We are a veteran owned organization focused on helping other fellow veterans and Native American veterans with resources such as medical care, housing, and financial assistance. With the help of our tireless staff, we organize fundraisers, participate in Northern and Southern California veteran events, and in-depth public speaking seminars at public schools and interested gatherings.
Countless Vietnam veterans have either passed over by the very service agencies at the state and federal level of government where the services for them are supposed to be made available. We assist Agent Orange veterans that have been underserved by their own government and state level facilities, we are the helping hand to them that they should have received from their country. It is our mission to contact, speak with, and assist with assistance documents and forms for these veterans so they can enter into a new phase of life and get the help they deserve.
As a young man, Chitcus wanted to serve his county. That opportunity came for him in 1965, where Chitcus entered the United States Marine Corps at 16 years of age. He saw first hand how the Vietnam War changed America, as he was apart of it and has suffered the effects of Agent Orange personally. He, among the others who served at that time, had no idea what was in store for them upon their return to the US. After his service Chitcus attended Humboldt State college, after at the young age of 24 he accepted his first appointed role at the Department of Interior. In 1979, Chitcus accepted a Chief of Staff position with Congressman Don Young of Alaska, and in 1981 was established the first Native American owned lobbying firm in Washington D.C.
Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.
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