PROGRAMS
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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. These include, the Army Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and the 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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HHV serves on the Executive Committee of the VA Voluntary Service (VAVS) National Advisory Committee. HHV encourages the public to volunteer with the VA in our direct mail campaigns and Public Service Announcements. As part of its public awareness program, HHV is proud to report that in 2006, 469 volunteers have volunteered over 94,000 hours for the VA. These volunteer hours have saved the VA $1,764,380 based on The Independent Sector. |
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Since 2001, HHV's Homebound Veterans Program has provided videos, American flag kits, books, audio books, arts and craft kits, and state of the art computers valued at over $5.6 million to Purple Heart recipients and homebound combat veterans with service connected disability 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 Co-Sponsors the National Veterans Golden Age Games (NVGAG), contributing over $400,000 to this program that encourages older veterans to remain active, both physically and mentally. NVGAG is a national showcase for the preventive and therapeutic value of sports, fitness, and recreation—all vital ingredients in the VA’s extensive rehabilitation programs. |
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HHV delivers messages of public awareness and the need of volunteerism 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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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. |
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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, Help Hospitalized veterans has contributed $40,000 to this program. |
 Find out more about other Programs we sponsor |
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| HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS (HHV) |
 "Since being founded in 1971 and incorporated on April 14, 1971, Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV) was established for the purpose of distributing therapeutic arts an crafts kits free of charge to our nation's veterans and active duty military personnel receiving medical treatment at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Military Hospitals and State Veterans Nursing Homes. Additionally, HHV strives to educate the public of the many ways our citizenry can assist and show appreciation to veteran and military patients that are receiving their care at VA and military medical facilities. The medical facilities and patients pay nothing for this generous service made possible by thousands of caring contributors that want to express their love and appreciation to America's Heroes. The Board of Directors of HHV has made resolutions to assist as many of the hospitalized veterans and active military personnel patients and their families through a variety of programs and initiatives." |
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." |
FEEDBACK LETTERS
We at HHV love to hear feedback. We wanted to provide you with this area to read just some of the many letters we
receive that highlight how HHV helps our Hospitalized Veterans.
Letters:
» Appreciation Letters
Read what the VA Facilities have to say about HHV
» Veteran Testimonials
Read what the Veterans have to say about HHV
» Donor Correspondence
Uplifting words from randomly selected "comment mail"
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CONTRIBUTE
Thank you for your interest in supporting the work of HHV. It is because of people like you that we can continue our efforts to help 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 if 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.”
Read about Volunteer Week 
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