Homestretch 5K Event Support Volunteer
About the Role
Join National Veterans Homeless Support (NVHS) as a Homestretch 5K Event Support Volunteer and help make this important community event a success! Volunteers play a vital role in supporting race participants and ensuring event operations run smoothly during race week and on race day.
Responsibilities
- Event setup and breakdown
- Packet stuffing and distribution
- Registration assistance
- Directing participants
- Staffing water stations
- Cheering on runners
- Helping with awards and activities
- Providing general support wherever needed
About the Organization
National Veterans Homeless Support (NVHS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating homelessness among veterans in Central Florida. Founded in 2008, NVHS takes a proactive, community-based approach to helping veterans and their families overcome housing instability and build a path toward long-term stability and independence. Our work centers on three core programs: Search & Rescue, which combines street outreach with homelessness prevention and case management; Transitional Housing, which provides safe, supportive housing for veterans working toward permanent stability; and PTSA, which promotes awareness and connection through community education and therapeutic activities.
NVHS believes veteran homelessness is not an inevitable problem—it is one that communities can solve. Since our founding, veteran homelessness in Brevard County has declined by approximately 90%, demonstrating what is possible through persistent outreach, strong partnerships, and individualized support. Volunteers are an important part of our mission. Whether helping with community outreach, events, administrative and program support, professional expertise, or other specialized projects, volunteers expand our ability to serve veterans and strengthen the community around them. We are proud to be a locally rooted organization with an ambitious goal: ensuring that every veteran has access to the support, resources, and opportunities needed to live safely, independently, and with dignity.
Event Impact
The Homestretch 5K benefits National Veterans Homeless Support (NVHS), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate homelessness among veterans through street outreach, prevention assistance, and transitional housing programs. Every volunteer contributes to an event that directly supports local veterans in need.