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EANGUS We Care for America Foundation Receives $750,000 From USAA To Assist National Guard Members and their Families Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON D.C. Today as part of a historic commitment by USAA’s Military Family Relief Initiative, the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, We Care for America Foundation will receive $750,000 to assist military members and families during these challenging economic times. The donation will allow the organization to further its emergency financial assistance program that assists National Guard members and their families meet basic needs.
“Since 1972, EANGUS has been the voice for the enlisted men and women of the National Guard, and for over a decade EANGUS has partnered with USAA to take care of our Guard members and their families” said EANGUS President CSM (Ret) Karen Craig. “We are thankful to USAA for our continued partnership and their investment in the We Care for America Foundation to provide emergency financial assistance to Guard members in need due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“For nearly a century, USAA’s mission has been to help our members be financially secure and to support them no matter what they face,” USAA President and CEO Wayne Peacock said. “Providing this gift to organizations such as the EANGUS We Care for America Foundation that share our mission to care for military families does double duty. It helps meet the fast-emerging needs that today’s military families and veterans are facing. And it gives these organizations momentum to keep serving as a lifeline for the military community.”
For more information about the EANGUS We Care for America Foundation’s work supporting National Guard members and their families, visit www.eangus-wcfa.org
For more information about USAA COVID-19 relief efforts, including more than $30 million in donations to organizations serving military and veteran families, visit www.usaa.com/coronavirus
EANGUS
The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) was formally organized in 1972 with the goal of increasing the voice of enlisted persons in the National Guard. As such, EANGUS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the principles of providing an adequate national defense and promoting the status, welfare, and professionalism of the men and women of the Army and Air National Guard by supporting legislation that provides adequate staffing, pay, benefits, entitlements, equipment, and installations for the National Guard.
Beginning with twenty-three states, EANGUS now represents all 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, and has an association comprised of those who serve the National Guard on national tour. With a constituency base of over 414,000 Soldiers and Airmen, their families, as well as thousands of retired members, and headquartered in Washington DC, EANGUS maintains a full-time staff to represent the your interests to the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill. For more information about EANGUS, visit www.eangus.org.
USAA
Founded in 1922 by a group of military officers, USAA is among the leading providers of insurance, banking and investment and retirement solutions to more than 13 million members of the U.S. military, veterans who have honorably served and their families. Headquartered in San Antonio, Tex., USAA has offices in seven U.S. cities and three overseas locations and employs more than 35,000 people worldwide. Each year, the company contributes to national and local nonprofits in support of military families and communities where employees live and work. For more information about USAA, follow us on Facebook or Twitter (@USAA), or visit usaa.com. ###