Virginia Wounded Warrior Program News
4/14/2011Staff of The Courtland Chronicle had the distinct honor of interviewing members of the Virginia Wounded Warriors Program. These veterans from the latest conflict in the Middle East shared stories, insights, and advice. Summations from the conversations follow below.
3/29/2011View VWWP's new PSAs, developed to attract veterans, their friends, family members and supporters to the wearevirginiaveterans.org website.
3/23/2011In a press release dated June 29, 2010, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell spoke of his “commitment to make Virginia the most Veteran friendly state in America.” Mount Rogers Community Services Board shares this commitment and has the great honor of doing our part to support and implement this goal through our Industrial Developmental Centers (IDC), Virginia Wounded Warrior Program, and the partnerships we have formed with the Department of Defense, Virginia Department of Veterans Services, and Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services.
3/21/2011View the 2010 VWWP Progress Report documenting accomplishments of VWWP Regional Programs and statewide.
3/16/2011RICHMOND—Cathy Wilson, Executive Director of the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program (VWWP), Virginia Department of Veterans Services announced today that Lisa R. Yost, M.S., Q.M.H.P, has been named Regional Coordinator of the VWWP in Southwestern Virginia. Ms. Yost is filling a new position made possible by the recent federal grant awarded to VWWP for expansion of its Southwestern Region.
3/15/2011Soldiers of the Virginia Army National Guard and members of their families were recognized for their service by Commissioner of Veterans Services,...
3/14/2011Listen to radio interview, learn more about the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program.
2/1/2011On 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.
1/18/2011Department of Veterans Affairs conducted a review to assess the their capacity to address combat stress in women veterans.
12/22/2010Acupuncture 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).