VetServe 2023: Mark your calendar, national day of service is April 21

Make the pledge to serve during VA’s National Volunteer Week, April 16-22, 2023. Whether you choose to plant a tree, package boxes at a local food bank or offer to serve with a nonprofit, what matters most is that you go out and engage. VetServe is a celebration of service and a call-to-action aimed to encourage the nation’s 19 million Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors to join VA in supporting a national day of service on April 21. 

After receiving a grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation, the East Carolina Veterans Coalition distributed the money to Veterans in four different metro areas in North Carolina.

Volunteers from the East Carolina Veterans Coalition in North Carolina.

In preparation for VetServe 2023, Veterans, families, caregivers, survivors and organizations can do these three things:  

Organizations are encouraged to visit RallyPoint & Together We Served to post opportunities, success stories and outcomes of successful Veteran volunteer service in the community. 

Start planning now to be a part of VetServe 2023. 

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