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Our Work
Veterans & Active Duty
Those who serve shouldn't navigate hardship alone. Around here, they don't have to.
We work with local veteran organizations, the people who know their members best, to reach veterans facing real hardship: health-related, financial, or simply the isolation of being overlooked.
Areas of focus
- Assistance for veterans facing disability or health-related challenges
- Mental-health awareness and connection to qualified resources
- Quality-of-life initiatives for veterans and their families
- Care packages for deployed service members
- Community recognition of local service members and veterans
Please note: Integrità | The Papallo Family Fund does not provide clinical mental-health treatment. If you or a veteran you know is in crisis, call or text 988 and press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line.
Planned Initiative · 2027
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Operation Labor of Love
Operation Labor of Love is planned to launch in 2027 in honor and memory of Domenic A. Sammarco, a beloved family friend and original board member whose life reflected generosity, service, and a deep commitment to veterans and community.
A cookout. A beach afternoon. One last easy weekend. For most of us, those moments come easy. For service members deployed overseas, they can feel a long way off.
Operation Labor of Love will support veterans and active-duty service members in more than one way.
Care packages of practical items, comfort items, and handwritten notes will be assembled by their hometown and shipped to those serving overseas, with contents guided by our military and veteran partners so every item is welcome and useful.
Alongside that, we're working with trusted community partners to help identify local veterans who may benefit from additional support, whether they're facing illness, hospitalization, a transition to assisted living, isolation, or other difficult circumstances.
The initiative is still taking shape, and its form will keep growing alongside the community it serves.
Become a collection location
Businesses host drop-off boxes in the weeks leading up to packing day. Host a box.
Know a veteran who could use support?
If you're a community partner or neighbor aware of a local veteran facing a hard stretch, reach out.
Send a piece of home overseas.
Sponsor a package, host a collection box, or give toward contents and shipping. Every option puts something real in a service member's hands.