About
Who Are We? Our local Disabled American Veterans Sonoma County Chapter 48 is a sub-organization of DAV National, a non-profit organization founded in 1920 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1932. Chapter 48 comprises all volunteers who have provided services at no cost to disabled veterans and their families in Sonoma County since 1935.
Our Mission Statement We are dedicated to a single purpose: Keeping our promise to America's veterans. We accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them, fighting for their interests on Capitol Hill, providing employment resources to veterans and their families, and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.
Serving disabled veterans is DAV's legacy and helps distinguish our mission from other veterans' service organizations. However, research shows that many people, including veterans and supporters, associate the word "disability" with extreme examples of injuries and illness (loss of limbs, severe traumatic brain injuries, etc.) and, for this reason, may not turn to DAV. This is why we have developed specific and intentional communication practices that allow us to talk about disabilities and the great work DAV does by portraying strength in the word "disabled" without limiting our reach and creating misconceptions about our mission.
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| Information | By appointment & Regular Chapter meetings are held the second Saturday of the month at noon |
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