Auxiliary Membership Overview
Our organization is comprised of members from all walks of life with a common connection: all are relatives of those who served overseas in a location of foreign conflict.
Nearly 470,000 members in more than 3,600 Auxiliaries across the nation work to improve the lives of veterans, service members and their families, and their communities in a variety of ways.
Eligibility for VFW Auxiliary Membership:
Members must be at least 16 years old.
Those eligible are:
- Husband/Wife
- Widower/Widow
- Father/Mother
- Grandfathers/Grandmothers
- Sons/Daughters
- Grandsons/Granddaughters
- Brothers/Sisters
Of persons who were or are eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Becoming a member of the Auxiliary
- Completed membership application, proof of eligibility (only if veteran is not a member of the same Post), and payment is sent to local Auxiliary.
- The local Auxiliary will investigate your eligibility and vote to accept or reject your application.
- May attend Auxiliary, County Council, District, Department (state) or National meetings, and is allowed to enter the business session of these meetings.
- May hold an office at the Auxiliary, County Council, District or Department (state) level.
- May be a Delegate to the National Convention.
- May participate in any of the National Programs and earn Auxiliary, District, Department (state) and National Awards.
- May qualify for Cancer Care Plus Insurance Program (Cancer Insurance).
- May receive a Cancer Grant, if eligible.
- May purchase self-pay insurances and burial benefits.
- May participate in member benefits received through the mail, e-mail or listed on the National website.
- May receive VFW Auxiliary Magazine and e-newsletter.