Vet Voice Foundation
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| Formation | October 1, 2009 |
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| Founder | Jon Soltz |
| Type | Voter education, registration |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) organization |
| Purpose | To empower Veterans across the country to become civic leaders and policy advocates by providing the support, training, and tools they need to continue their service and find new missions at home. |
| Headquarters | 2201 Wisconsin Ave NW Ste 320 |
| Location |
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CEO | Janessa Goldbeck |
Board Chairperson | Col. Jon Soltz (Army) |
| Website | vvfnd |
The Vet Voice Foundation is a nonprofit and non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization in the United States that serves U.S. military veterans and their families. The organization has the goal to empower U.S. veterans to serve their communities at home. The organization was founded in 2009 by Jon Soltz, and counts 1.5 million active supporters. Vet Voice is led by Janessa Goldbeck, a Marine Corps veteran.[1]
Leadership[edit]
The Vet Voice Foundation was founded in 2009 by Jon Soltz, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He came to oppose the Iraq War, telling The Washington Post in 2007, "I'm a conservative" and that he opposed the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 because "I don't think 20,000 more troops is Democratic, I don't think 20,000 troops is Republican. I think it's stupid."[2]
Janessa Goldbeck came to serve as the CEO of Vet Voice Foundation in March 2022.[3] Goldbeck cofounded the San Diego chapter of the Truman National Security Project[4] and is a member of its national board.[5]
Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton is a senior advisor to the Vet Voice Foundation.[6] Vote Vets Foundation’s board includes businesswoman and philanthropist Jan Brandt and Marine Corps’ Sergeant (Retired) Chris Thomas, a combat veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).[7]
The Foundation ultimately seeks the empowerment of veterans in shaping civilian life. The Foundation joined a coalition of veterans advocacy groups to recruit 100,000 veterans to train and work as poll workers in the 2022 U.S. elections.[8]
Medical care and health[edit]
The Veterans Choice Act in 2014 had meant to address problems of vets' access to medical care through the Veterans Health Administration which grew to a public controversy in 2014. When long wait times and access challenges persisted, there were calls to privatize the VHA. The Foundation strongly opposed 2016 proposals to privatize the VHA after finding that 64% of veterans opposed privatization.[9]
In June 2022, following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade, Goldbeck wrote in Wired on the negative impact on military readiness by denying access to necessary medical care, and the increased costs to the military as a result of new state restrictions to necessary medical terminations of pregnancies.[10]
The Foundation supported the VA's September 2022 plan "to offer abortion access to veterans and eligible dependents in cases of rape, incest and pregnancies that endanger the life or health of an individual" as safe guarding the lives of veterans and their families, and pushed for its expansion.[11]
In October 2022, the Foundation lauded the expansion of this medical coverage by the VA to include termination of pregnancies for those requiring such services.[12]
Foreign Policy[edit]
In 2012, Vet Voice's Jon Soltz advocated for the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act, which would have allowed the FBI to block gun sales to people on the terrorist watch list, closing what U.S. veterans called the "terror gap."[13]
In September 2019, the Foundation's Maj. Gen. (Ret) Eaton organized former military officers to publish a letter urging legislation to require congressional approval for war against Iran fearing a replication of U.S. military losses in Iraq and Afghanistan.[14]
In August 2022, the Foundation was a recipient of a grant from the Ploughshares Fund to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons.[15]
Public lands and conservation[edit]
The Foundation sees the nation's public lands, national parks, and historic battlefields, as sources of healing and reflection for veterans returning from the military to civilian life. Public lands help reconnect and reintegrate veterans with into their homeland, communities, and selves.
