Regional Groups

In addition to BVA’s work on a national level, the Association also supports 52 separate regional groups throughout the United States. A few of the regional groups are subdivided into chapters while one regional group, Florida, is comprised of a series of districts, each of which has its own boundaries and individual district directors. Members of BVA nationally are automatically members of their local regional group. You can learn more about regional group activities by calling BVA National Headquarters at 800-669-7079. You will then be put in contact with the organized group, chapter, or district nearest your home.

BVA Regional Groups are identified as follows:

1. Alabama Regional Group
2. Alaska Regional Group
3. Arkansas Regional Group
4. Cape Cod and Islands Regional Group
5. Central California Regional Group
6. Connecticut Regional Group
7. Florida Regional Group
8. Gem State (most of Idaho except the northwest portion) Regional Group
9. Georgia Regional Group
10. Greater Houston Regional Group
11. Illinois Regional Group
12. Indiana Regional Group
13. Iowa Regional Group
14. Kansas Regional Group
15. Kentuckiana (portions of Kentucky and Indiana) Regional Group
16. Louisiana Regional Group
17. Maine Regional Group
18. Massachusetts Regional Group
19. Michigan Regional Group
20. Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia) Regional Group
21. Minnesota Regional Group
22. Mississippi Regional Group
23. Missouri Regional Group
24. Mountain State (West Virginia) Regional Group
25. Nebraska Regional Group
26. New Hampshire Regional Group
27. New Jersey Regional Group
28. New Mexico Regional Group
29. New York Regional Group
30. North Carolina Regional Group
31. North Texas Regional Group
32. Northern Arizona Regional Group
33. Northern California Regional Group
34. Ohio Regional Group
35. O-K-I (portions of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana) Regional Group
36. Oregon-Columbia (Oregon and a portion of Washington) Regional Group
37. Pennsylvania Regional Group
38. Puerto Rico Regional Group
39. Rhode Island/Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Group
40. Rio Grande (southwestern Texas and southeastern New Mexico) Regional Group
41. Rocky Mountain (Colorado, most of Montana, and Wyoming) Regional Group
42. San Diego Regional Group
43. Silver State (Nevada) Regional Group
44. Sooner (Oklahoma) Regional Group
45. South Carolina Regional Group
46. South Texas Regional Group
47. Southern Arizona Regional Group
48. Southern California Regional Group
49. Spokane Inland Empire (eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana) Regional Group
50. Tennessee Regional Group     
51. Washington Regional Group
52. Western Mountaineer (Utah) Regional Group
53. Wisconsin Regional Group

Some BVA regional groups, such as the Florida Regional Group, have their own organized Auxiliaries that provide specialized services to and activities for the blinded veterans in their respective regions.