Sonoma County Chapter No. 48, Disabled American Veterans

About Us

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is dedicated to a single purpose: Keeping our promise to America's veterans. We accomplish our mission by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them, fighting for their rights on Capitol Hill, and providing cost-free programs for veterans of all generations, their families, and survivors. DAV provides a platform through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through various volunteer programs. DAV at the local chapter level is a peer-to-peer platform empowering veterans and their families. DAV has many programs at the National, State, and Chapter levels. Locally, Chapter 48 has been working to bring the DAV Volunteer Transportation Network (VTN) to Sonoma County and neighboring counties. DAV established the Volunteer Transportation Network (VTN), a free non-medical transportation service, in collaboration with the Veteran Affairs (VA) Healthcare System nationally. The shuttle service helps provide transportation to and from VA-scheduled medical appointments for ambulatory veterans with limited mobility, lack transportation, or cannot drive themselves. The service ensures that veterans have reliable and safe transportation to their medical appointments, helping to improve health outcomes. Volunteers are crucial to the success of the VTN program and DAV chapter membership, as they help with fundraising, organizing community events, coordinating outreach efforts, and providing non-emergency medical transportation in their community.