Download two resources to help make Buddy Checks

Since The American Legion began its Buddy Check program in 2019, more than 4,400 American Legion posts have reached out to over 1 million veterans for Buddy Checks.

For American Legion Family members conducting Buddy Checks the week of Veterans Day and at any time, resources include:

- Buddy Check Toolkit that explains the program, provides steps to conducting a successful Buddy Check, gives sample scripts and more. 

- Buddy Check doorhanger that is printer-friendly and can be customized as a leave-behind when Legion Family members visit a veteran who is not a home. 

Also, here is a 6-minute video  that provides useful tips for posts planning to do a Buddy Check. It’s from 2019 National Legion College graduate and Maryland Legionnaire John Kilgallon, whose daughter Mary helped him create a how-to Buddy Check message with a white board as part of his Legion College homework.