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Shout Out for Chow Down!
January 10, 2024
Our Chow Down for Vets event on Veterans Day 2023 exceeded expectations by raising over $17,000 to bring health, hope, and healing to local Veterans.
We extend a big THANK YOU to all businesses that participated by donating a % of sales to RVP and to those who dined at one of these locations on Veterans Day!
Crisp Salads (2 locations) Dutch Bros of Gresham/PDX (8 locations) Mahoney’s Public House Pastini (7 locations) Rogue Pubs (4 locations) The…
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…
Local University is Largest Provider of Free Health Services for RVP
November 16, 2022
Portland’s University of Western States delivers free chiropractic and massage services to RVP’s veteran clients
Cydney Keller was delivering free chiropractic care to RVP’s veteran clients even before she finished her studies. How? In a unique partnership between the Returning Veterans Project and the University of Western States, she could receive special training and treat RVP clients while completing her supervised clinical practice hours.
Since 2015, the University has partnered with RVP to…
Caliber Collision & Golfers Raise $27k for RVP!
June 30, 2022
Get Involved | Veterans, Service Members, & Family | RVP In the Community
On Flag Day, Returning Veterans Project was the honored guest and beneficiary of the Caliber Collision Golf Classic 2022, a charity event organized and funded by our friends at Caliber Collision. Over $27,000 was raised, exceeding our greatest hopes for this first-ever event benefiting RVP. And we had a wonderful time!
The Caliber portfolio of brands has grown to 1,500 centers nationwide and features a full range of complementary automotive services,…
3 Things You Need to Know About Women Veterans Today
March 8, 2022
Veterans, Service Members, & Family | RVP In the Community | Instagram
By: Kelly E. Dyer, Director of Programs
When the former Oregon Women Veterans Coordinator, Elizabeth Estabrooks, MSW, presented a training on “Identifying Women Veterans: What’s in it for Everyone?” I knew it was something I couldn’t miss.
Even though I’m from a military family, there’s a lot of important information about women veterans that we all need to know.
Recognizing Women as VeteransWhen you see a woman walking down the road carrying her baby and…
Fishing and Healing: Finding the Fight, Grit, and Support
January 24, 2022
Get Involved | About RVP | Veterans, Service Members, & Family | RVP In the Community | Instagram
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…
