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Mission Belonging Is Proud to Join the 2025 Combined Federal Campaign
We’re excited to share that Mission Belonging will be part of the 2025 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)—a powerful movement of generosity that connects federal employees, retirees, and military personnel with causes they care about. This fall, you’ll find us in the...
Community Building Art Works Becomes Mission Belonging, Launches “A Day of Belonging” on September 13, 2025
Community Building Art Works Becomes Mission Belonging, Launches “A Day of Belonging” on September 13, 2025 Rockville, MD (August 26, 2025) — Community Building Art Works (CBAW), a nonprofit that connects veterans, service members, military families, and civilians...
Breaking the Little Song: Subverting the Sonnet Form with Diannely Antigua
Workshops with accomplished guest writers on the third Thursday of each month at 7 PM Eastern Time, in partnership with Strathmore.Creative writing is a tool for knowing yourself, understanding the world, and connecting with other people. Led by author Seema Reza and...
Memoir Writing: What’s the Story? — A workshop with author Kathryn Roche
Join author of Well, I Didn't See That Coming: My Journey from the CIA to Life with Post-Concussion Syndrome, Kathryn Roche for Memoir Writing: What's the Story? on Thursday, August 7th at 7 PM EST. Kathryn Roche, whose memoir was published in May, will discuss the...
Gaining Perspective Through Writing: A Conversation and Two Poems, with Veteran Caregiver Margie Hults
Margie Hults is a writer with dedication. I met her in an online workshop that I facilitate with Mission Belonging twice a month, called Military Voices, and she’s attended almost every session over the past year. In each workshop, I give a prompt, which participants...
Writing into the Self Through the Chakras with Raychelle Heath – A Mission Belonging Pop-Up Workshop
Writing into the Self Through the Chakras is a creative writing workshop merging chakra meditation and writing as a way to tap into the deeper parts of the self in order to bring their voices to the page. The workshop will explore the seven chakras through colors and...
The Healing Power of Facilitation: A Workshop for Facilitators with author/educator Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Join author and poet, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, for a fundraising workshop benefiting Mission Belonging. Facilitating arts-based workshops, can help us transform flurries of freak-outs, bouts of despair, and stretches of hopeless into a more generous, expansive, and...
It’s Official: Mission Belonging Is Now Mission Belonging
Dearest Community, You've probably noticed us making the transition, but I'm really excited to share some big news: Mission Belonging is officially Mission Belonging. Over the years, we’ve grown from a grassroots initiative into a nationally recognized organization...
The Writer’s Next Step: From Creation to Submission with Jessica Berg
A virtual workshop for all those who have served in the military, their families, and caregivers, on how to get work published with literary agent, Jessica Berg. On Thursday, June 12th at 7pm EST, join author and literary agent Jessica Berg for The Writer’s Next Step:...
Art Saves Lives: “the only place i feel safe enough to question god” by Rick Writes
What device do you use tokeep your vice in a vice?Creativity forges the keys to release us from these shackles. This instrument can also break locks. Every time I try and break free, I try & find moments to capture, the goal is to paint a polaroid of time. A...
Happy Pride—Mission Belonging at the World Pride Military & Veteran Family Field Day
🌈Happy Pride Month from Mission Belonging! 🎉 The Mission Belonging team had an amazing time kicking off Pride Month at World Pride Military & Veteran Family Field Day on Saturday. We send our gratitude to the DC Mayor’s Offices of Veteran and LGBTQ+ Affairs,...
We Remember: A Creative Sanctuary for Memorial Day
A special creative sanctuary hosted by Mission Belonging Facilitators in honor of Memorial Day, featuring this year's Digital Exhibit. This Memorial Day, join us for a special Creative Sanctuary which offers a welcoming space for art, writing, meditation, and...
