State Committees
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If you need assistance or want to coordinate assistance for a severely injured service member or their family, please contact any of these three State representatives where you plan to return. Click on the link below for their contact information.
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There are three charter members on each State Heroes to Hometowns Committees, each uniquely able to contribute to overall support with the ability to tap into their national, state, and local support systems to provide essential links to government, corporate, and non-profit resources at all levels and to garner the all important hometown support.
- The American Legion State Adjutants
The American Legion is a large non-profit veteran service organization that with their 55 state organizations and 15,000 American Legion posts worldwide have committed to support the needs of military personnel who are severely injured as they prepare to return to local communities. Contact the American Legion Heroes to Hometowns Program Director at 703-908-6250 or 1-888-774-1361 or email or click on the State Heroes to Hometowns Committees link for your American Legion State Adjutant's contact information.
- The State Directors of Veteran's Affairs
They are the top VA officials in each state and territory. Through a partnership with the National Association of the State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA) a non-profit to which each Director is a member, they have committed to keep local communities informed when they hear if someone from their community has been severely injured. Prior to the member/family member returning home from the hospital, they will assess local and state resources and help communities coordinate support as needed. Click on the State Heroes to Hometowns Committees link to contact the State Director of Veteran's Affairs.
- State Family Program Directors
The National Guard Joint Force Headquarters' State Family Program offices support all active duty, guard and reserve personnel within their area of responsibility. Through their regional Family Readiness Groups, they will assist in the transition from DoD to the VA and from active duty status to becoming a productive member of the community. Click on the State Heroes to Hometowns Committees link to contact the State Family Program Director.
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