All Virginians to Honor Army and Veteran Caregivers
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin has formally acknowledged August as Hidden Heroes Month within the Commonwealth of Virginia to honor the tens of millions of navy and veteran caregivers in Virginia and all through the USA who look after these wounded, in poor health, or injured who’ve served our nation all through wars and conflicts.
“Virginia is proud to companion with the Elizabeth Dole Basis and their Hidden Heroes program to assist and acknowledge caregivers that obtain little assist or acknowledgment for his or her selfless sacrifices,” stated Governor Glenn Youngkin. “In truth, most of those Hidden Heroes merely think about the difficult work they do as unconditional love or finishing up their civic and patriotic responsibility, with out realizing they need to be categorized as caregivers. I name on all my fellow Virginians to hitch me in thanking and supporting them. They deserve nothing much less.”
“As a veteran, I’ve seen the devotion that these caregivers present on daily basis to their family members who sacrificed a lot for our Nation,” stated Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Protection Affairs Craig Crenshaw. “If Virginia goes to stay the very best state for veterans and their households to stay, work and thrive, we should always remember how essential these Hidden Heroes are and supply them with the assist they want and deserve. This we pledge to do in the present day and all the time.”
“I’ve seen first-hand the super impression 5.5 million younger spouses, moms, dads, siblings, and different family members make within the lives of wounded warriors on daily basis, in neighborhoods massive and small, in states like Virginia and throughout the nation,” stated Senator Elizabeth Dole, Founding father of the Elizabeth Dole Basis. “At the moment we’re one step nearer to making sure that these caregivers are woven into the material of our nation’s appreciation of the navy. My heartfelt due to Governor Youngkin and his group for his or her robust assist of navy caregivers, America’s hidden heroes.”
“For these Hidden Heroes all through Virginia who wish to know what sources can be found for them of their neighborhood and for others who want to assist these caregivers, all of us on the Virginia Division of Veterans Companies (DVS) stand prepared to help,” stated Daniel Gade, Commissioner of DVS.
Within the Certificates of Recognition, Governor Youngkin acknowledges that many of those caregivers are the dad and mom, spouses, siblings, and mates of those wounded, in poor health, or injured women and men. Their every day duties can embody bathing, feeding, dressing, and dressing grievous accidents, administering drugs, offering emotional assist, caring for the household and residential, and dealing exterior the house to earn important revenue.
To learn Governor Youngkin’s Certificates of Recognition of August 2022 as Hidden Heroes Month in Virginia, click on right here.
For extra details about the Hidden Heroes Program and the Elizabeth Dole Basis, go to www.HiddenHeroes.org or www.elizabethdolefoundation.org.
In regards to the Virginia Division of Veterans Companies
The Virginia Division of Veterans Companies (DVS) is a state authorities company with greater than 40 places throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. VDVS traces its historical past to 1928 and the institution of the Virginia Conflict Service Bureau to help Virginia’s World Conflict I veterans. At the moment, DVS assists veterans and their households in submitting claims for federal veterans advantages; gives veterans and members of the family with linkages to providers together with behavioral healthcare, housing, employment, schooling and different packages. The company operates long-term care services providing in-patient expert nursing care, Alzheimer’s/reminiscence care, and short-term rehabilitation for veterans; gives an honored remaining resting place for veterans and their households at three state veterans cemeteries. It operates the Virginia Conflict Memorial, the Commonwealth’s tribute to Virginia’s women and men who gave the last word sacrifice from World Conflict II to the current. For extra data, please go to www.dvs.virginia.gov.
For questions relating to caregiver packages in Virginia, e-mail data@dvs.virginia.gov, or go to your native DVS workplace.
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