the nation's largest charities. And they expose weak oversight of ... top official of Chicago's Catholic Charities traveled to Washington, D.C ..... He reported on a Catholic Charities project that's been running since ... environment. D'Arcy said Catholic Charities also helped build a VA clinic behind ...s is owned and operated by Catholic Charities. Catholic Charities says its project could be a model... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAUG08/nf080808-8.htm
... New York Times on unscrupulous veterans' charities: "This is a disgrace that ... hundreds of millions of dollars to private charities that claim to have the veterans' ... the money flow. Of 29 military charities vetted by the American Institute of Philanthropy ... gave high ratings to several veterans' charities ( www.charitywatch.org ) ..., as a category, veterans' charities were found to perform far worse than the average of more than 500 charities studied in 36 categories. Because there ... companies can work with sympathetically named veterans charities and keep 80 percent or more of ... that sells sports scores. Some legitimate charities hoard their donations. Even as homeless... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf122707-7.htm
... The solicitors claimed the donations were for charities in California, Louisiana and Wisconsin. ...000,000 in donations to claimed charities from in excess of 450,000 ... engaged in the solicitation of donations for charities and that he pay $20, ... donations. Individuals who ran the claimed charities located in Louisiana, California and Wisconsin ... create the false impression that these claimed charities in Louisiana, California or Wisconsin were actually local charities in the states where the donors lived ... this case. One of these claimed charities, the American Veteran's Relief ... charitable purpose. Another of the claimed charities, the Association of Disabled Firefighters (... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf032408-9.htm
...Friendly Version SHOUTING ENTREPRENEUR DEFENDS VETERANS' CHARITIES BEFORE CONGRESS -- The head of ...---- Entrepreneur Defends Vets Charities By ERICA WERNER WASHINGTON (AP) .... He argued that fundraising costs for charities like his are much higher than some ... found problems with management of veterans' charities nationally. The charities are benefiting as Americans eager to help ... earlier findings. The recommended standard for charities is to spend around one-third ... million raised from 2004-2006 through charities he runs. The rest was spent ... 2000-2005 by Chapin's charities to send fundraising appeals, according to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJAN08/nf011808-2.htm
... Heroes, one of the worst private charities..." For other editorials ... Heroes, one of the worst private charities but hardly the only that have been ... were among a dozen military-related charities given a grade of F in a ... nonprofit watchdog group. These and other charities have collected hundreds of millions of dollars ... in doing so. His veterans' charities raised more than $168 million from ...560,000 in 2006. The charities also reimbursed the Chapins more than $ ..., has rightly called the conduct of charities like Mr. Chapin's ' ... when asked what would happen if his charities ever told donors where their money went... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfFEB08/nf020908-1.htm
... HOME CRACKS DOWN ON DRUGS -- Catholic Charities has begun a crackdown on drug and alcohol ...'s South Side last year, Catholic Charities called the apartment building a model for housing ... from cocaine intoxication to heart disease. Catholic Charities acknowledges a seventh individual died while in the building as a guest. This week Catholic Charities began a crackdown on drug and alcohol use ... they'll refuse. They say Catholic Charities has ignored calls for more social workers and ... and mental health. A statement from Catholic Charities says the social-work staffing at St ...HOME CRACKS DOWN ON DRUGS --Catholic Charities has begun a crackdown on drug and alcohol... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfoct08/nf100608-5.htm
... by theft. Any remaining funds will be donated to vets' charities. Story below: Your comments accepted at bottom of page ... credit protection plan. Any funds left over go to vets' charities. In the near future, we will have info on ... Remaining funds, if any, will be donated to veterans' charities agreed to by the parties (the Fisher House Foundation, ... after making payments, the remainder would be donated to veterans' charities agreed to by the parties, such as the Fisher House ... by theft.Any remaining funds will be donated to vets'charities.--VA Watchdog dot Org -VA NEWS FLASH... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjan09/nf012809-3.htm
