MISSION Statement
The United Veterans’ Groups of Oregon (UVGO) are a coalition of military, veterans, and uniformed services organizations whose mission is working in joint pursuit (or in tandem) to reach shared goals and unified positions on matters concerning the welfare of Oregon’s veterans, their dependents, and survivors. As such, the UVGO is an advocate for veterans’ rights, benefits, and entitlements. The UVGO takes no political position on legislative issues without the unanimous consent of the voting member organizations.The philosophy of the UVGO is that, by working together on issues of mutual agreement, the participating organizations can harness the grassroots support of Oregon’s veterans, their families, and the military community -- thus accomplishing far more than by working on these initiatives separately. When one or more of the voting member UVGO organizations is invited to testify before the state legislature, the testimony will be coordinated with the other UVGO organizations and presented as a unified UVGO position. This unified position lends greater strength, weight, and unanimity to the testimony than being presented by any one individual member organization.