VA increases impact with VSOs, Community Groups and Nonprofits
VA seeks insight and expertise for new and innovative solutions
VA values the work that VSOs, community groups, and nonprofits do to support our nation’s Veterans, caregivers, and survivors. We know that you have special insights into how VA can improve its systems for Veteran needs and encourage you to explore our options for collaboration so that we might enact positive change together. We also look forward to sharing opportunities to develop new programs or scale existing programs, build awareness around current VA initiatives, or identify areas for improvement to support Veteran communities with you.
HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
VA provides opportunities to engage with people, innovations, Research, and data across its network of offerings:
Collaborate on an idea or program
Solve Veteran or Caregiver challenges by co-designing a solution or scaling an existing program.
Join VA’s Innovation Community
Share your perspective as a Veteran or Caregiver, or lend your expertise as a Subject Matter Expert to help shape future VA innovations.
Build awareness of successful VA innovations
Share proven innovations and resources with Veterans and your organization
Success Story Highlight
VA and the Elizabeth Dole Foundation co-designed an initiative to offer free, short-term relief to Caregivers across the country. Together, they initiated the Respite Relief for Military and Veteran Caregivers program, which has now helped thousands of Caregivers by providing them with over 45,750 hours of free services, including assistance with housekeeping, meals, transportation, grooming, and more. This project helped validate that asking for and receiving respite care contributes to improvements in Caregiver wellbeing.
Collaboration Offering
- Co-Design
Parties
- Elizabeth Dole Foundation
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Status
- Ongoing program