Empowering Veterans Through Programs, Services, and Advocacy

“You see that moment where someone realizes, ‘Oh …  I can do this.’ Then they start laughing. They start singing,” says Lisa, an Army veteran who has used music as a tool to cope throughout her life.

Understanding how anxiety can show up is an important step toward managing it. With the right tools, support systems, and awareness of personal triggers, veterans and their families can build resilience and protect their mental health.

When Air Force veteran Alethea Chatman received news that she had lost her civilian job, the moment didn’t feel real. After more than a decade of military service and years working in federal investigations, she suddenly found herself without the stability she had built her life around.

The letter was from a high school student named Madison in the Florida Keys – a teenager Alana had never met, who wrote about her uncle dying at age 23 in the service. Madison wrote to Alana as part of a Wounded Warrior Project^® (WWP) effort to connect young people with veterans through letters of gratitude.

A third-generation service member, Jessica Roza’s call to serve began long before she put on the uniform. Her upbringing, marked by instability, constant change, and domestic violence, strengthened her resolve to make sure others had the support she did not and taught her the importance of stability, protection, and speaking up for those who need it.