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With more than 1.4 million members, Disabled
American Veterans is an organization of disabled
veterans who are focused on building better lives for
disabled veterans and their families.
The organization accomplishes this goal by providing
free assistance to veterans in obtaining benefits and
services earned through their military service. It is
fully funded through its membership dues and public
contributions. It is not a government agency and
receives no government funds.
DAV is the foremost representative of the interests of
disabled veterans and their families, their widowed
spouses and their orphans before federal, state, and
local governments. Our National Legislative Program
ensures disabled veterans are not forgotten by
lawmakers.
The DAV was formed as our country faced the painful
effects of World War I. Throughout our 85-year history,
DAV has grown and adapted to face the needs of disabled
veterans. As a new generation of wartime disabled
veterans return from the battlefields of Iraq and
Afghanistan, the DAV is working hard to ensure all
veterans are cared for well into the future.
Our largest endeavor is the National Service Program. In
88 offices, a corps of 260 National Service Officers (NSOs)
and 26 Transition Service Officers (TSOs) directly
represent veterans with claims for benefits from the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of
Defense. This free service is available to all veterans.
Through a wide network of state-level Departments and
local Chapters, DAV extends its mission of hope to
communities where disabled veterans and their families
live. Its leadership is organized to provide a structure
through which these veterans can show their compassion
for their fellow veterans.
The National Voluntary Service Program operates an
extensive network of programs through which veterans and
concerned citizens provide services for their disabled
veterans. This includes the Transportation Network,
which provides veterans with rides to and from VA
medical facilities for treatment, and the Voluntary
Service Program, which facilitates volunteers at VA
hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes through the VA
Voluntary Service Program.
Thank you for visiting our site. Feel free to contact us
any time. We encourage you to look into all of our
programs and services, and to support our cause. Freedom
is not free. Few people know that more than the men and
women who have risked their lives to ensure our national
history.
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