09/07/2026
In partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Elks National Veterans Service Commission has pledged to help end veteran homelessness, and ensure that every veteran has the safe, stable home they deserve. Most veterans move into their homes with nothing. The Elks have a solution for this situation. We are helping veterans establish their homes by providing them with "Welcome Home Kits". Generally, these kits include some small furniture, kitchenware, and cleaning supplies. Items can be new or used, donated or purchased.
Since the Welcome Home Kit Program's inception in 2024, the Clifton Park Elks have delivered 30 of these kits to Saratoga County veterans moving into their home for the first time; six of these were supplied this year!!! In the photo, an Army Veteran recieves a Welcome Home Kit on Staurday, August 29, from Clifton Elks Veteran Services Chair Toby Watkins.
"So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them."