VALOR, or Veterans Assistance for Learning, Opportunity & Readiness, is a financial education and empowerment program created specifically to address these challenges for the military community. VALOR seeks to help servicemembers, veterans and their families to return to, engage with, and thrive in their communities by empowering them through financial education. VALOR was originally created throu
gh a public-private partnership with the Mayor’s Office for Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. in 2012. The program has continued to be adopted in communities around the country including cities with military bases and large populations of servicemembers including Hampton Roads Virginia. VALOR is funded by the generous support of various corporate partners and foundations. VALOR currently operates as a sponsored fund through the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region (CFNCR), a 501(c)(3) non-profit with more than $360 million in community funds based in Washington, D.C. The mission of CFNCR is to strengthen the Washington metropolitan region by encouraging and supporting effective giving and by providing leadership on critical issues in our community.
