Guitars 4 Vets Helping Veterans Cope With PTSD Through Music
网页Guitars for vets has fulfilled over 80,000 lessons and distributed over 8,000 guitars for free to military veterans. We operate over 130 chapters in more than 40 States with the help of hundreds of volunteers
Guitars 4 Vets For Vets
网页How To Enroll in the Guitars For Vets program. Guitars for Vets is a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and as such governed by certain rules that dictate what we are able to do. Chapters are commonly located within the Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Veteran Service Offices (VSO).
About Us - Guitars 4 Vets
网页G4V pursues its mission to share the healing power of music by providing free guitar instruction, a new acoustic guitar and a guitar accessory kit in a structured program run by volunteers, primarily through the Department of Veterans Affairs facilities and community-based medical centers.
Find A Chapter - Guitars 4 Vets
网页If you are a Veteran looking to enroll into the Guitars for Vets program at a local chapter, please email the coordinator closest to you about your interest. Each chapter is located within different departments and facilities that may have a unique admission process.
Continuing with Virtual Lessons - Guitars 4 Vets
网页By creating a communal atmosphere where Veterans can learn to play guitar and interact with peers, our program encourages self-expression and helps restore feelings of joy and purpose that can be lost after suffering trauma.
Cyber Chapter - Guitars 4 Vets
网页Our cyber chapter allows Veterans to enroll in the G4V program free of charge and complete 11 weekly on-line private lessons. These lessons are individualized and designed to help Veterans learn guitar at their own pace.
Guitars 4 Vets Why Guitars?
网页800,000 U.S. veterans struggle with physical injuries, PTSD and other emotional distress. We believe guitars can help the healing process. Music helps decrease anxiety, increase self-esteem, and reduce episodes of panic attacks, nightmares and flashbacks.
Find a Local Chapter - Guitars 4 Vets
网页Our program is possible because of our supporters at the local level. Our volunteer Instructors and Chapter Coordinators make it possible to provide the healing power of music to our heroes.
Donate Equipment - Guitars 4 Vets
网页Guitars for Vets regularly accepts donations of acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitars, effects pedals and amplifiers, and drums and cymbals. Donations of musical equipment can be accepted by our local chapters.
Guitars 4 Vets Combined Federal Campaign #78788
网页A gift to Guitars for Vets (CFC #78788) will help to transform the lives of Veterans struggling with the invisible wounds of war. $8 per paycheck will help provide a Veteran with 10 free guitar lessons, a brand new acoustic guitar, all of the accessories needed, and a new journey on their path to healing.