USO-Metro administers the following programs for military and their families.

Emergency Housing - Food Assistance - Holiday Programs
Hospital Services - Job Fairs - Orientation Programs
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The holidays are a special time at the USO. Working with the area commands, the USO of Metropolitan Washington presents a number of holiday activities for the troops and their families.

The annual USO-Metro Mother's Day contest awards a $300 cash prize to the person who writes the best essay entitled "Why my Mother Should be Honored on Mother's Day." The winner also receives a trip to DC and is honored at a reception on Mother's Day.

Each year at Christmas, USO-Metro holds programs for the children. Working with the Cartoon Network we present a series of breakfasts with Santa and the "Toons on Tour" characters. With Health Net we host a holiday party exclusively for children that brings a bit of Wonderland to the Washington area. We also participate in the annual tree lighting ceremonies at Fort Myer and Fort McNair.

Also during Christmas USO-Metro, working in conjunction with generous hotels in the Washington area, provides hundreds of donated hotel rooms for visiting family members of personnel stationed here in the Washington/Baltimore metropolitan area. Call (703) 696-0958 for more information.

The USO of Metropolitan Washington is proud to ease the burden of service members and their families who are recovering and receiving treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center.

As the patients recover, USO-Metro arranges excursions outside the hospital to activities such as area sporting events and concerts. For the patients who are not able to leave the hospital, USO-Metro arranges celebrity handshake tours to boost the morale of these patients. Celebrities visit the patients who are interested in meeting them, take time to talk to them, answer their questions, listen to their stories, and pose for pictures with patients and family members.

Each year, USO-Metro delivers "The World's Longest Valentine" to the Washington Veteran's Hospital as part of the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans. We also arrange celebrity visits to the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.

USO-Metro is committed to supporting the hospitals in their efforts for those receiving treatment from the war and their family members, and is proud to adjust their support as requested by the hospital commands. Call (703) 862-6391 for more information.

If your organization would like to provide services to service members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, please click here to download an information form. When the form is complete, please email it to Dawn Fincham.