PROGRAMS
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With the annual National Veterans Golden Age Games (NVGAG) right around the corner, we thought it might be a good time to share a little more background on this event. Learn more. |
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HHV delivers therapeutic arts and craft kits free of charge to VA medical centers, military medical facilities and state veteran nursing homes. This includes Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. and Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. To date, HHV has delivered over 23 million arts and craft kits to hospitalized veterans and active duty patients. |
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HHV provides VA medical centers, military medical facilities and state veteran nursing homes with Craft Care Specialists (CCS), whose job it is to distribute arts and craft kits to veterans and active duty personnel while providing them with one-on-one assistance. HHV employs 55 CCS' and has received requests for 20 additional CCS' from medical centers. |
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Since 2001, HHV's Special Projects Department has provided videos, American flag kits, books, audio books, arts and craft kits, and state-of-the-art computer systems valued at over $5.6 million to Purple Heart recipients and homebound combat veterans with service connected disability ratings of 10% or greater. To date, over 6,300 computers and Internet access systems have been delivered through this program to veterans free of charge. |
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HHV is a co-sponsor of the National Veteran's Creative Arts Festival (NVCAF). This weeklong annual event showcases the creative achievements of veterans receiving treatment at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. HHV has donated over $800,000 since 1990 for this worthwhile program. |
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HHV also sponsors Re-Creation, USA by contributing $250,000 yearly to this youth entertainment troupe that performs nationwide in VA hospitals and state veterans homes. Re-Creation's song and dance revue is the only continuing live entertainment for America's hospitalized veterans in VA medical centers. These young performers present outstanding professional talent to an audience that would otherwise not be able to get out and see such wonderful entertainment. These young volunteer performers provide an unforgettable experience and an invaluable contribution to the healing process. County Times Article |
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Bugles Across America (BAA) fills a very important and humbling need in its mission to ensure that no veteran shall pass without a bugler playing TAPS at his or her funeral services. HHV wholeheartedly supports this program by sponsoring it with annual contributions. Since 2004, HHV has contributed $40,000 to this program. |
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HHV delivers messages of public awareness and the need for volunteers through its direct mail campaigns. Additionally, the mailings advise the American public of the need to show their support to hospitalized veterans. HHV's informational and fundraising appeals are the vehicle used to educate the public of the many ways they can assist veterans that are receiving care at VA and military facilities. The appeals also ask the potential donor to make a contribution to HHV to enable it to provide products and services to patients in those facilities. |
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| HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS (HHV) |
 HHV was founded in April 1971 for the primary purpose of distributing therapeutic arts an crafts kits—free of charge—to our nation's veterans and active duty military personnel receiving treatment at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, military hospitals, and state veterans nursing homes. Through its direct mail campaigns, HHV strives to educate the public about the many ways they can become personally involved in providing additional care to patients receiving treatment at these facilities. HHV’s products and services are made possible by the tens of thousands of generous contributors that have found a way through HHV to express their love and appreciation for America's heroes.
HHV’s Board of Directors have since resolved to provide to America’s veterans a variety of products, programs and services.
In 1994, HHV implemented its Craft Care Specialist (CCS) program in which HHV-paid employees worked within VA, military or veteran’s nursing home care facilities. The success of the program was instantly visible, as craft kit distribution became more widely saturated within CCS facilities, which ultimately provided greater access of the kits to the patients.
HHV also sponsors the following annual events: the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, the National Veterans Golden Age Games, Bugles Across America and the National Blinded Veterans TEE Tournament. Additionally, HHV assists the “Wounded Warrior Ministry” (formerly known as the Chaplain’s Closet), which is a program of the U.S. Army’s Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, and sponsors the performances of Re-Creation, USA, a traveling youth troupe who performs a variety of shows for VA medical centers and state veteran’s nursing homes throughout the nation. |
The VA's Official Statement to the Associated Press (AP) about HHV
“Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV) has been one of many valued co-sponsors of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Rehabilitation events which are held annually throughout the country.
More specifically, HHV has been a principal sponsor of the VA’s National Creative Arts Festival for 18 years. Additionally, HHV donates craft specialists and arts & craft kits to veterans in VA facilities nationwide for rehabilitation therapy." |
| VETERANS' SUCCESSES
In this section you will find some truly uplifting stories of veterans' successes and triumphs.
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| CONTRIBUTE
Thank you for your interest in supporting the work of HHV. Because of generous individuals like you, we are able to continue to "make time live" for our nation's hospitalized veterans.
Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV) is a non-profit organization, recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization. All donations to HHV are tax-deductible.
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VOLUNTEERING
Why Volunteer
As a volunteer, you have the opportunity to give the very best, because you give of yourself. The inner satisfaction that comes from helping others and the pride of accomplishment in a job well done is often a volunteer's greatest reward. When you volunteer you are giving back to those who gave it their all for your freedom.
While volunteering you can develop life long relationships, cultivate new skills and gain valuable personal skills such as patients and tolerance. Not to mention the personal satisfaction that comes from lending a helping hand.
 VA Volunteering
The Department of Veteran Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) is the largest volunteer program in the Federal government. Since 1946 the VAVS has provided over 60 years and 600 million hours of voluntary service to America's veterans seeking care in VA health care facilities. The VAVS notes that, "It is impossible to calculate the amount of caring and sharing that these VAVS volunteers provide to veteran patients. VAVS volunteers are a priceless asset to the nation's veterans and to the Department of Veterans Affairs."
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