WNY Heroes - "Supporting our Western New York Veterans"

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to making a difference for our Veterans and Troops. We offer financial assistance for disabled, Return and Recover, and multiple grant programs. Also can we change Org to Inc? After that is done I will handle changes to all of our website forms and then send them to you to be changed out on the wensite.

Our Mission

• WNYHeroes will not leave any service members behind, we will help in ANY way we can.
• We strive to find the best services available in the WNY Community for Veterans and Service members.
• We strive to keep WNY Veterans and Service Members up-to-date on the latest information using web friendly tools.
• WNYHeroes assists disabled and needy war Veterans and Service members, their dependents, and the widows and children of deceased veterans.
• We strive to show our appreciation and support of Veterans and Service members and their families.

WNY Heroes News

Returning War Vets Face Additional Challenge
Tuesday, December 20, 2011

 Read WGRZ's story on the challenges thousands of veterans will be returning home from war will have to face!

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WNY Heroes President / CEO Honored
Friday, November 11, 2011

Former Army National Guard member and WNY Heroes President / CEO Christopher Kreiger was awarded a Purple Heart on Friday, November 11, 2011 before the Buffalo Sabres game for injuries he suffered seven years ago while serving in Iraq. 

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Co-Founder’s Story
Sunday, January 09, 2011

Chris Kreiger was inspired to co-found WNY Heroes - a veterans' assistance center - as a result of personal experience gained following a decade of service with the United States military.

Kreiger joined the U.S. Army in 1997 with primary military occupation specialty status (MOS) as a combat medic and secondary MOS as a member of the Military Police. During his first five years in the military, he served his country and others in several important security operations:

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