Community Building Art Works Becomes Mission Belonging, Launches “A Day of Belonging” on September 13, 2025 Rockville, MD (August 26, 2025) — Community Building Art Works (CBAW), a nonprofit that connects veterans, service members, military families, and civilians...
Margie Hults is a writer with dedication. I met her in an online workshop that I facilitate with Mission Belonging twice a month, called Military Voices, and she’s attended almost every session over the past year. In each workshop, I give a prompt, which participants...
“Writing became my palette, my lifeline, when the weight of my story became too heavy to carry alone.” I used to think resilience was invisible—a quiet, colorless force that held me together when everything else was falling apart. But I’ve come to realize that...
Dearest Community, You’ve probably noticed us making the transition, but I’m really excited to share some big news: Community Building Art Works is officially Mission Belonging. Over the years, we’ve grown from a grassroots initiative into a nationally...
What device do you use to keep your vice in a vice? Creativity forges the keys to release us from these shackles. This instrument can also break locks. Every time I try and break free, I try & find moments to capture, the goal is to paint a polaroid of time. A...
🌈Happy Pride Month from Mission Belonging! 🎉 The Mission Belonging team had an amazing time kicking off Pride Month at World Pride Military & Veteran Family Field Day on Saturday. We send our gratitude to the DC Mayor’s Offices of Veteran and LGBTQ+ Affairs,...
