Uniting a new generation of veterans with those from past wars to address the causes, conduct and consequences of war in the 21st century.

1025 Vermont Avenue, NW 7th Floor Washington, DC 20005-3577 Phone: (202) 483-9222 Fax: (202) 483-9312 EIN/Tax ID: 13-3030278 www.veteransforamerica.org

Detailed Description of Veterans for America

Veterans for American (VFA), also known as Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF), is uniting a new generation of veterans with those from past wars to address the causes, conduct, and consequences of war.
Veterans for America is an advocacy and humanitarian organization. The primary mission of VFA is to ensure that our country meets the needs of servicemembers and veterans who have served in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). VFA focuses specifically on the signature wounds these conflicts: psychological traumas and traumatic brain injuries. VFA concentrates much of its attention on the needs of those who are currently serving in the military since the majority of those who have seen combat in Iraq and Afghanistan are still in the military and under the care of the Department of Defense.
Each conflict brings with it new, devastating realities. Our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are marked by roadside bombs, a large inhospitable battlefield, inadequate dwell time, and the repeated deployment of a large number of troops. Together, these factors pose new challenges of an unprecedented magnitude to which the massive bureaucracies of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs have been slow to respond.
Building upon the legacy of the Nobel-prize-winning Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF), Veterans for America (VFA) unites the current generation of servicemembers and veterans with veterans from previous wars to address the needs of our men and women in uniform-both active-duty and Guard/Reserve-and their families. VFA's mission is to ensure that the voices of those who have sacrificed immeasurably on behalf our country in recent years are heard and that support commensurate with their sacrifice is provided.
Veterans for America is continuing some of the work of VVAF including successful programs in Cambodia and Vietnam, as well as the Nuclear Threat Reduction Campaign, which is dedicated to reducing the threat of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.

Wounded Warrior Outreach ProgramVFA's Wounded Warrior Outreach Program (WWOP) was created to address the staggeringly high levels of psychological and neurological injuries experienced by today's troops and the lack of resources and programs to provide much-needed assistance.
WWOP reflects our belief that the best solutions to military policies and practices for treating these wounds begins with understanding the needs of our troops-working from the bottom up to identify problems and craft solutions.

Wounded Warrior Outreach
WWOP's team of Servicemember Liaisons, composed of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans, visits military installations across the country and works one-on-one with returning troops who are suffering from psychological and mild, difficult to detect, neurological combat injuries. VFA's policy and communications team conducts follow-up visits to military bases across the country to meet with military leaders to discuss trends in treatment identified by WWOP's Servicemember Liaisons.
Upon completion of our work on a base, WWOP creates a detailed report with our findings, along with immediate and long-tem policy proposals.

Wounded Warrior Registry
At the core of our work is a widely accessed internet-based Wounded Warrior Registry where servicemembers tell us their stories. From this registry, VFA identifies trends in treatment and bases that demand attention. Our registry is staffed round-the-clock by OIF and OEF veterans who can assist servicemembers and their families.