The VFW and Auxiliary sponsor many programs for the youth of our nation. We sponsor programs in schools on drug awareness, patriotism, etc. We sponsor and work with youth organizations like the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, church youth groups, etc.

Our Post has adopted the US Civil Military Corps, who we use in many events in both the community and at our Post.

There are a variety of local and nationwide VFW competitions where students can win scholarship money for college. We have:

• Voice of Democracy (VOD) - a speech writing competition, where 9th through 12th grade students write and deliver their speech on a cassette tape. Each year's theme is selected by the National Commander-in-Chief. Student deadline for submission of an entry is November 1 each year. (application and rules)



• Patriot's Pen Essay Contest - where 6th, 7th and 8th grade students submit a 300 to 400 word written essay, on a patriotic theme selected by National. Student deadline for submission of an entry is November 1 each year. (application and rules)



• Patriotic Art - where high school students submit original art work with a patriotic theme. Student deadline for submission of an entry is March 29. (application and rules)

The North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs offers a number of scholarships to qualified children of some veterans and former POWs.