About Us
The Safe America FoundationTM is a 501(c)-3 non-profit licensed by the state of Georgia. Chartered in 1994, SafeAmerica partners with corporate, governmental, public and private sector organizations, and other nonprofits to improve the safety awareness of Americans nationwide.
In our role to help veterans specifically, we have established the Home Front Veterans Assistance Center. The Home Front Veterans Assistance Center’s main purpose is to help veterans transition back into their civilian life by providing guidance and information on housing, education, employment and accessing VA benefits.
Currently, we’re located in Atlanta at 315 Boulevard, Suite 428 and open weekly. The Center provides health and welfare resources to veterans and their families in the 21-county metropolitan Atlanta region.
Historically, over the past 10 years we’ve offered assistance to help veterans avoid homelessness, get jobs and solve mental health. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development reports that Georgia has more than 1,400 Veterans who are homeless. More than half of them are un-sheltered.
Going forward, SafeAmerica will work with other non-profits to:
- house Homeless Female Veterans and their families
- assist Homeless women in identifying local assets and programs available to help them reintegrate back into the civilian world
- upload more information on VETV.US website
- work with Highland Rivers Behavioral Health to resolve mental stress and avoid suicide
Through our partnerships we have identified homeless women veterans with children in metro Atlanta and are committed to housing these families.
Meet the Team
Len Pagano
CEO, Founder
Mary Lou Pagano
Chief Operating Officer
Dan Carfang
Coordinators of VET Tran
Working with Georgia Knights of Columbus, Mr. Carfang is coordinating volunteer drivers for veterans. Mr. Fowler is also assisting and helping reach out to local communities. More volunteers can be contacted at Safe America at (770)-509-7958.
Our Focus
The Safe America Foundation’s focus is to be the voice for safety in emerging safety issues; in terms of veterans, our goal is to serve those veterans recently returned from deployment find shelter, medical care, employment and counseling for PTSD.
Our Mission
Safe America’s mission is to educate the public and thought leaders on existing and emerging health and safety issues; and to develop, distribute and facilitate programing that impacts personal behavior and extends life.
In terms of veterans specifically, we strive to end homelessness, provide services to newly returning vets, especially those with PTSD. We also provide social events, such as our annual ‘Team Up With a Vet’ at the Atlanta Braves game over Memorial Day weekend, and assist and coordinate hygiene supply drives for VA hospitals.