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VA Portland Health Care System hosts Secretary McDonough during visit to Vancouver facility

PRESS RELEASE

July 16, 2024

Vancouver , WA — VANCOUVER, Wash.– U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough toured The VA Portland Health Care System’s Vancouver campus on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 to meet with the facility's leadership and employees.

During his visit, he toured the Veterans Affairs Farming and Recovery Mental Health Services (VA FARMS) facility, located on the southwest corner of the campus to learn more about the program and met with VA Portland Health Care leadership and Veterans Integrated Service Network-20 staff.

The VA FARMS program empowers Veterans through technical education in horticulture and leisure gardening, which fosters life skills, promotes food security, and cultivates a healing environment where Veterans develop positive connections with plants, nature, and members in their community.

VA Portland Health Care System hopes to promote their model VA FARMS program to other VA facilities interested in integrating a similar therapy program.

The Honorable Denis Richard McDonough was nominated by President Biden to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Mr. McDonough's nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8th, 2021, and he was sworn in the following day as the 11th Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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