September 28, 2023

Buddy Check resources: toolkit and door hanger

By The American Legion
Buddy Check
Buddy Check resources: toolkit and door hanger
Buddy Check resources: toolkit and door hanger

A refreshed toolkit and customizable door hanger now available to help American Legion Family members check on veterans. 

As American Legion Family members conduct Buddy Checks and prepare for the Department of Veterans Affairs National Buddy Check Week Oct. 16-20, The American Legion has refreshed its Buddy Check toolkit and created a new door hanger to help you show veterans that you care about their well-being. Visit legion.org/buddycheck to download the following tools:

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.

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