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Veterans Outreach Program

The Beautiful Lives Project gives people with disabilities the opportunity to actively participate in activities and events that may not have been available to them previously due to physical or facility limitations. We work with communities, organizations, groups, and individuals to create, build, and expand programs, ensuring an immersive and enriching experience for all participants.

These programs include athletics, performing arts, visual arts, nature and wellness. We also work with communities to remove obstacles and impediments from facilities and make them more accessible for all their citizens.

Connect with VA Social Media

VA aims to create an open discussion related to the content on this page and encourages helpful and useful comments. We will post and attempt to comment on legitimate questions and concerns regarding the protection, use, storage, or dissemination of personally identifiable information (PII) or individually identifiable health information (IIHI). Please note that this is a moderated page, meaning that all comments will be reviewed for appropriate content.

Adaptive Sports Program

The Sports Club Finder connects you with community-based programs, including Paralympic Sports Clubs that have been developed to provide sports programming and physical activity opportunities for disabled Veterans along with youth and adults with disabilities, regardless of skill level. All programs and activities at these organizations are based in the community and are run by the local organization.

Sports Abilities

The premier resource for people with physical disabilities to find recreational, advocacy, support, and adaptive sporting activities in the nation. We have calendars for every state and 26 different activities ranging from Team Sports to Social Gatherings. We believe that having one online location for people to visit to see all that is happening will help increase program participation, promote awareness, and help improve people's lives.

Miscellaneous & Employment

There are several Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) that provide free, professional assistance to veterans and their families. Many organizations have service officers in every state that can provide answers to questions about education benefits, federal student loans and credit transferability.

To find a Veteran Service Officer near you click on the following link:

Assistance Applying for the GI Bill

Find out how to apply for the GI Bill and other VA education benefits as a Veteran, service member, or qualified family member.

Note: To apply for Veteran Readiness and Employment (also called Chapter 31) or educational and career counseling (also called Chapter 36) benefits and services, you’ll need to use a different application.

About Disabled Outdoorsmen

Disabled Outdoorsmen USA was started in June of 2017 by Weston Jenkins. The vision for the organization has exceeded his expectations.

From the first logo design to the most recent hunting trip, the organization has been in contact with over 100 disabled individuals, changing the lives of each one.

​Most recently, Academy Sports + Outdoors has partnered with DOUSA and will be selling its merchandise online. 90% of the proceeds will go to DOUSA to give more disabled outdoor lovers the chance to do things they never thought were possible.

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Get Involved Today

We can’t do what we do without the help & support of others. We are always looking for enthusiastic individuals & organizations to help us plan & execute programs & events. If you would like to help, or have ideas you would like to share, we would love to hear them from you!

​We Could Use Your Support

The Beautiful Lives Project relies on volunteers and community leaders for help in planning and coordination. If you know of a person, group or organization that would be interested in helping us achieve our mission, please contact us.
The response to COVID-19 has forced many people to experience isolation and loneliness. Hopefully, we will soon see the end of the social distancing programs. Unfortunately, the issue of isolation and loneliness is an ongoing challenge for people with disabilities. At the Beautiful Lives Project, it is our mission to defeat isolation and loneliness by facilitating events in communities across our nation for people with disabilities. This year, through February, we were on a record pace to support over 6000 individuals at our events. This would have amounted to a doubling of our participation during 2019. The need for social distancing required by the COVID 19 response has completely shut us down for the past two months. We want to be ready when the doors to our communities are open again. Help us to recapture the lost momentum. Your generosity will give us the ability to make up for lost time in enhancing the lives of people with disabilities.
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