Mission Statement: Building on the common bond existing between all "Vets" We seek those who need assistance, support and encouragement. Honoring them for their service, perhaps for the first time! Offering hope, acceptance and an opportunity to change their future, We strive to make a difference every day, one person at a time!

Made up exclusively of men and women disabled in our nation’s defense, the Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to one, single purpose — building better lives for all of our nation’s disabled veterans and their families. This mission is carried forward by:

    * Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government;
      
    * Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically;
      
    * Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government;
      
    * Extending DAV’s mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local Chapters; and
      
    * Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.

The Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members—veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction.

Paralyzed Veterans will use that expertise to be the leading advocate for:

    * Quality health care for our members,
    * Research and education addressing spinal cord injury and dysfunction,
    * Benefits available as a result of our members’ military service,
    * Civil rights and opportunities which maximize the independence of our members.

To enable PVA to continue to honor this commitment, we must recruit and retain members who have the experience, energy, dedication, and passion necessary to manage the organization and ensure adequate resources to sustain the programs essential for PVA to achieve its mission.