Homeless Vets

Valuable Skills for a Life of Opportunity

Our Program and Students

Check Out This Video To Learn About the Class, and Our Students Lives Before and After

View Marine Vet David, Talking About His Experience In the First Homeless Vets Class

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Donations & Contributions

For donations please give me a call and I can run your charge card.


I've been using my own funds but now looking to greatly expand the homeless veterans training with help from the Las Vegas Mayor's Office and others.


Thank you so much.   Ed Manley,
Founder, Vet Support Network,
(561) 929-4765 (cell). 


  • $100 helps a lot, but of course any amount is very much appreciated. I'm happy to keep using my own money but my wife says I could do more if I had help - true!
  • $450 is what I owe for the tests they take in a Symposium, so you can sponsor one homeless vet. 
  • $1000 will cover the cost of my traveling to other cities, which is in my plan as I connect with organizations like U.S. Vets., Salvation Army and others. 
  • Your donation helps me by reducing my out-of-pocket expenses as I expand to more and larger classes. Bless you. 


Michelle Obama said recently, "If you see something - DO SOMETHING." We're doing that. Our students must be, in a shelter and ready to go to work when they finish the class and we're working with veteran businesses to hire them. Mutual benefit there.

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  • A group of chefs are preparing food under a tent

Veteran Education & On-The-Job Training Solutions

Vet Support Network is dedicated to serving our veterans. We have a range of objectives, all aimed at helping homeless veterans earn their way back up the ladder. We like to say that many others give them much needed "fish," a place to stay, food, clothing." We give them a "fishing rod" so they can catch their own "fish." We work to provide veterans with the skills they need, focusing on the homeless. We aid and encourage the interests, education, and advancement of those veterans in the foodservice and hospitality industry. We then work on their resume, and help them find jobs.

Training

The Foodservice Institute — formerly E. H. Manley & Associates — provides eight-day food service management training and nine certifications from GFI and the National Restaurant Assn. for FREE for homeless veterans. This is the very same program we provide for active duty and civilians.

What our Homeless Vets Say

Students in the February 2014 class presented Ed with a large card, with these comments:

Teresa, U.S. Army Vet

Unemployed and Homeless for 1 Year

I cannot begin to express my gratitude. the war on poverty is just beginning and my weapon is loaded and aimed.

Lisa, U.S. Air Force Vet

After being out of work for 4 months and homeless for 2 months, Lisa was hired by a La Quinta motel the day after class ended.

Thank you for your guidance. You are a wonderful example of how to be a director in life; I am looking forward to applying all I learned.

Liz, U.S. Air Force Vet

Unemployed for 2 Years, Homeless for 6 Months

Thanks for not just looking at us as bums, but like we're actually someone! You are awesome and so is your class. I look forward to getting a great job!

Job Training From a Lasting Veterans' Charity

VSN has great plans as our veterans' charity grows and we work to make a real impact in the lives of homeless veterans. Our goal is not necessarily to get them off the streets — there are other organizations that offer that. Our goal is to keep them off the street by providing them with job training, skills, and credentials that enable them to get jobs in the future and enjoy the American Dream that they fought for.

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Putting Your Contributions to Good Use

VSN is incorporated in the state of Nevada as an IRS approved 501(c)(3) public charity. Contributions to our cause are tax-deductible under Section 170 of the IRS Code, and we are eligible to receive tax-deductible bequests, devices, transfers, or gifts. This allows us to receive grants from other 501(c)(3)s whose funding opportunities include projects like those we support and provide. Rather than seeking marketing dollars from our many industry friends, we can apply for grants from your company's charitable foundation.

If you’re passionate about helping our fellow Americans, we invite you to take the next step and get in touch with us. The Vet Support Network and its partners are eager to collaborate with you.

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