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Outstanding Service to Veterans Awards Nominations Being Accepted Now!

Published: 07/28/2021

Washington State Outstanding Award For Service to Veterans Nomination Form

Nomination Form - Deadline for submissions is September 25, 2021

You know who they are, volunteers, service officers, community members or others who day in and day out go above and beyond the call of duty making sure veterans and their family members… read more

Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs News Release: Resident and Two Staff Members Diagnosed with COVID 19

Published: 07/27/2021

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NEWS RELEASE - Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee (VAAC) Meeting on July 12, 2021

Published: 07/02/2021

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June is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Does that mean Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) applies as well?

Published: 06/30/2021

June is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Does that mean Posttraumatic Growth (PTG)… read more

NEWS RELEASE - WDVA Receives New HVRP Grant for 2021-2022 

Published: 06/25/2021

WDVA Receives New HVRP Grant for 2021-2022 

On June 01, 2021, your Washington Department of Veterans Affairs was honored to receive a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for our Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP).

“We are honored… read more

PROCLAMATION: Korean War Remembrance Day

Published: 06/25/2021

WHEREAS, the year 2021 marks the 71st anniversary of the start of the Korean

War; and

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$2.2 million awarded to 31 Washington state Veteran Service Organizations - Washington State Department of Commerce

Published: 06/22/2021

$2.2 million awarded to 31 Washington state Veteran Service Organizations

  •  June 22, 2021

Nonprofit Community Recovery grants assist organizations that provide gathering places and services to veterans and their families throughout the state.

OLYMPIA, Wash. –The Washington State Department of Commerce and Washington State… read more

Recognizing Women Veterans Day - WDVA VIDEO

Published: 06/12/2021

Today, June 12, is Women Veterans Day.   We have prepared a video to thank women veterans across Washington State for their service as part of the Women Veterans Advisory Committee’s I Am Not Invisible project.  

To our fellow women veterans, thank… read more

June 16 - YesVets Employers Recognition & Resource Showcase

Published: 06/08/2021

YesVets Employers Recognition & Resource Showcase -

9AM, June 16, 2021

 

Help us recognize YesVets employers who hire Veterans.

 

Check out the

following learning

opportunities:

 

OPENING CEREMONY

9:00 to 9:25 A.M.

Governor Jay Inslee Washington State

Alfie Alvarado-Ramos Director,

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Olivia Burley joins WDVA as Military Spouse Liaison

Published: 06/02/2021

 

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