In 1919, The American Legion was founded on four pillars: Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation, National Security, Americanism, and Children & Youth. Each of these pillars encompasses a variety of programs that benefit our nation's veterans, its servicemembers, their families, the youth of America and ordinary citizens. Below are the four pillars broken down with their respective subcategories.
- Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation
- VA Claims Backlog
- Access to VA Health Care
- Network of Service Officers
- VA Veterans Centers
- Health-care Funding Formula
- Veterans with Special Needs
- Volunteering
- Final Respects
- Heroes to Hometowns
- Careers for Veterans
- Homelessness
- GI Bill Benefit
- National Secrurity
- Support for the Troops
- Size of the Armed Forces
- Quality of Life
- Homeland Security
- POW/MIAs
- Operation Comfort Warriors
- Americanism
- Flag Protection
- Illegal Immigration
- Voter Registration and Participation
- Boy Scouts of America
- The Pledge of Allegiance
- Establishment-Clause Lawsuits
- Legacy Run
- Boys Nation
- American Legion Baseball
- Children & Youth
- Child Pornography
- Catastrophic Illness
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Immunization
- Family Integrity
- Media Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Child Sexual Exploitation
- Family Support Network
- Temporary Financial Assistance
- Samsung Scholorship
- Child Welfare Foundation