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COVID-19 Update from Mission Belonging
Mission Belonging is dedicated to providing continued support and programming to service members, families and our communities. According to the CDC guidelines, "the best way to prevent illness is to avoid exposure." To comply with these guidelines, and because so...
February Schedule of Events
Wednesday 05 February Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800* Wednesday 05 February Seema & Joe's Birthday!!!! One of them does not recognize the fifth of February as the other's birthday, try to guess who! (Hint: It's not Joe). Thursday...
Community Writing Workshop at the Strathmore Mansion with Derrick Brown
No creative writing experience required! Join Mission Belonging for our monthly community building creative writing workshop in partnership with Strathmore. February’s workshop will be led by Derrick Brown. Tickets can be found here. February’s workshop will be...
“I valued the stories of other veterans. It helped me to see that I was not alone in my journey to heal: Gary’s Story”
Gary Mason joined the Army in August 2000. In 2013, he was transferred from Fort Lee, VA where he was attending the Army Logistics University, Captain Career Course to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where he entered the Individual Outpatient Program. At...
January Schedule of Events
Wednesday 15 January Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800* Thursday 16 January Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Bethesda 1200-1330* Wednesday 22 January Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800*...
Internal Dialogue: Representing Selves Reception
Internal Dialogue: Representing Selves is a collection of portraits of and by post-9/11 veterans. These portraits, in a range of media, represent multiple dimensions of American Veterans, including those often invisible to the civilian imagination. The exhibition is...
Community Writing Workshop at the Strathmore Mansion with Seema Reza
No creative writing experience required! Join Mission Belonging for our monthly community building creative writing workshop in partnership with Strathmore. January’s workshop will be led by our very own Seema Reza. Tickets can be found here. January's workshop will...
December Schedule of Events
Wednesday 04 December Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800* Thursday 05 December Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Bethesda 1200-1330* Wednesday 11 December Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800*...
“I learned to slow down and have a conversation with myself about what I was feeling.” Rene’s Story
FMF Corpsman Rene Vincit’s service in the US Navy took him all over the world—from Afghanistan to Camp Pendleton. In 2016 while receiving outpatient therapy, he knew he was reaching a breaking point, and that the course of treatment he was receiving was not enough: if...
Community Writing Workshop at Strathmore Mansion with Sufian Zhemukov 12/19/2019
No creative writing experience required! Join Mission Belonging for our monthly community building creative writing workshop in partnership with Strathmore. December’s workshop will be led by Sufian Zhemukov, who will guide writers through the key elements that make a...
We Are Not Done Yet Screening at Metropolitan Community College
“Every time I engaged in writing a part of me healed.” Guadalupe’s Story
On November 8, 2014 while heavily intoxicated, Guadalupe Gutierrez attempted to commit suicide. Thankfully, she survived, and sought help. She admitted to her medical provider that she was self medicating with alcohol due to a sexual trauma. In January 2015 she went...