In April 2018, the Foundation opposed the Cadiz Water Mining Project to secure the Bonanza Spring, the largest such system in Mojave Trails National Monument and not endanger public lands accessed by veterans.[16] The Trump administration's December 2020 approval of the project was vacated in September 2022.[17] ˙
The Foundation opposed the 2020 proposal by the Trump Administration to reduce the National Park Service's budget by 97% because it would deny veterans access to public lands and monuments.[18] The Foundation supported the 2020 Great American Outdoors Act and permanent funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.[19]
To return tax revenue to state governments to fund veterans services, the Foundation supported the Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill to secure full market valuation from offshore oil and gas leases that had historically been sold at below market rates to the benefit of international energy companies at the loss to local governments.[20] The Foundation applauded the August 2022 passing of the Inflation Reduction Act for its protection of natural lands from oil and natural gas extractions that would spoil public access.[21]
In October 2022, the Foundation publicly supported the Biden Administration’s designation of the Camp Hale – Continental Divide National Monument as a tribute to the nation’s veterans. Camp Hale had been a U.S. Army training site where soldiers learned cold weather fighting.[22] The site covers 53,804 acres and will be managed by the US Forest Service.[23] The Foundation is also supporting the expansion of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include what is now referred to as Molok Luyuk, 3,925 acres of public land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.[24]
External links[edit]
"Vet Voice Foundation Inc". propublica.org. Pro Publica Inc. 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
References[edit]
- ↑ Barker, Zara (October 5, 2022). "Some San Diego military members will get rent relief through end of the year". fox5sandiego.com. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
Marine Corps Veteran and CEO of VetVoice Foundation Janessa Goldbeck said
- ↑ Layton, Lyndsey; Jonathan Weisman (February 8, 2007). "Veterans Group Speaks Out on War". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ↑ "Vet Voice Foundation Announces New CEO, Bold New Mission, and Partnership with LTC (Ret.) Alexander Vindman" (Press release). Vet Voice Foundation. March 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ↑ Dyer, Andrew (October 10, 2022). "He found his activist voice in the Navy. Now this San Diego veteran is being courted by Washington". The San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego, California. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ↑ "Janessa Goldbeck, Director/Member". trumanproject.org. Truman National Security Project. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ↑ Eaton, Paul D. (November 17, 2020). "Building back better at the Department of Interior". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ↑ "Vet Voice Foundation Adds Two New Board Members". vvfnd.org. Vet Voice Foundation. October 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ↑ Botelho, Jessica A. (August 17, 2022). "Nonprofit recruiting 100K veterans to be 2022 election workers nationwide". NBC Montana. Missoula, Montana. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ↑ Rockefeller IV, John D. (May 31, 2016). "Don't Privatize the Veterans Health Administration: The healthcare industry wants to take over a system that – for all its problems – still outperforms the private sector". DefenseOne.com. Defense One. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
privatization would ignore the wishes of the men and women this system is meant to serve: a survey conducted for the Vet Voice Foundation found that 64% of veterans oppose privatization
- ↑ Goldbeck, Janessa (June 24, 2022). "America's Armed Forces Are Weaker Without Roe: Here's what Congress, the DOD, and the VA can do to ensure troops' access to abortion—and improve the nation's security". wired.com. WIRED. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ↑ Shane III, Leo (October 10, 2022). "Expand VA abortion access to all vets and dependents, advocates say". MarineCorpsTimes.com. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ Riley, Rachael (October 31, 2022). "'Patient safety decision': Veterans Affairs changes ruling to allow for abortions in certain cases". The Fayateville Observer. Fayatveville, Virginia. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ↑ Rosenthal, Max J. (February 28, 2012). "Gun Sales To Terrorist Suspects Would Be Halted By Passage Of Bill Backed By Veterans: Vets Want Loophole For Terrorists Closed". HuffPost.com. BuzzFeed Inc. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ Gould, Joe (September 11, 2019). "Retired military leaders sign letter urging Congress to bar 'unauthorized' war with Iran". MilitaryTimes.com. Sightline Media. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ Billet, Lauren (August 2, 2022). "Ploughshares Fund Announces $890,000 in Grants to Reduce the Threat from Nuclear Weapons" (Press release). Washington, DC: Ciscion Distribution. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ↑ "Vet Voice Foundation Strongly Opposes the Cadiz Water Mining Project" (Press release). Washington, DC: VetVoice Foundation. April 16, 2018. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ Belenky, Lisa (September 14, 2022). "Judge Vacates Approval of Cadiz's California Desert Water Grab: Pipeline Skipped Environmental Review, Would Drain Mojave of Precious Water" (Press release). Center for Biological Diversity. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ Benaim, Rachel Delia (February 12, 2020). "New U.S. Government Budget Proposal Threatens National Parks, Land and Water Conservation Fund". weather.com. The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ Holt, Kate (May 25, 2020). "Vets understand the healing power of nature and the need to protect public lands". calmatters. CalMatters. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ "Rosen, Grassley introduce bipartisan Fair Returns for Public Lands Act to ensure taxpapers get fair share for oil and gas leasing on public lands" (Press release). Washington, DC: Jacky Rosen, U.S. Senator Nevada. March 10, 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ↑ Hamblen, Matt (August 16, 2022). "President signs IRA as greatest act ever to combat climate crisis". fierceelectronics.com. Fierce Electronics. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ "WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Veterans, Outdoor Recreation, Conservation, and Local Colorado Leaders Applaud President Biden's Designation of Camp Hale – Continental Divide National Monument" (Press release). Washington, DC: The White House. October 17, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ↑ Loyd, Benjamin (October 12, 2022). "President Biden designates Camp Hale, Colorado as a national monument". KOAA News5. Pueblo, Colorado. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ↑ Hansen, Todd (October 18, 2022). "Officials urge Biden to expand Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument". Daily Republic. Fairfield, California. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
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