DVNF HONOR WALL

Donate in honor or memory of a veteran and add them to the DVNF Honor Wall.

May 6, 2019

A Glimpse Inside the Profession of Equine Therapy: Horse and Human Roles

What makes an Equine Assisted Horse Professional? What special knowledge or skill might they need to have in order to do this work? An equine-assisted professional should have a grounding in basic horse care requirements: feeding and nutrition, grooming, de-worming, […]

May 6, 2019

Blair’s Sanctuary Garden Helps Women Veterans Heal

According to the Women Veterans Task Force of the Department of Veterans Affairs, women make up the fastest growing group of veterans – more than 10% of the total U.S. Veteran population in 2015. Women also now take part in […]

May 6, 2019

They Rescued Each Other

Her senses were always up, in a constant state of fight or flight, ever since that day in May of 2012. Tiffany Baker, an Army National Guard soldier, was traveling in a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle while stationed in […]

November 29, 2018

DVNF Grantee Seeks to Develop Pneumatic-Powered Wheelchairs

DVNF GRANTEE, DR. RORY COOPER, SEEKS TO DEVELOP PNEUMATIC-POWERED WHEELCHAIRS Doctors Rory Cooper and Garrett G. Grindle, along with Brandon Daveler and Benjamin Gebrosky conducted a research study to determine the feasibility of using pneumatic power in wheelchairs. Dr. Cooper is […]

November 21, 2018

21st Century Veterans Struggling In The Housing Market

21st Century Veterans Struggling In The Housing Market A new study from Apartment List took a look at how veterans are faring in the housing market and discovered a staggering difference between pre and post 9/11 veterans. According to the study, veterans outperform […]

October 18, 2018

The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP): A Vietnam Veteran Receives Justice after Suffering Silently for Decades

The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) has worked since 1980 to ensure that the government delivers to our nation’s 22 million veterans and active duty personnel the benefits to which they are entitled. The grant from DVNF will help […]

October 10, 2018

Sheep Dog Impact Assistance

Military veterans and first responders, referred to as “Sheep Dogs,” have an innate need to serve and help those around them. At Sheep Dog Impact Assistance (“SDIA;” www.sheepdogia.org), we recognize this and strive to provide continued service opportunities that offer […]

September 18, 2018

DVNF Resource Fair is November 8, 2018 in Silver Spring, MD

DVNF Veterans Resource Fair is on November 8th The Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) (www.dvnf.org) will host a Veterans Day Resource Fair on November 8, 2018 for veterans in the DC Metro area. What: In honor of Veterans Day, DVNF […]

August 28, 2018

Waynesboro vet’s nonprofit earns grant to help fellow warriors

The News Virginian August 25, 2018 www.dailyprogress.com/newsvirginian/news/local/waynesboro-vet-s-nonprofit-earns-grant-to-help-fellow-warriors/article_8a70cf9a-a8b7-11e8-bbda-03895679dd17.html By REBECCA J. BARNABI rbarnabi@newsvirginian.com | (540) 932-3568 WAYNESBORO — Capt. Sean Gobin was in the U.S. Marines until 2012. After two deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan, Gobin said he hiked […]