LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Donald Barbiea has a heart to help people. 

The U.S. Air Force veteran is the co-founder of The Roll Call Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to helping veterans.

“The Roll Call Foundation is pretty simple," Barbiea said. "It’s 3-2-1: three disabled veterans, two retired horses from the U.S. Army and one mission. That’s our promise ... to help one person every day." 

President Donald Trump's administration announced plans to cut some 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to an internal memo the Associated Press was able to obtain. 

“With the news of all the DOGE cuts, there’s a lot of concern because we just don’t know," Barbiea said. "Every administration does have cuts they make to try to lower the budget. When they say veterans, we all go on alert as veterans."

"We get a lot of veterans coming in, and they go, ‘Is this going to affect my disability? Is this going to affect my retirement?' Based on the things we’re hearing from the VA Administration here in Louisville, they don’t know.”

Barbiea said disability claims are going through rather quickly right now after a yearslong backlog. He added they're planning for the worst but hoping for the best.

"Most of our veterans are cautious," he said. "They’re not panicking, but they are being cautious.”

Barbiea said the organization is keeping its ear to the ground, staying in contact with VA officials. 

"We're just going to give [Secretary Doug] Collins a chance to make good on his word,” Barbiea said. 

He has advice for veterans with questions. 

“The best thing they can do is have somebody to talk to," he said. "If you’re getting stressed about it and just have questions, reach out." 

Barbiea recommended reaching out to the Roll Call Foundation or calling Veterans of Foreign Wars, AmVETS or an American Legion Post for possible answers. He added he and his organization will constantly remain in touch with officials.  

Spectrum News 1 reached out to VA in Louisville for a statement and has not heard back.