Help Us Reach Out to Veterans.
If you’re an ill or injured veteran or you know of one who might need DAV’s help, please let us know by filling out the form below. In addition, there’s more than one way that you can personally help.
DAV helps more than 1 million veterans of every generation. All of our services are provided at no cost or obligation to the heroes, caregivers, survivors and families we assist. We understand the needs of today’s veterans, because we are an organization of veterans helping veterans. We provide much needed help finding good jobs, a place to live and quality health care. We are here to help veterans overcome great odds as they try to regain a sense of normalcy and take back their lives. We respond not just to the needs of veterans returning home, but to the needs of their entire families. DAV provides services that not only address physical injuries, but also the needs of the whole person returning home. We empower veterans to lead fulfilled lives. Those who believe in DAV’s mission can do much more to reach out to veterans who need our help. Our programs are listed below.
Please check any of the following topics that you, or someone you know, would like additional information about.
DAV’s National Service Program provides free, professional assistance to all generations of veterans in obtaining benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs and other government agencies earned through service. DAV provides representation for thousands of VA benefits claims to help veterans and their families secure the benefits earned through service to our nation. These national service officers assist in filing claims for VA compensation, pension and death benefits and many other programs. If you, or a veteran you know, needs to regain a sense of normalcy and take back their life, check the box.
DAV Transportation Network volunteers provide injured and ill veterans with free transportation to and from VA hospitals and clinics across the nation. In a typical year, DAV provides more than a quarter-million no-cost rides for ill and injured veterans to VA medical facilities.
DAV’s Voluntary Service Programs provided nearly 585,000 additional hours of service to veterans in VA hospitals, nursing homes and clinics last year. And through DAV’s Local Veterans Assistance Program (LVAP), more than 2 million additional hours were contributed to veterans in non-VA medical facilities. If you know a veteran who needs contact from the world outside the hospital walls, let us know, and we’ll send you a roster of Voluntary Services Representatives at VA medical facilities who can assist.
DAV Transition Services is a strong and influential advocate for the men and women leaving military service to begin the all-important transition back into civilian life. DAV’s transition service officers working at military facilities nationwide, are veterans helping veterans by providing free, professional benefits counseling and assistance in presenting their initial claims for benefits.
DAV’s Employment and Entrepreneurship programs help transitioning service members, veterans and spouses achieve their maximum professional potential. DAV facilitates 100 career fairs nationally with employers focused on hiring veteran and military-connected professionals. DAV Patriot Boot Camp provides veteran entrepreneurs and spouses with access to educational programming, mentors and a robust community of experts and peers to help them innovate and build impactful ventures.
DAV Caregivers Support is a no-cost initiative that offers concierge support and resources to friends, family members and loved ones who are caring for veterans, as well as veterans who are caregivers. DAV Caregivers Support helps improve the quality of life for care receivers and their caregivers while extending the time individuals receiving care can live in their own homes. For more information on DAV Caregivers Support, please visit, davcaregivers.org.
