AMVETS Department of Tennessee

Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service

Founded in 1946 to provide for veterans in VA healthcare facilities, the Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) is the largest volunteer program in the Federal government, with more than 350 national and community organizations involved in support of their mission. Volunteers assist patients by augmenting staff in such settings as end-of-life care programs, foster care, community-based volunteer programs, hospital wards, nursing homes, and veteran outreach centers. AMVETS serves as one of the 60 major veteran, civic, and service organizations that comprise the VAVS National Advisory Committee.