• Improve care and support for individuals with brain injury and their families • Increase awareness of brain injury and improve understanding of brain injury • Increase our capacity to achieve our mission

Provide quality educational opportunities to people with brain injury, family caregivers and professionals Sustain individuals who experience brain injury and family caregivers through information about and resources for services and supports that maximize their recovery and independent living. Enhance brain injury supports and services through resource coordination, outreach to persons with brain injury and coalition building with community partners Pursue public policy changes that improve the system of care for persons with brain injury. Develop and provide information, training, support and resources that create systems change through effective brain injury advocates Raise public awareness and understanding through activities that increase the community's knowledge of brain injury. Undertake strategic planning to focus organizational resources in a positive direction.

We are uniquely qualified to provide brain injury education; all program staff are certified specialists in brain injury and information and referral. We are well-versed and effective with policy initiatives that improve the systems of care for those impacted by brain injury. We have conducted numerous public awareness campaigns, and are able serve as subject matter experts for legislative bodies, policymakers, journalists, and most importantly, survivors and their families.

Outputs and outcomes are benchmarked every year to not only our contracted deliverables but our internal goals related to strategic planning and growth.

In 2018-19, we provided over 6,000 information and referrals to resources, professionals, and services. Over 700 people received professional training, professional development, and in-services through BIAV, strengthening the capacity of the community brain injury system in Virginia to provide services. BIAV leadership participated in 27 meetings with key policymakers, legislators, and decision-makers to advocate on behalf of Virginians impacted by brain injury. 83 individuals attended our residential camp, providing thousands of hours of respite to caregivers. In 2020, we will be using more technology to strengthen our community engagement and communications initiatives and expanding our educational and membership offerings.