Multi-disciplinary artist Leslie Hidalgo is our inaugural 2023 Veteran Artist Spotlight. We are starting off our brand new year of Mission Belonging Veteran Artist Spotlights with the amazing Leslie Hidalgo! Leslie is a 16 year Veteran of the United States Air Force,...
The final artist spotlight for 2022 falls on Mission Belonging Co-Founder and Veteran Artist, Joe Merritt! For December, we are proud to spotlight the awe-inspiring work of Mission Belonging co-founder, and our friend, Joe Merritt. Joe was medically retired from the...
Among the most awkward – but most important – things we’ve had to do to sustain and grow Mission Belonging is ask our friends and supporters for the money necessary to run our programming. But from the start, in order to expand our reach and pay our artists, we have...
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...
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...
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...
