Kicking Off our 2nd Year
🎯 750 Veterans Helped. One Year. One Mission.
One year ago, Mountain Valor launched with a simple mission: make sure no veteran in rural Virginia falls through the cracks.
Fast-forward to today—we’ve directly supported more than 750 veterans and their families.
That’s not just a number. That’s 750 moments where someone who served our country found clarity, connection, or access to the benefits they earned. And most of those 750? They live in rural Virginia, where services are few and far between—and where being "invisible" to big systems is far too common.
Why focus on rural veterans?
Because this is where the gap is widest—and the need is greatest.
Veterans in rural areas are:
Older, often widowed or living alone
Less likely to be connected to VA benefits—many don’t even know they qualify
More likely to struggle with transportation, healthcare access, and endless bureaucratic loops
Less visible to traditional veteran support organizations
That’s where we come in.
Mountain Valor doesn’t wait for veterans to come to us—we go to them. Our team shows up in libraries, at town halls, inside food banks, and across farmers markets. We bring trusted, practical guidance right to their hometowns. We talk benefits, claims, survivor support, mental health, and legacy planning—and we stay for the hard questions.
What does impact look like?
It looks like a Vietnam vet finally getting his VA healthcare access after decades of being told he didn’t qualify.
It looks like a widow in Carroll County finally receiving DIC benefits she didn’t even know existed.
It looks like a senior veteran being connected to a local DAV driver so he can actually make his next appointment.
It looks like trust—being rebuilt one conversation at a time.
What’s ahead?
📅 Mountain Valor Fest – September 13 in Floyd, VA
Our biggest outreach event of the year. Dozens of resource partners. Live music. Food trucks. And most importantly—hundreds of rural veterans brought together in one place.
🎤 Mental Health Summit – June 17 at Virginia Tech
We’re on the Veterans Services panel, sharing what it really looks like to serve those who served—especially in forgotten zip codes.
📍 Senior Veteran Outreach – Ongoing across SWVA
We’re in Pulaski, Floyd, Carroll, Giles, Galax, and more—bringing packets, guides, and one-on-one support directly to aging veterans and their caregivers. Full schedule at mtnvalor.org/outreach
đź’Ą How You Can Help Us Reach the Next 750
Sponsor an outreach event
Share our June GiveLocal campaign
Partner with us as a service provider or community connector
Rural doesn’t mean forgotten—not on our watch.
We’re Mountain Valor—and this is only the beginning.
Visit mtnvalor.org to learn more or get involved.