The Minnesota Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is a membership group made up of women and men who have been disabled during their military service. As a non-profit veteran organization that receives no federal funding, the Minnesota DAV is dedicated to one clear mission – to better the lives of Minnesota’s disabled veterans and their families.

Minnesota DAV has more than 19,000 Minnesota members and 39 Chapters across the state. Together with national DAV, we continue to serve as the official voice of America’s service-connected disabled veterans — a strong, insistent voice that represents all of America’s 3 million disabled veterans, their families and survivors. DAV of Minnesota’s network of services — free of charge to all veterans — is supported by membership dues and charitable contributions from the American public.

DAV of Minnesota promotes stronger, more effective public policies for veterans injured or made ill during wartime service, as well as their families and survivors. We represent the interests of disabled veterans; their families; their widowed spouses and their orphans before the Minnesota Legislature, as well as Congress, the White House, and the Judicial Branch. We accomplish this by informing the public and lawmakers of the challenges that veterans face, while rallying our fellow Minnesotans to join the cause. Through DAV of Minnesota’s ongoing advocacy and determination, legislation continues to pass that upholds veterans’ benefits and rights. No one knows better about the issues veterans face than veterans themselves.

Another key deliverable that DAV provides is transportation. Each day, a cadre of volunteers drive veterans from their home to medical appointments at no cost to the veteran.

We also provide free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.