Celebrating 50 Years
of Healing and Partnership with
the Department of Veterans Affairs
For 50 years, Help Heal Veterans has provided free therapeutic arts and crafts kits to veterans and active duty military
manage stress and substance abuse, cope with symptoms of PTSD and TBI, while also improving their sense of self-esteem
and overall physical and mental health. Most of these kits are developed, manufactured and packaged for delivery at our
production center headquartered in Winchester, California.
Since its inception in 1971, Help Heal Veterans has delivered over 31 million of these arts and crafts
kits to veterans and veteran facilities nationwide, along with active duty military overseas.
The Power of Crafting
Maria-Eliza Cabarrus, Army Veteran, VA Employee
Sculpture: But On The Inside Maywood, Illinois
“Even though my injury from the military has wreaked havoc and derailed my initial plans in life, I don’t
regret a single thing. It was my honor to serve our country. The injury depicted in my art piece is what
catapulted me to my true calling. It reminds me to savor this joy ride until the wheels fall off doing what
makes me happy. All the while, making art that hopefully inspires and touches others. I strive to make
something visually pleasing but even more important, I want it to mean something. Made in 2020, this
visible to the naked eye. Invisible pain that many of my fellow veterans struggle with.”
Sherman Watkins, United States Air Force Veteran
Paintings: Black History V-I-P and The Quilt Hampton, Virginia
some of the accomplishments of Black Americans. I am 79 years old and while looking up the
information on these people, I learned something about the achievements of Black Americans.
I hope this painting brings some insight to schools and the American people on the accomplishments
of Black Americans. The second piece, “The Quilt” tells what each person did, painted in acrylic.”
Ting Du, Navy Veteran
Woodwork: Sailboat of Hope and Beacon of Light San Diego, California
“As a retired sailor, the boat reminds me of all those days and nights that I had spent underway among
the deep blue ocean. Not only does it symbolize all the tumultuous hardships that I have successfully
navigated through in life, it also symbolizes the ultimate inner soul journey that I am still sailing and
navigating through, within the heart, searching for the ultimate truth, freedom, and the place of
peace and harmony: harmony with the self, and harmony with all nature-beings on earth. The tower
symbolizes the beacon of light and beacon of hope. Even during the darkest nights with the most
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