"Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America...remains the most important organization representing the new generation of veterans." - TIME Magazine Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is the premier veterans advocacy and support organization on the planet. We fight for veterans every day. Hard. We are the tip-of-the-spear non-profit engine of impact that connects, unites, and empowers over 400,000 veterans and allies nationwide. Founded by an Iraq veteran in 2004, IAVA is the non-partisan leader in advocacy, public awareness, and 1-on-1 case management support. We organize locally and drive historic impacts nationally . IAVA is the vanguard of the veterans movement and the most powerful network of veterans on the planet. We have connected more than 1.2 million veterans with resources and community, and provided thousands of veterans of all generations with life-saving and life-changing personalized support from our Masters level social workers.