National Advisory Committee (NAC)

Background

The National Advisory Committee (NAC) of the Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) was established by VA Circular No. 117, May 17, 1947, and became a federally chartered advisory committee on February 5, 1975. The Committee advises the Under Secretary for Health on matters pertaining to the participation of volunteers in VA medical facilities, assists in recruitment and orientation of volunteers, and keeps the officers and members of participating organizations informed of volunteer needs and accomplishments.

Annual Meeting

The 66th Annual VA Voluntary Service (VAVS) National Advisory Committee meeting will be held in Charleston, South Carolina, March 14 - 16, 2012. The host hotel for the meeting is the Charleston Marriott located at 170 Lockwood Boulevard. The deadline for hotel reservations is February 14, 2012. Please contact the hotel directly at (843) 723-3000 or toll free (800) 968-3569 to make reservations under the Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee Meeting room block.

Hotel and airport transportation information as well as the current tentative agenda is available below. A general registration form is also available, however if you are a member of the meeting faculty or a national Veterans service organization leader (Representative, Deputy Representative, National Commander, National President, etc.) please contact the VA Voluntary Service Central Office at (202) 461-7300 or email us at VHACO10B2AStaff@va.gov for your specific registration form. We are also sending this information to all VAVS Program Managers and staff.

2012 NAC Meeting Supporting Documents

• Meeting Agenda (Tentative)
• Airport Transportation Information
• General Registration Form
• Hotel Information

VAVS NAC Supporting Documents

• VAVS Update 2011
• Affirming the Commitment
• Veterans Benefits Administration
• National Cemetery Administration - Keynote
• VA Caregiver Support
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Veterans Canteen Service
• VAVS Rep/Dep Training
• VAVS National Advisory Committee's Standard Operating Procedures

VAVS National Advisory Committee (NAC) Membership (Membership Requirements)

• Air Compassion for Veterans
• Air Force Sergeants Association
• American Association of Retired Persons
• American Ex-Prisoners of War
• American Gold Star Mothers
• American Legion (The)
• American Legion Auxiliary
• American Red Cross
• American War Mothers
• AMVETS
• AMVETS Auxiliary
• Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
• Blinded Veterans Association
• Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.
• Bowlers to Veterans Link (BVL), Inc.
• BVL Fund, Inc.
• Catholic War Veterans
• Catholic War Veterans Ladies' Auxiliary
• Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
• Disabled American Veterans
• Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Fleet Reserve Association
• Forty and Eight
• Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.
• Help Hospitalized Veterans
• Honor Society of Women Legionnaires (Twenty and Four)
• Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project
• I.B.P.O. Elks of the World, Inc.
• Italian American War Veterans of the U.S.
• Jewish War Veterans of the USA
• Knights of Columbus
• Korean War Veterans Association
• Ladies Auxiliary of the Fleet Reserve Association
• Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.
• Ladies Auxiliary, Italian American War Veterans of the U.S.A.
• Ladies Auxiliary, Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A., Inc.
• Ladies Auxiliary, Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A.
• Marine Corps League
• Marine Corps League Auxiliary
• Masonic Service Association of N. America
• Military Order of the Cootie
• Military Order of the Cootie Auxiliary
• Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A., Inc.
• Moose International
• National Ladies Auxiliary, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.
• National Ladies Auxiliary, Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc.
• National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
• National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
• National Society Sons of the American Revolution
• National Woman's Relief Corps, Aux to the Grand Army of the Republic
• Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A.
• Sons of AMVETS
• Sons of the American Legion
• Supreme Cootiette Club of the U.S.
• The Salvation Army
• The Silver Star Families of America
• U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II
• United Auto Workers
• United Daughters of the Confederacy
• United Voluntary Services
• Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.
• Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.
• WAVES National
• Women Marines Association
• Women's Army Corps Veterans Association