We help you
find the way.
Every step.
Mountain Valor connects rural Virginia veterans and their families to the benefits, resources, and community they've earned, with real people who stay until the job is done.
Monsters & Moonshine
An Appalachian storytelling competition for Mountain Valor Veteran Services. Storytellers from across the region compete for your vote on a front porch built just for the night. Every ticket includes one vote, charcuterie, and access to a cash bar pouring moonshine and non-alcoholic options. Silent auction, raffle, and a roster of life-size Appalachian cryptids sponsored by local businesses.
What We Do
We know the way.
We'll walk it with you.
The benefits and resources available to veterans are real. The system that holds them is complicated, fragmented, and hard to navigate, especially in rural Virginia where help is far away and answers are hard to come by.
Mountain Valor provides hands-on, trauma-informed support through weekly outreach events, one-on-one navigation, caregiver education, and partnerships that bring resources directly to rural communities. There are no dues. No eligibility hoops. No expectation that rural families should somehow find us. We go to them.
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Community Connection
Meeting veterans where they are: libraries, community centers, senior care facilities, and local events, providing education, resource navigation, and follow-up across rural Virginia.
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Digital Veteran Education & Outreach
Plain-language content through our podcast, blog, social media, and community talks, so veterans know what resources exist and how to access them.
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Veteran & Caregiver Medical Outreach
Bringing trusted veteran support directly into medical facilities, nursing homes, and assisted living centers across rural Virginia.
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Mountain Valor Fest
Our flagship annual outreach event in Floyd, VA, bringing veterans, families, and resource providers together each fall for connection, remembrance, and support.
About Mountain Valor
Veteran family success story
"When my dad passed away, Mountain Valor guided us through the process of transitioning his veteran benefits to my mom. Dad had always handled the financial and military-related paperwork during their 50 years of marriage, so stepping into that world felt overwhelming. A single 20-minute phone call, and the clear, bulleted follow-up email tailored specifically to Mom's situation, was invaluable. It cut through the sea of confusing information and gave me clarity, direction, and confidence when I desperately needed it. Mountain Valor has been an incredible resource for our family."
Make a Difference
Three ways to stand with veterans
Donate
Your contribution directly funds veteran support, outreach events, and the team that makes it happen. Every dollar stays in rural Virginia.
- $25Funds one veteran intake session
- $50Covers a community outreach event, including snacks
- $100Supports a family through benefits navigation
- MonthlyBecome a sustaining supporter
Sponsor
Partner with Mountain Valor as a business or organization. Sponsorship supports year-round operations and Mountain Valor Fest, putting your brand behind a cause your community deeply cares about.
- LogoOn site, event materials & Fest
- RecognitionAt Fest & outreach events
- TiersAvailable for all budget levels
Volunteer
Mountain Valor runs on people who show up. Whether you can give a few hours at an event or take on a regular role, your time has real, direct impact on veterans in your community.
- EventsOutreach & Fest support
- AdminBehind-the-scenes operations
- SkillsLegal, medical, counseling welcome
Latest From Mountain Valor
Stories, resources & conversations
Blog
TRICARE, CHAMPVA, or VA Health Care?
What health care program does what for who?
Community Foundation of the New River Valley & Mountain Valor
How CFNRV, endowed funds, grants, and GiveLocalNRV strengthen Mountain Valor and veterans.
Essential burial benefits for veteran families
This podcast digs into veteran burial benefits and how to access them.
Fourth Annual · Coming Fall 2027 · Floyd, VA
Mountain Valor Fest
Remembrance Ceremony Always FreeMountain Valor Fest brings the whole community together to honor those we lost on 9/11 and through the wars that followed. Thank you to everyone who made 2026 unforgettable — we're already planning the next one.
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