What's Happening
RVP’s New Executive Director
October 10, 2022
A new season is upon the Returning Veterans Project. The board of directors has selected Amy Almond-Schmid as our next Executive Director.
Amy Almond-Schmid, CMSgt begins leading the Returning Veterans Project October 10, 2022. Amy brings a deep connection to the experiences of service members and military families. For the past 23 years, she has dedicated herself to service for our country with the Air Force and Air National Guard,…
She Eases the Pain
March 30, 2022
Amanda first started supporting RVP Clients when she was a clinician at Portland’s University of Western States. In 2021, her family moved to Bend where she opened her own practice. Amanda believed so much in RVP’s mission that she wove giving back to veterans right into the fabric of her new practice.
Accessing Chiropractic Care Can Be DifficultFrequently, veterans don’t access chiropractic care…
Greetings from our Interim Executive Director
After spending the past week becoming grounded in the exceptional mission, people, and operations of the Returning Veterans Project, I look forward to playing a central role in supporting this community as we recruit our next Executive Director.
As the son and stepson of veterans, and with my mom being a retired nurse and social worker, the cause of RVP is dear…
Leadership Transition at the Returning Veterans Project
For the last 4 years, I have had the honor to serve as the executive director of the Returning Veterans Project. Due to some health issues that may take time to resolve, I have made the difficult decision to resign at the end of the month. The veterans and families we support deserve nothing less than our very best work and I believe this…
Did you ever wonder…
March 3, 2022
We love talking about the Returning Veterans Project! And we love answering your questions! Here’s a question we get asked all the time:
If RVP Volunteer Health Providers are giving their services for free, why do you need donors like me? What makes RVP so unique is our extensive network of volunteer providers who donate their health services to veterans and military families in need. Funds raised by RVP are used…
Fishing and Healing: Finding the Fight, Grit, and Support
January 24, 2022
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Do you remember ever tying a string to the end of a stick, dipping the string into a creek (or better yet, an irrigation ditch), and feeling genuinely hopeful that you’d catch a fish?
Now imagine you return from military service with mental health challenges beyond anything you’ve ever known. Would you know what to do? Where to turn? How to heal?
Surely now we know it takes more than a stick…
