Paralyzed Veterans of America
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Veteran Services
PVA helps Veterans regain their independence after a spinal cord injury or disease diagnosis.
Advocacy, Legislation, and Architecture
proactive in legislation, civil rights, and barrier-free design.
Membership
outreach program to maintain members and to solicit new members
Sports & Recreation
improve the quality of life of Paralyzed Veterans and other persons with disabiliites by assisting the expansion of both the quality and quantity of opportunities in sports and recreation, especially those activities which enhance lifetime health and fitness.
Communication
purposes of this program are member contact, producing and distributing publications, creating public awareness of issues of concern to PVA members and public contact using news media.
Where we work
Awards
Sports Award 2005
Sports Programs
The Best Practices Award 2004
Recreation Access Illinois
External reviews
Photos
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goals are 1. To advocate for, and monitor the delivery of, high quality and appropriate health care benefits and services; 2. To assist in identifying and securing veterans’ benefits and other benefits for spinal cord injured and diseased veterans and others as appropriate; 3. To promote medical research to cure spinal cord dysfunction and other related problems; 4. To educate society on the attitudinal, physical and legal barriers which confront persons with disabilities and to influence the removal of those barriers; 5. To provide information to and opportunities for, health promotion, recreation, employment, sports, services and camaraderie for spinal cord injured and diseased veterans and others as appropriate; 6. To provide for cooperation with and seek the support of other groups and individuals who share PVA’s objectives; 7. To acquaint the public with the current and ongoing needs and current and past contributions of America’s veterans; 8. To acquaint the public with simple and effective means for reducing the risk of or preventing spinal cord injury and to promote involvement of the public in national and local activities that support PVA’s mission.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Paralyzed Veterans of America
Board of directorsas of 12/07/2022