Last year, the New Jersey Veteran Support Alliance (NJVSA) hosted our inaugural Smoke Signals gala, and thanks to this incredible community, it was a night we will never forget. With over 400 attendees packing the venue, the room was filled with…

The Department of Veterans Affairs has implemented an important expansion of assistance for homeless and at-risk veterans. Effective July 29, 2026, and running through September 30, 2027, VA medical centers now have authority under Section 403 of the Senator Elizabeth Dole…

I am a North Bergen resident, but a considerable amount of my work with the New Jersey Veteran Support Alliance takes place in Sussex County. The air is cleaner, the pace is slower, and the natural landscape offers something that…

The NJVSA Goes Back To The Circus! Circus Vasquez Generously Donates Tickets to Their Performances at The Quakerbridge Mall Circus Vasquez has donated additional tickets for our veterans in south Jersey. This historic, family owned circus has been dazzling audiences…

NJVSA Honors Circus Vazquez with Talon of Freedom Award for $100,000 Ticket Donation Bringing Joy to More Than 1200 Veterans and Their Families Event comes at a critical time as military families face new stresses amid overseas conflict The New…

Time is running out to experience the wonder of Circus Vasquez. This is the final week of performances at the Westfield Garden State Plaza, and we want you and your family to be there. Step under the big top for…

As I write this, I’m just thinking about all of you. Really. I’m thinking about the noise and the laughter at the American Dream Mall on Veterans Day. I’m picturing the kids at our VR Fairy Tale event, completely lit…

When we talk about serving those who served, we’re often thinking of the veteran themselves. We talk about the veteran’s health, their housing, their transition to civilian life. But at the New Jersey Veteran Support Alliance, we know that service…

This holiday season, the New Jersey Veteran Support Alliance had the profound honor of helping right a decades-old wrong. On Christmas Eve, I stood in the living room of Sgt. James E. Lam, a Vietnam Marine Corps veteran, father, grandfather,…