CAA Radio Interview with VWWP
Listen to radio interview, learn more about the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program.
VVFS News
Visit the following links for local and national programmatic news, for veterans and their families.
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National Caregiver Support Line
On February 1, 2011, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is opening a toll-free National Caregiver Support Line housed at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center campus in Canandaigua, New York.
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Review of Combat Stress in Women Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs conducted a review to assess the their capacity to address combat stress in women veterans.
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Spinal Cord Injury Research Study
Participate in a research study about exercising to reduce obesity in spinal cord injury cases.
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Problems Sleeping?
Acupuncture Research Study at the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center is conducting a study to explore if acupuncture may help Veterans who have sleep problems that are related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program
Public Law 110-387 authorized VA to develop the new Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. Under the SSVF Program, VA will award grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives who will provide supportive services to very low-income Veteran families residing in or transitioning to permanent housing. The grantees will provide a range of supportive services designed to promote housing stability to eligible very low-income Veteran families.
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A Smashing Good Time
At precisely 0845 hours on May 1, 2010, the Army engaged with an accurate volley and was answered to by a precision bombardment from the Navy. The Air Force, not to be outdone, demonstrated its skill with a meticulous sortie. When the dust had settled, a very good time was had and money was raised for a very great cause.
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Video about WVVP
Host Jan Callaghan offers a fresh and in-depth look into the social issues that affect our community. This show's topic: Virginia Wounded Warrior Program.
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‘IT CHANGES WHO WE ARE’
At the Bethesda hospital, the flow of brain-injured patients is constant. For nearly a decade, the United States has been fighting wars in which soldiers are routinely exposed to brain-rattling blasts that can send ripples of compressed air hurtling through the atmosphere at 1,600 feet per second. Now, the military is struggling to come to terms with an often-invisible wound. Photo Caption: Doctors removed virtually the entire left side of Spec. Robert Warren's skull in May after he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a blast near Kandahar. Last month, he and his wife, Brittanie, stayed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center before surgery to repair his skull. (Marvin Joseph)
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Running the extra mile for Va. Wounded Warrior program
On Oct. 4, Mary Spear will go the extra effort and run the extra mile to help raise awareness for Virginia Wounded Warrior program. In fact, on that day, she will run a 50-mile marathon which is also her 50th birthday.