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“If I didn’t end up at Walter Reed involved in the writing and art groups, I’m not sure what path I would be on.” Michael’s Story
During his 18 years in the Army, Michael Matthews deployed to Iraq twice, Afghanistan once and Bosnia once. After each deployment, he drank to cope. In 2013, after the death of his son his drinking intensified. “I never grieved after my son died. Just numbness.” In...
November Schedule of Events
Thursday 07 November Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Bethesda 1200-1330* Wednesday 13 November Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800* Thursday 14 November cineSPEAK and Philly Vets for Peace present We Are Not Done Yet at The...
“Turning Points” – Veteran Stories
The DNCreativeSpace Story Salon at The Arts Club of Washington is proud to celebrate US military veterans of all conflicts this November 23rd, 2019 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. A woman combat helicopter pilot, a WWII Vet who went into the army at sixteen and more than...
Community Writing Workshop at Strathmore Mansion with Grace Cavalieri 11/21/2019
No creative writing experience required! Join Mission Belonging for our monthly community building creative writing workshop in partnership with Strathmore. November’s workshop will be led by Grace Cavalieri. Tickets can be found here. November’s workshop will be...
We Are Not Done Yet Screening – Metropolitan Community College
December 12, 2019, 11:00AM to 1:00 PM. To RSVP: Contact Wade Standifer by phone @531-622-2875 or by email @ events@mccneb.edu
Write Your Story
Are you a former participant who came to us through a treatment program? Would you be willing to tell your story? We'd like to show the impact of these programs, not through numbers, but through your stories in your words. Try to answer these questions in your...
Veterans Day and Ripple Effects
Happy Veteran's Day to all who served, and to the family members who have stood beside veterans in support of their service. One of the most inspiring things about working in the military health system has been seeing people serve courageously in uniform, be...
cinéSPEAK and Philly Vets for Peace present We Are Not Done Yet
In January 2017, in collaboration with the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore, Mission Belonging staged its first event, a multi-media collaborative performance directed by actor Jeffrey Wright. Veterans told their stories through poetry, song and story to an...
October Schedule of Events
Wednesday 02 October Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir 1700-1800* Thursday 03 October Open Writing USO Warrior & Family Center Bethesda 1200-1330* Wednesday 09 October Comedy Writing with Amelia Bane USO Warrior & Family Center Ft Belvoir...
Combat to Canvas Exhibition + Reading
Friday, October 25th 19:00 - 21:00 Location: Triangle Art Studios (7711 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda MD 20814) The Combat to Canvas exhibition and reading is the culminating event of a four-day art-making and writing workshop by Mission Belonging, Frontline Arts, and...
2019 Horizon Mental Health Film Festival
On January 2017, in collaboration with the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore, Mission Belonging staged its first event, a multi-media collaborative performance directed by actor Jeffrey Wright. Veterans told their stories through poetry, song and story to an...
Community Writing Workshop at Strathmore Mansion with Hannah Grieco 10/17/2019
No creative writing experience required! Join Mission Belonging for our monthly community building creative writing workshop in partnership with Strathmore. October’s workshop will be led by writer Hannah Grieco. Tickets can be found here. October’s workshop will be...
