General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation

In addition to all the amenities offered by Air Force Village West the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation, a national organization which provides financial assistance to widows of all retired Air Force personnel, is located on the premises. It offers financial help to indigent widows needing assistance; wherever they are residing for as long a period as necessary, even for a lifetime. Funds are provided gratis with no strings attached on the premise that these women served with their husbands in the Air Force, all the way through to retirement, and deserve to live out their lives in comfort and dignity.

The Air Force Assistance Fund is the Foundation's main source of support. This support is given with the caveat that in as much as all the money given to the Assistance Fund comes from active duty members of the Air Force, for the most part, support must be confined to widows of Air Force personnel and therein lies the tale.

From the very beginning, while the majority of the residents were Air Force officers, there was a substantial number of officers from other branches of the military services moving in. In particular, Mrs. Helen LeMay was quite concerned that help was available only to Air Force widows in residence. To correct this imbalance she donated a substantial amount of money to be used to support all widows living in AFVW regardless of military service. Further, she was instrumental in obtaining an agreement from the Foundation to set aside a substantial amount of all funds donated by residents for helping all residents of AFVW not just retired Air Force members.

Today this amount is fairly large and assistance is available to all residents of the facility without regard to branch of service. The residents of Air Force Village West are truly a family with all members treated alike. Further information concerning financial assistance or donations is available. (800)554-5510.