VBA Women Veterans Outreach Program
The Women Veterans Outreach Program aims to increase awareness and utilization of VBA benefits, services, and resources by women Veterans, service members, and their families. With over 2 million living Women Veterans nationwide, the program works towards serving their unique needs through Women Veteran Coordinators (WVCs) at VBA regional offices. WVCs provide detailed information on VA benefits, coordinate with special emphasis coordinators, and maintain networks to ensure women Veterans receive necessary assistance. Through outreach activities and partnerships, the program strives to connect women Veterans to valuable resources.
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VBA Women Veterans Outreach Program OTED Toni Williams Toni Williams Program Analyst Program Analyst VBA VBA Outreach, Outreach, Transition and Transition and Economic Economic Development Development (OTED) (OTED)
Women Veterans by the numbers There are projected to be 2,066,691 living Women Veterans, making up 11.3% of the total Veteran population (1) About 75% of Women Veterans are aged 40 or older or every 3 out of 4 Women Veterans (1) The ten (10) states with the highest populations of Women Veterans are California, Texas, Florida, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Washington (2) In the three (3) states with the highest Women Veteran populations, Women Veterans represent o 9.6% of the total Veteran population in California o 12.3% of the total Veteran population in Texas o 10.6% of the total Veteran population in Florida (2) In FY23 VBA o o o FY24 to date (3/7/24) VBA has o participated in 748events targeting Women Veterans o conducted 912.5 outreach hours to Women Veterans o noted 273,596 total attendees across events participated in 1,450 events targeting Women Veterans conducted 3,292.16 outreach hours to Women Veterans noted 535,986 total attendees across events (1) VBA Office of Performance Analysis and Integrity; Veterans Health Administration; Veteran Experience Office; Health Services Training Report; VBA Education Service; 1 VHA OABI and VSSC (10E2A); 2 VA VSSC Amputation Cube; 3 Includes 1,554 Veterans in interrupted case status over one year; 4Categories are not mutually exclusive. Produced by the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics. http://www.va.gov/vetdata/pocketcard/index.asp ,(2) The Veteran Population Model 202 (VetPop2020), The Veteran Population Projection Model 2020 (VetPop2020) http://www.va.gov/vetdata/pocketcard/index.asp The Veteran Population Projection Model 2020 (VetPop2020) TREY research Add a Center for Women Veterans National Partners and Stakeholders Meeting April 2024 2
Women Veterans Outreach The Women Veterans Outreach Program's goal is to increase awareness and promote use of VBA benefits, services, and resources by women Veterans, Service members, their caregivers, and families. VBA benefits include disability compensation, pension, education, home loans and insurance. VBA regional offices (ROs) are required to designate one Women Veteran Coordinator (WVC) to provide information, assistance and resources to women Veterans concerning the full range of VA benefits, and applicable non-VA resources or benefits. The WVC is the primary contact for women Veterans at the RO. WVCs are required to maintain detailed knowledge about VA benefits, services and an awareness of women Veteran issues and concerns. WVCs also: work with other special emphasis coordinators to provide necessary assistance, such as Military Sexual Trauma, Homeless and Justice Involved maintain an effective network and referral system with the local VHA Women Veteran Program Manager liaise with local women Veterans' organizations maintain information on local outreach activities such as community events, workshops, etc., and communicate information to partners via email about VA events. o o o o o TREY research Add a Center for Women Veterans National Partners and Stakeholders Meeting April 2024 3
Connecting to Resources Phone: Online: Benefits information (800) 827-1000 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) www.va.gov www.va.gov Education Benefits (888) 442-4551 Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) www.benefits.va.gov www.benefits.va.gov Health Care Eligibility (877) 222-8387 VBA on Facebook www.facebook.com/VeteransBenefits www.facebook.com/VeteransBenefits Home Loan Guaranty (877) 827-3702 VBA on Twitter http://twitter.com/VAVetBenefits http://twitter.com/VAVetBenefits SGLI/VGLI (800) 419-1473 VA on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/DeptVetAffairs https://www.youtube.com/user/DeptVetAffairs VA Crisis Line 988 and press 1 TREY research Add a Center for Women Veterans National Partners and Stakeholders Meeting April 2024 4
Thank You Toni Williams 202-830-4092 toni.williams@va.gov TREY research 5
