Why Participate

National Convention for Veterans
Members of Congress Who Have Expressed Interest in Attending Confirmed Transitional Facilities Other Speaker Panelists
Senator Richard Burr - Confirmed Bethesda Mission Harrisburg, PA Citizens Against Government Waste
Senator Bob Casey - Confirmed Southeast Veterans Service Center Washington, DC The Urban Institute
Honorable Tom Davis - Confirmed Victory Support Center Philadelphia, PA Taxpayers for Common Sense
Congressman John Booze - Confirmed Vetshouse Virginia Beach, VA The Concord Coalition
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter - Confirmed Mechling-Shakley Veterans Center Cowansville, PA Council for a Livable World
Congressman Mike Rogers - Confirmed Compassion House Brandy Station, VA National Taxpayers Union
Congressman Gerry Connolly - Confirmed Central Iowa Shelter & Services Des Monies, IA Project on Government Oversight
Congressman John Hall - Confirmed US VETS Los Angeles, CA FAIR
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson - Confirmed Comin’ Home Tucson, AZ
Chairman Bob Filner - Confirmed Prodigal House Minneapolis, MN
Congressman Ron Klein - Confirmed The Georgia Center for Veterans Rehabilitation, Employment/Education and Training, Inc. Box Springs, GA
Congressman Glenn Nye - Confirmed
WHAT
  • A two-day convention that will advance a comprehensive, veterans' platform and raise the priority for veterans in our nations' agenda, through active program participation by leaders in the country and by sweeping national media exposure directed largely at Congress.
  • The convention will draw together veterans' leaders and advocates to address the urgent needs of non-profit transitional facilities caring for homeless veterans, returning troops from Iraq and Afghanistan and the stunning absence of military veterans as a top federal budget priority.
WHY
  • About 250,000 men and women who served in American uniform are on our streets tonight, over 4,000 of whom served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • About 500,000 of the valiant troops who have returned from combat need top professional counseling only available in about one half of VA Medical Centers.