We are so proud to shine a light on Mission Belonging’s very own Valerie Acosta in our continuing Veteran Artist Spotlight series. Valerie Acosta served in the United States Air Force for 20 years before retiring in 2022. She is a self-taught visual artist and...
Ahead of her workshop with us on October 19th, we shine the Veteran Artist Spotlight on writer & artist, Laura Joyce-Hubbard! Laura Joyce-Hubbard’s writing appears or is forthcoming in Poetry, The Iowa Review, The Sewanee Review, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere....
A special writing workshop with horror author and enthusiast Nino Cipri to benefit Mission Belonging. Horror Writing with Nino Cipri -Via Zoom- Thursday, October 5th at 7 PM EDT (Click here to register.) Have you ever wanted to write a scary story? Join horror author...
A special writing workshop with Sunu P. Chandy benefiting Mission Belonging programs for Veterans, Service Members, Military Families, and Healthcare Workers. Creating Joyful Community with poet Sunu P. Chandy UPDATED WITH NEW WORKSHOP DATE: Now on September 7th, 2023...
Our September Veteran Artist Spotlight falls on visual artist & Architectural student, Michael Matthews! During his 20 years in the Army, Michael Matthews deployed to Iraq twice, Afghanistan once, and once to Bosnia with the 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum,...
Our July Veteran Artist Spotlight falls on Veteran & Author Kim DeFiori! Kim DeFiori (she/her/hers) is a retired Army Officer. Last year she published her first book “Lessons from Thor: Healing with a Service Dog’s Touch” and had her first ever...