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Postpartum Support: When a Child Is Born, a Family Is Born
September 14, 2026
Returning Veterans Project recognizes that our military community has a wide range of unique and evolving needs. We are committed to continually growing and expanding our services to provide meaningful support at every stage of life. As part of this commitment, we are proud to partner with Gateway Doula Group to offer postpartum doula care to Veterans, Service Members and their Families.
Gateway Doula Group believes that when a child is…
Partnership Rooted In Purpose
May 12, 2026
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At the heart of healing is connection, meeting someone where they are, seeing them fully, and offering care without barriers. This is the work of the Returning Veterans Project (RVP). And this spring, through our campaign “Healing: Etched into the Mission,” we invite our community to come together to raise $10,000 to expand that care across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
One powerful example of this mission in…
Buried Alive
May 12, 2026
There are moments in life that divide everything into before and after.
For one Veteran, husband, father, and author, that moment came alone in a parking structure, carrying the invisible weight of years spent surviving in silence.
The silence, the performance, the years of pretending I was fine when every cell in my body was telling me otherwise, exceeded what I could hold,” he…
Peer Support: Shared Experience, Stronger Connections
April 16, 2026
At Returning Veterans Project, we believe healing is built on connection. For many Veterans, one of the most powerful connections is with someone who truly understands, someone who has “been there.” That connection is the foundation of peer support.
What Is a Certified Veteran Peer?A Certified Veteran Peer Support Specialist is a trained Veteran who uses their lived experience with military service, mental health, or recovery to support others on a similar…
RVP Fall Newsletter 2025 - BestMind Behavioral Health
November 13, 2025
This July, RVP proudly signed a Memorandum of Understanding with BestMind Behavioral Health, officially welcoming them as RVP’s largest partner clinic to date. With seven locations across Oregon and Southwest Washington and a team of more than 20 Providers, BestMind is now serving more Veterans, Service Members, and their Family Members (for free) than any clinic in our history. We’re honored to feature them in our directory and to…
RVP Fall Newsletter 2025 - Brothers Healing
November 13, 2025
In 2006, Keith Burton enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. “I left for boot camp a week after high school.” He recalls while peering over his menu. We first met Keith at the Hive Social, a farm to table brunch spot in Oregon City. Keith works for his family’s business, Ben’s Heating & Air Conditioning. He had reached out to see how they might partner with and support…
