POSTS
Imagining Another Way
Imagining Another Way I sat down to write a note about gratitude, as is the custom. And there is plenty to be grateful for: this community, the outpouring of support that carries it forward—our board, our advisory board, the facilitators that share their talents, the...
GiveBelonging on Giving Tuesday, November 20th through December 4th, 2022
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Veteran Artist Spotlight: Ben Weakley
Shining a spotlight on Veteran, Poet and Author, Ben Weakley!Today we are honored to spotlight someone who is no stranger to the Mission Belonging community; Our friend and colleague, the incredible, the talented, Ben Weakley! Ben Weakley spent fourteen years in the...
A Container For What We Carry: Veterans Day 2022
Veteran and poet, Ben Weakley reflects on life after service in this special Veterans Day blog post.As we approach Veterans Day, I’m re-visiting Phil Klay’s book of short stories, Redeployment. Perspective changes with time and distance, and my current experience with...
A Writing Workshop with Poet, Chen Chen: Letters, Constellations, Dreams, Correspondences
A writing workshop with poet Chen Chen to benefit Mission Belonging. Join us on Thursday, October 27th at 7 pm ET, for a special writing workshop with poet, Chen Chen, to benefit Mission Belonging programs for veterans, service members, military families, and health...
Veteran Artist Spotlight: Ward Mayfield
This month we spotlight Veteran author and storyteller, Ward Mayfield!Ward Mayfield served as a combat engineer twice in Iraq and once in Afghanistan, completing more than 300 missions clearing routes, and detecting and removing improvised explosive devices (IEDs)...
Mission Belonging Awarded VA Suicide Prevention Grant
Grant supports local suicide prevention efforts for Veterans and their families. Mission Belonging is proud to announce that we will be working with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program to...
Out in the Community: Supporting Afghan Refugee Combat Women Veterans
Afghan Women Combat Veterans and their American Counterparts brought together around art project at AllTru Gather 2022. In partnership with Honor The Promise, Mission Belonging had the immense honor to support the AllTru Gather Event 2022 held this past weekend...
Through Our Eyes: Military Teen Photo Exhibit Gallery
Military Teens create a special photo exhibit showcasing the experience of a family military move across the country. On October 2nd, Mission Belonging and Blue Star Families had the honor of presenting a special art exhibit featuring the work of military...
Call for Artwork: Veterans Experience Project Digital Art Exhibit
Calling All Veteran Artists! This Fall, we have an amazing opportunity to participate in Bastion Community of Resilience's first ever Veteran Experience Project on Veterans Day in New Orleans. The event will be a day full of programming that explores the...
Veteran Artist Spotlight: Belena Marquez
Our Veteran Artist Spotlight for the month of August shines on the wonderful Belena Marquez!Maj (Ret) Belena Stuart Marquez commissioned into the United States Air Force in 2008 from the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership at Mary Baldwin College. She served as...
2022 Mid-Year Report
In January, Mission Belonging celebrated our 5th year. It's been a long road, and we couldn't have traveled it without you. Many of you know the history of this program: In 2010 I started a job at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and what I learned there changed me...
