Yoder Foundation

Serving Those Who Served Us

With its Operation Heroes mission, the Jarett Yoder Foundation aids the well-being of local heroes in need. The foundation has numerous houses, called Patriot Houses, that provide comfortable living space, nutritious meals, and other assistance to more than 500 community heroes and their families — including active military personnel, veterans, firefighters, EMS, first responders, and police.

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Jarett Yoder, killed in action April 9, 2013

Our Story

The Jarett Yoder Foundation is a charitable organization that assists local community heroes in need — including active military personnel, veterans, firefighters, EMTs, first responders and police. The organization was founded in April 2013 by Diane Yoder in memory of her son Jarett, an Apache Helicopter pilot for the Army National Guard who was killed in action during his last deployment in Iraq.

Our Patriot Houses

Beacon House

130 South 9th Street
Akron, PA 17501

We're building an addition to this facility to accommodate up to 16 community heroes.

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The Mansion

444 Henningsville Rd
Mertztown, PA 19539

We've renovated three bathrooms, the kitchen, and an onsite community food pantry to better serve our heroes.

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Patriot Resource Center at Marywood

1850 Jefferson Ave
Dunmore, PA 18059

Comprised of nine buildings on 8.5 acres, this facility provides a wide range of resources for heroes and their families.

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What can you do to help?

The Jarett Yoder Foundation relies on the generosity of donors to sustain our ongoing Operation Heroes mission. From time to time, we reach out with an appeal to compassionate folks who want to help make a difference in their community.

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