governor Kate Brown
National Suicide Awareness and Prevention: Removing the Stigma for Veterans
Every three days, an Oregon veteran takes his or her life.
September 20, 2018
9:51 am
Category: Featured
family
Suicide Awareness Month: Resources for Veterans, Friends, and Family Members
Oregon faces a higher veteran suicide rate than the rest of the nation. But we can do better. Here’s how you can #BeThere for a veteran:
September 12, 2018
1:59 pm
mental health
Suicide Awareness Events Around Oregon
An ongoing list of suicide awareness and mental health related events happening in September 2018
September 1, 2018
1:59 pm
tribal veterans
ODVA Partnering With Warm Springs Tribes to Establish Oregon’s First Tribal Veteran Service Office
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) this week that will enable the tribal government to establish the state’s first-ever tribal veteran service office.
August 29, 2018
4:06 pm
Governor Kate Brown Announces Director of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (ODVA)
Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown today announced the appointment of Kelly Fitzpatrick as the director of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (ODVA), effective September 4, 2018.
August 23, 2018
2:16 pm
ODVA
Oregon Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee to meet in Roseburg next month
The next meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Umpqua Community College, 1140 Umpqua College Road, in Roseburg. The public is invited to attend and participate.
August 8, 2018
11:53 am
Southern Oregon veteran community
2018 Veteran Benefit Expo to be held in southern Oregon for the first time
The state’s largest veteran resource event will be held in southern Oregon this month, when the Veteran Benefit Expo kicks off at 9 a.m. July 28 at the Medford Armory.
July 11, 2018
4:44 pm
Memorial Day
Online directory of statewide Memorial Day events now available to the public
Want to know what Memorial Day events are being held in your area? You can start online with the directory of Memorial Day ceremonies, parades and other special events that the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs maintains at www.oregondva.com/2018memorialday.
May 21, 2018
12:26 pm
LGBTQ veterans
Film about Oregon LGBTQ veterans and service members to be screened this week at QDoc
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is proud to be partnering with 2018 QDoc, the Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival, in showcasing the groundbreaking, ODVA-sponsored film “Breaking the Silence.”
May 16, 2018
12:26 pm
Listing of statewide Memorial Day events now available online
Want to know what Memorial Day events are being held in your area? There’s a good chance you can find out online, in the directory of Memorial Day ceremonies, parades and other special events that the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs maintains at https://www.oregondva.com/2018memorialday.
May 10, 2018
12:26 pm
Oregon women veterans
Army veteran Shannon Langley named Oregon Woman Veteran of the Year
Shannon Langley, an Army veteran who helped lead an incredible turnaround in the ability of veterans to secure employment and training opportunities in Oregon, has been named the state’s Woman Veteran of the Year.
May 8, 2018
12:26 pm
ODVA Advisory Committee
Oregon Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee to meet in Baker City
The next meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, June 12, at the Best Western Sunridge Inn, 1 Sunridge Lane, in Baker City. The public is invited to attend and participate.
May 4, 2018
12:26 pm