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IAVAistheleadingpost-9/11VeteranEmpowermentOrganization(VEO)withthemost

diverseandrapidlygrowingmembershipinAmerica.IAVAisabipartisan501(c)(3)solely

focusedonimprovingthelivesofveterans.IAVAfostersastrongandlastingcommunity,

providesvaluableveteranassistanceresourcesandempowersourpost-9/11veterans.

AboutIAVA

Insertveterans’uniqueissuesand

perspectivesintothenational

conversation

• Recognizeandcelebratethecontributionof

veteransthroughpublicawarenesscampaigns

• PromoteIAVA’spublicpolicyagendaonthe

national,state,andlocallevels

• TellIAVA’sstorythroughaworldclasswebsite,

socialmediaplatforms,anddigitalproducts

• ConnectveteranstoIAVA,ourprograms,and

eachother

Advocacy

Awareness

Assistance

VeteranPrograms

ConnectveteranstoIAVAtransition

assistanceprograms,toolsanda

communityofpeersbothonandoffline

• Uniteveteransaroundcommoncausesand

experiencesatevents,fromfamily-friendly

movies,toBBQ’s,toconcerts

• ConnectveteransofallgenerationstoIAVA’s

best-in-classRapidResponseReferralProgram

(RRRP)offeringaccesstotrainedsocialworkers

• Empowerveteranstoleadathomethrough

leadershipopportunities,trainings,and

mentorships

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Through assistance, education,

advocacyandcommunitybuilding,IAVA

strivestocreateacountrythathonors

and supports veterans of all

generations.IAVAincreasesawareness

inthemedia,onCapitolHillandamong

thepublic,leadingthechargetochange

thelandscapeforveteranstoday.

IAVArepresentsthemorethan2million

men and women veterans who have

servedsince9/11.AsthewarsinIraq

and Afghanistan come to an end,we

must have the infrastructure and

programsinplacetoempowerveterans

to effectively navigate healthy,

successful,andrewardingcivilianlives.

IAVA provides valuable lifesaving

resources through the IAVA Rapid

ResponseReferralProgram(RRRP)and

offers community for veterans by

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empoweringthemtoconnectwithoneanotheratorganizedprograms.

IAVAisfundedprivatelyanddependsuponthegenerosityofcorporate,individualand

foundationdonors.Theorganizationisfocusedonaddressingcriticalissuesfacingnew

veteransandtheirfamilies,includingaddressingmentalhealthchallenges,astretched

anddifficulttonavigateVAsystem,inadequatehealthcareaccessforfemaleveterans

andensuringtoday’sveteranshaveaccesstothesameGIBilleducationbenefitsthat

wereaffordedtotheirpredecessors.

Advocateforpost-9/11veteranson

CapitolHill

• FightforaccountabilitywithintheVA

• Utilizethe400,000+IAVAmembershipto

informdata-drivenadvocacywiththelargest

andlongestrunningpost-9/11veteransurvey

inthecountry

• Train,educate,andunleashdedicatedIAVA

membersviatheStormtheHillprogram

• Publishbest-in-classresearchreportsand

whitepaperspositioningIAVAastheveteran

thoughtleader

IAVA’sdedicated

membershipisover

400,000+andgrowing400TheRapidResponseReferral

Program(RRRP)hasopened

andclosedover8,000individual

cases,helpingveteransinneed8

IAVAhasdedicated

membersandmember

leadersinall50states50

IAVAservedmorethanone

millionPost-9/11veterans

in20161

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RapidResponseReferralProgram(RRRP)isIAVA’shigh-tech,high-touch

casemanagementandservicereferralprogram.WecallitRRRPbecause

itripsthroughthebureaucracy– it’shelpwithoutthehassle.Since its

RRRP:SavingVeteranLives

“RRRPisareferral

serviceforveterans

withacompleteand

comprehensivecase

management

component.”-VadimPanasyuk

RRRP,Director

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launch as a pilot program in

New York City in December

2012, RRRPhas grown into a

respected national program

makingbigimpactsinthelives

ofveteransandtheirfamilies.

RRRP qualified Veteran

TransitionManagers(VTM)are

clinicallytrainedandeducated

Masters-level social workers.

VTMs act as transition

navigators and advocates,

assisting veterans to identify

RRRPImpactIAVAmemberspaynoduesformembershipandRRRPiscompletely

donorfunded.SinceRRRP’screationin2012,over8,000caseshave

beenopenedandclosed.

• AllVTMsareIAVAstaffmembersandcertifiedMasters-level

socialworkers

• OnaverageVTMsspend9hoursoneachcaseopened

• In2016,1,700newveteranclientswereservedthroughRRRP

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and access top benefits and services, both governmental and

nongovernmental,forexample,theSemperFiFund,OperationMend,

TheSoldiersProject,theVeterans’CrisisLine,VAVetCenters,andmore.

Importantly,wetakeclientswithalldischargestatuses, includingthose

whosestatusmightotherwisemakereceivingbenefitsdifficult.

HowitWorks:

VeteransinneedreachouttoRRRPbyphone,emailoronlineform,and

arecontactedbyRRRPVTMswithinonebusinessday.Duringtheintake,

veteransareaskedquestionsabout their current situationandneeds.

TheyarethematchedwithanIAVAstaffVTMwhoidentifiesandmakes

referralstoqualityresourcesandservices.VTMsalsoadvocateonbehalf

ofveteransasneeded,reachingouttoserviceprovidersandotherkey

playerstoproblemsolveandcutthroughredtape.Onceallneedshave

beenaddressed,thecaseisclosed,butveteranscancallbackatanytime

forfurtherassistance.Veteransalsogainaccesstoeverythingelsethat

IAVA offers– from VetTogethers, to leadership development

opportunities,toothertransitionprograms.

AboutIAVA

IAVAprovidesvaluableresourcesandempowersveteransto

connect with one another, fostering strong and lasting

community.Througheducation,advocacyandcommunity

building, we strive to create a countrywhich honors and

supportsveteransofallgenerations.

IAVA is the leading post-9/11 veteran empowerment

organization with the most diverse and rapidly growing

membershipinAmerica.Wedon’tjustsupportveterans,we

empowerthem!

ToSupportIAVAPleaseContact

SeanUllman

ChiefDevelopmentOfficer

IraqandAfghanistanVeteransofAmerica

sean@iava.org

212-982-9699

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