The Foundation for Social and Legal Protection of the Population “Rule of law” launches the program “Veteran Rehabilitation and Chaplaincy Care”

August 30, 2025.

    Press Release of the “Rule of law” Foundation
    Odesa / Kyiv, 30 August 2025.
    Coming home is a journey, not a moment. So that no service member walks it alone, the Foundation is opening a new program, “Veteran Rehabilitation and Chaplaincy Care,” which combines spiritual and psychological support with clear legal casework — from hospital to full integration into the community.
    
    Who will lead the program
    Volodymyr Kuznetsov — a lawyer and chaplain, born in Odesa (1995). He holds a Master’s degree in Law (International Humanitarian University) and a Bachelor’s degree in Theology (Dnipro Theological Seminary), has served in the Church since 2002, and was ordained a priest in 2024. He is a cleric of the Odesa Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ and has served as a military chaplain at one of Odesa’s hospitals since November 2024. He has been awarded the medal “For Healing Human Souls.”
    
    “Our duty is to bring our brothers-in-arms back to life with the same care with which they defended the country. Rehabilitation is about dignity and about support that does not end after discharge,” notes Volodymyr Kuznetsov.
    
    Purpose
    To build an end-to-end pathway for the recovery and reintegration of service members, combining spiritual care, psychological assistance, and legal services.
    
    What the team will do
    Coordination with military and civilian hospitals in Odesa and Kyiv regions, the Ministry for Veterans Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, and communities; support groups with licensed psychologists (chaplaincy care, PTSD prevention, peer mentoring); legal casework (combatant status, establishing/reviewing disability status, benefits, rehabilitation programs, MSEC); individualized recovery and reintegration plans (medicine, psychology, spiritual care, documents, employment); partnerships with NGOs, churches, clinics, and rehabilitation centers; ethics, confidentiality, and data-protection standards; training for volunteers and peer mentors (basic supportive skills, referral algorithms); fundraising for rehabilitation cases and equipment together with the grants team; quality monitoring (beneficiary surveys, monthly reports, case reviews).
    
    How to get involved
    Hospitals, communities, rehabilitation centers, and donors are invited to cooperate. Together we will return our defenders to peaceful life — with respect, professionally, and in due time.
    Foundation contacts: 0442233373