THE AMERICAN LEGION’S MISSION
Chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919, The American Legion is the nation’s largest veterans service organization and its Department of California is dedicated to serving the approximately 2 million veterans living in communities across the Golden State.
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OUR FOUR PILLARS
The American Legion is committed to mentoring youth and the sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow servicemembers and veterans. California veterans and their families strengthen America.
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Department Web Team is Growing!
The Department Web Team is responsible for our Department website. Our website is growing and our web team is also growing. We are looking for two good members of our Legion Family who want to come play on the Web Team to help keep the content of our website up-to...
The American Legion condemns violence in U.S. Capitol
(INDIANAPOLIS, January 6, 2021) -- The head of the nation’s largest veterans organization unequivocally condemned today’s attacks on the U.S. Capitol and called for law and order to be quickly restored in Washington. “The Capitol is the people’s house. An attack on...
California Virtual Blood Drive
In times when we can’t be together in person, we can still be together in support of our community. Restrictions on public gathering have made traditional blood drives difficult to conduct. Therefore we are collaborating with Vitalant to conduct a department virtual...
Website training: How to use caLegion.org
For members doing the good work of The American Legion, navigating the Department of California website, caLegion.org, can be daunting. In this next training session brought to you by the department training committee, we'll show you how to find what you're looking...
The American Legion won’t tolerate hate
The American Legion, like the rest of society, enters 2021 with a sense of reflection about what place we have in this world. The problems of 2020 would seem to be out of our control, but we are all responsible for our actions and reactions to that world. As a...
COVID-19 Relief Grant Program first round deadline has been extended to Jan. 13
The California Small Business (and non-profit) COVID-19 Relief Grant Program first round deadline has been extended to Jan. 13. The program has received a lot of interest and the program’s website has been updated daily. Please pass this on to all of your posts,...
VA: Over 55,000 health workers and long-term patients vaccinated since Dec. 14
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that it had issued at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to over 50,000 health care workers and 5,000 long-term care patients since Dec. 14 at 165 sites, including eight in California. However, the VA has yet to...
The Man With The Golden Arm
The Man With Golden Arm This is a wonderful story of the special impact the blood donations of a special man has had on millions of unborn babies. Because of you, life doesn’t stop. Donate blood. Man With The Golden Arm "A single man who saved over 2.4 million...
Governor’s office updates COVID relief grant program to include 501(c)19 veteran organizations
The California governor's office on Wednesday said it would now consider 501(c)19 veteran service organizations for its COVID-19 relief program after the American Legion's Department of California inquired as to why this wasn't previously the case. The California...