Yes, but this is actually a serious issue and it's a problem country wide. I've dedicated a lot of time personally to a Veterans Non-Profit also so I could understand where the poster was coming from. Since much of the financial assistance has dwindled down, many of the only resource facilities that can help Veterans are Non-Profit, their CEOs and VPs receive 6 figure salaries, while many of the rest are overlooked for compensation. Some of them are just happy to have equal help available and maybe a little gas reimbursement. And they can put them on a W2 Wage. They should be providing a wage if they are repetitiously providing their personal time for over 10 hours a week, If the VA can provide at least that, so that advocates can be trained to help with services. People are more inclined to care deeper when they are appreciated and feel like part of a family. Less sloppiness, laziness and inadequate care, It also it is a reflection many times to them, in how those who help them are treated by others outside in an open environment, for everyone around to see. They find it disrespectful when their advocates are made to feel overlooked, like many of them felt when they come home from serving. They're very humble to have someone listen to them and have lunch with.

And the non-profit bullshit, refusing to pay and not providing a wage because you're "volunteering" doesn't allow a person to keep devoting their own time to put forth if they aren't receiving any type of income in the meantime. The United Way is worth to be over a $20 Billion (Non-Profit). If they weren't being compensated, they wouldn't be able to devote so much to fundraising and creating all the fun activities to keep them fun and active. If communities want the responsibility moved over to non-profits and away from the VA and other private groups, then someone should be stepping to assist in getting them up to par.