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Returning Hope 2024
November 26, 2024
Imagine a quilt where each patch represents the individuals we serve—Veterans seeking mental health care, Military Families needing support, and Service Members navigating life after deployment.
Your generosity is the golden thread that ensures Veterans across Oregon and in SW Washington have access to critical mental and physical health services.
The Returning Hope Campaign runs Veterans Day to the New Year and we hope to raise $20,000!
Many Veterans, Service…
Students Give Generously to Support Local Veterans
February 29, 2024
During the past year, three Oregon high school classes made the commitment to support local Veterans by donating to RVP.
The 8th Period Leadership Class at Wilsonville High School and the Link Crew Leadership Class at Lake Oswego High School participated in the CommuniCare program at The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation. They researched and interviewed nonprofits of interest, managed a grant process, and raised funds. The Community 101 Student…
Columbia Credit Union Supports RVP!
January 15, 2024
On Friday, December 1, 2023, Columbia Credit Union contributed $8,000 to the Returning Veterans Project in honor of local veterans.
We are proud and grateful to have their support so that we can continue our mission of providing free, confidential mental and physical health services to our local veterans and military communities.
We joined the Community Military Appreciation Committee (CMAC) as fellow recipients of this charitable giving by Columbia Credit Union. …
Caliber Collision & Golfers Raise $37k for RVP!
July 6, 2023
On June 13th, and for a second consecutive year, Returning Veterans Project was the honored guest and beneficiary of the Caliber Collision Golf Classic 2023, a charity event organized and funded by our friends at Caliber Collision. The event raised $37,000, exceeding last year’s event by $10,000, and we had a wonderful day at Langdon Farms Golf Course in Aurora!
The Caliber portfolio of brands has grown to 1,500 centers nationwide and…
From the Inside Out
November 2, 2022
A lot of people volunteer to give back in their community. But when “luck and fluke” brought Sharon Flegal of Portland, Oregon to volunteer for RVP, she never expected to get so much in return.
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Sharon began counseling children and families when she was 21 years old. Now, on the other end of her career, she offers her expertise free of charge to veterans and…
What One Connection Taught Us
October 10, 2022
When we first met Ben in 2021, he had been out of the Navy for several years and was studying marketing at Portland State University.
He told us about the challenges he had faced since his discharge from the military. Although he had been excited for life after military service, anxiety and depression were getting in his way.
It wasn’t easy for Ben to ask…
