Membership
Great Plains PVA Membership
The Paralyzed Veterans of America is a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946. The Great Plains Chapter, chartered in 1971, is one of 33 PVA Chapters across the United States and Puerto Rico.
To become a PVA member, an individual must be a veteran of the U.S. armed forces who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable and who has experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction. Lifetime membership is FREE.
You can sign up for membership at https://pva.org/find-support/membership/ or contact Amanda at 402-398-1422 or [email protected] with questions.
Membership Benefits Include:
- PVA National Service Officer (NSO) to assist you with your healthcare issues and veteran benefit claims
- Free use of the Great Plains PVA Adapted Health & Fitness Center with a personal trainer
- Updates on legislation directly affecting the lives of people living with disabilities
- Participation in Great Plains PVA Sports & Recreation programs free of charge
- Invitations to chapter sponsored events
- Great Plains PVA newsletter The Wheeled Herald
- National PVA publication PN
- Local and national resources on living with a spinal cord injury and other disabilities
- The National PVA Veterans Benefits Department provides assistance and representation before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, free of charge, to veterans with SCI/D, and their eligible dependents.
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