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VA Clarksburg Healthcare System depends on the goodwill of our supporters. You can make a difference when you help us serve our Veterans.

Volunteer or Donate

The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center depends on the goodwill of our benefactors and volunteers who wish to give something back to America's heroes.

Volunteer

Learn how to become a Volunteer.

We are now offering online availability to obtain donations through an Amazon Wishlist.

We have five programs that have established wish lists:

  1. Homeless and Community Based Mental Health Program Needs
  • These items will be used to support Veterans experiencing homelessness, those Veterans who have recently experienced homelessness, those Veterans transitioning into permanent housing, as well as Veterans attempting to maintain housing. All Veterans are engaged in VA programming. Our homeless program has two emergency housing programs and helps support a capacity of 77 households through our HUD-VASH program. These donations are essential in helping support Veterans transitioning and maintaining  stable housing.  

 

  1. Community Living Center (CLC)
  • The Community Living Center is open to Veterans to assist them with skilled-care needs (post-operative/rehabilitation), short-term rehab, hospice, and respite care. Donations will be directly used to support Veteran needs when arriving and participating in treatment.

 

  1. General Veteran Needs
  • This is a general needs list for our Veterans receiving care in our inpatient medical units as well as Veterans receiving care in an outpatient clinic. This list encompasses general Veteran needs for items that are requested through the Center for Development and Civic Engagement (CDCE).

 

  1. Residential Treatment Program (RRTP):
  • Our RRTP program currently provides residential level treatment to 15 Veterans experiencing concerns with substance use, mental health, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as well as various other psychosocial concerns (homelessness, food insecurity, loneliness, etc.). Program tracks last between 42 and 63 days. Donations will be directly used to support Veteran needs when arriving and participating in residential treatment.

 

5. Whole Health Program Needs: 

  • The Whole Health program offers an opportunity for Veterans to utilize a diverse programming and activities to help meet the Veteran’s needs. Examples include Yoga, Painting, Mindfulness, Aromatherapy, and acupuncture, etc. This is an outpatient program that assists Veterans while admitted into the Medical Center and  also more predominately through outpatient clinic. 

 

6. Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) and Supportive Employment (SE): 

  • The CWT and SE program offers an opportunity for Veterans to re-engage with occupational services in both a therapeutic and community-centered atmosphere. Veterans are offered the opportunity to begin process of re-engaging in gainful employment that increases community reintegration and meaningful activities.  

 

To donate, complete the "Donate at a Facility" form. 

To donate online, complete the "Donate Online" form. 

Thank you for your support of our Medical Center and the patients we serve.

 

E-Donate

The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center is pleased to announce the availability of E-Donate, an online donation option that will provide community members, who wish to give back to Veterans at the medical center, a simple and safe way to pledge their support to the fund of their choice. The E-Donate option allows donors to select from a number of funds at the medical center to which they may donate. Additionally, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative costs are appropriated, so donors can be assured 100 percent of their donations go to the funds they select and the Veteran patients they are choosing to support. The actual donation is made through a secure site at the Department of Treasury. A minimum of $5 is required for online donation.

Cash donations

The following is a list of General Post Fund (GPF) Accounts that have been set up for programs to assist in helping our veteran population along with a brief description of their purpose.

GPF#

General Post Fund

1901     RECREATION - Supports Recreation Therapy Program with items, activities, and outings for patients such as bowling, movies and attending ballgames. Also purchases canteen books for patients at bingo.

1902     CANTEEN BOOKS - Purchases Canteen Books for patients, purchases in retail store and cafeteria for in-patient needs.

1903     CHAPLAIN FUND - items to be blessed or consecrated for use in serving the religious needs of Veterans of a particular faith group or denomination.

1905     CHRISTMAS FUND - Christmas gifts for patients, decorations for patient areas, including all four CBOC’s, and patients’ Holiday party refreshments.

1907     GENERAL PURPOSE - Buys coffee supplies for patient areas, comfort items, magazines, purchases strictly for patient use.

1910     SOCIAL WORK FUND - Supplies emergency items for Veterans such as bus tickets to get home, food, gas, hotel lodging.

1913     VETERANS OUTREACH CENTER - Purchases coffee supplies for the Vet Center, emergency needs of their veteran clients.

1915     HOSPICE FUND - Supports Hospice programs and supplies comfort items for Hospice patients and family members when needed.

1920     CBOC PARKERSBURG----coffee supplies for clinic, magazines, snacks etc.

1924     HOMELESS VETERANS - Supplies items and supports events for Health Care for Homeless Veterans patients and program.

1926     WELCOME HOME FUND - Supports OEF/OIF/OND Program’s annual Welcome Home Event

1928     WOMEN VETERANS PROGRAM - Supports veteran women’s program with supplies and refreshments for special events.

1930     MORGANTOWN CBOC - Coffee supplies for clinic, magazines, snacks etc.

1934     CAREGIVER SUPPORT - Supports Caregiver Program and events

1937      VOLUNTEERS - Used to support volunteers such as the volunteer banquet and items for Volunteer Drivers.

1938      BLIND (Visual Impairment) - Used to support Veterans engaged in Visual Impairment Service program (VIS). Fund may be used to provide gap-services for Veterans who meet VA’s definition of Visually Impaired. Funds may be used to implement a yearly Picnic or annual event for Veterans in program and their Caregivers.

 

Non-Cash Donations (We are temporarily not accepting books)

All donations will go directly to Veterans and VA programs to assist with patient needs  

Specific items are detailed in individual Wish-Lists, however, general items that are consistently needed are listed below: 

  • Items on this Wishlist include: 
    • T-Shirts (Medium-4X)
    • Underwear (Male- Medium-4XL) (Female- Medium- 2XL)
    • Hoodies (M-4X) 
    • Winter coats (Medium-4XL)
    • Hygiene Products (Shampoo, Conditioner, 3-in-1, deodorant (Male and female) (Alcohol-Free)
    • Sweatpants (Unisex) (Medium-3XL)
    • Gym Shorts (Medium-3XL
    • 4 a day- Pill Boxes 
    • 2 a day- Pill Boxes 
  • Arts and Crafts 
    • Adult Coloring Books / Colored Pencils
    • Individual colored pencil sharpeners
    • Puzzle Books- Crosswords
  • Welcome Home Baskets - (Bed-in-a-bag (Full / Queen), Buckets, Brooms, Mops, Dust Pans, Dish Soap, Dish rack, Kitchen garbage can, bathroom garbage can, Garbage bags, Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, Shower Curtain with hooks, Bathroom Towels, Hand Towels)
  • Winter Coats/ Jackets
  • Men’s Tennis Shoes (Reg and Wide)
  • Cargo Jackets
  • Boots: Composite boots - sizes (9, 9.5, and 10)

During the winter months donations of winter coats, long underwear, hats and winter gloves are appreciated for our Veterans  experiencing homelessness. Our Homeless Veteran’s Coordinator ensures these items go to Veterans in need.

If you have any questions about the donation process or would like to know the most urgent needs in real-time, please do not hesitate to contact the Center for Development and Civic Engagement at . 

  • Volunteers are a priceless asset to the Nation’s Veterans and to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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