A Re-Entry Roadmap for Veterans Incarcerated in Virginia
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Virginia Department of Veterans Services, Virginia Wounded Warrior Program and the Virginia Department of Corrections have partnered to provide this guidebook to help veterans and their families achieve their goals for a successful re-entry to their community after incarceration.
Mike Dailey's DVS Dragstar
On Saturday, October 8th at Summer Duck Raceway located in beautiful Summer Duck VA, Mike Dailey rolled out for the first time his dragster bearing theVirginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) logo.
Wounded Warriors hunt at Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Six veterans from southwest Virginia spent the day huntingRADFORD; Va — The war in Afghanistan began 10 years ago, October 7, 2001. Since then, thousands of soldiers have returned home wounded. A program here in Virginia is helping our veterans cope with the after-effects of war.
Purple heart awarded for traumatic brain injury
On July 5, 2011, S. Vaughan Wilson III, was awarded his purple heart for a traumatic brain injury received in 2005 while serving with 173rd Airborne in Afghanistan. As more is learned about traumatic brain injuries and how they can severely injure a servicemember, the United States Army has adopted modified criteria for purple heart qualifications.
About Us
The Virginia Wounded Warrior Program (VWWP) is a legislatively mandated program operated by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services in cooperation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Department of Rehabilitative Services. It was established in 2008 in response to the growing need to improve and expand services to our nation’s veterans and their family members whose lives have been touched by stress-related injuries or traumatic brain injury.
Our statewide program serves veterans of an era who are Virginia residents; members of the Virginia National Guard and Armed Forces Reserves not in active federal service; and family members of those veterans and service members. Through an extensive network of local, federal and state partnerships, the VWWP can assist you in getting the answers you need regarding psychological health and traumatic brain injury.
The Virginia Wounded Warrior Program is dedicated to helping you build resilience and cope with the challenges posed from a stress-related injury or traumatic brain injury. Our team is focused on helping you feel like you again and to assist you and your family move forward with your lives. We provide services through five regional consortia of community services boards, brain injury service providers, and other public and private service providers who offer services across the Commonwealth.
Our goal is to make it easier for you and your family to find and get help. Support services are available both online and in person at local offices. We are also a proud partner of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Real Warriors Campaign, www.realwarriors.net and encourage you to visit their website.
Our newest campaign, “We are Virginia Veterans,” is targeted to reach all eras of veterans and their family members who may benefit from our program and draw strength from our Virginia communities. Virginia is home to approximately 820,000 veterans; that means that one of every ten citizens is a veteran.
VWWP Progress Report
VWWP Conference Reports
Getting Started
We're here to make it easy for you to find the support you need – both online and in person.