GRANTS TO DAV DEPARTMENTS AND CHAPTERS AWARDED THROUGH THE COLUMBIA TRUST HELPED TO PURCHASE VEHICLES DONATED TO THE U.S. DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA). MANNED BY VOLUNTEER DRIVERS, THE VEHICLES TRANSPORT SICK AND INJURED VETERANS TO/FROM VA MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT. GRANTS ALSO SUPPORT DAV'S HOSPITAL SERVICE COORDINATOR PROGRAM UNDER WHICH THE VOLUNTEER DRIVERS MANAGE THE TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS. ADDITIONALLY, GRANTS SUPPORT DAV'S NATIONAL AND STATE DEPARTMENT SERVICE PROGRAMS IN PROVIDING REPRESENTATION FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH BENEFITS CLAIMS FROM THE VA, DEPT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HOMELESS SERVICE PROGRAMS; AND OTHER INITIATIVES WHICH DIRECTLY SERVE OUR NATION'S HEROES.
