compensated work therapy

A Marine Corps Veteran packed his bags and set out on his road to redemption. Here's his story.

As a felon who struggled with homelessness, Army Veteran Danny Martin didn’t know if he’d get a second chance. Now, he’s a VA carpenter.

The Heroes Foundation partnership educates corporate employers about VA resources that can help improve Veterans’ health and wellbeing.

Victor Vasquez, the director of two National Cemeteries got his start in VA’s Compensated Work Therapy Program. Read his story.

Compensated Work Therapy program starts new life for Army Veteran of 15 years. “They should call it compassionate work therapy.”

After a quadriplegic C-spine injury left her in a wheelchair, Army Veteran Desiree Emilio-Duverge reinvented herself by embracing change, learning adaptive sports and becoming her own boss.

Read how three Veterans … and dozens more … benefit from the Compensated Work Therapy program at the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System. Back in the work force while concentrating on their health care.

VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation Service helps Veterans achieve and maintain meaningful employment. The Compensated Work Therapy program enables Veterans to find or return to work.

VA clinical vocational rehabilitation program gets Veterans off the streets, off drugs and in the workforce. Helps find employment opportunities for Veterans with physical and mental health challenges.

When William Ford arrived at Shreveport VA Medical Center in October 2018, he was homeless and ill. Everything he owned could be packed into two bags. Today, thanks to VA, he’s healthy and hopeful.

Veteran Anthony Brown was homeless when he lost both feet to frostbite. Today, after two years of treatment, Brown is ready to leave Coatesville VA Medical Center VA to live in the community.

Army Veteran used VA programs to go from homeless to VA employee, helping other Veterans navigate the medical center. He opened one door and more opened for him. “I wasn’t ready to throw in the towel.”