Connect - We create welcoming opportunities for women veterans to build authentic relationships.

Gather - Nature and community become the spaces where belonging grows.

Support - We connect women veterans to trusted partners, resources, and one another.

Advocate - We work to remove barriers and expand access to wellness for all veterans.

The Vet Space is a community-building organization that uses multiple strategies—nature, partnerships, resource navigation, and advocacy—to strengthen connectedness, belonging and wellbeing.

Our 4 Interconnected Areas

1. Nature-Based Connection

Nature creates space to slow down, breathe, and reconnect—not only with the outdoors, but with one another. Throughout the year, we bring women veterans together through signature experiences, including:

• Soul Sistas on the Water (Spring)

• Spring Retreats

• Konnecting & Kayaking during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (September)

• Fall Retreats

These gatherings are intentionally designed to strengthen relationships, foster belonging, and support overall wellbeing.

2. Community & Peer Connection

Healing doesn't happen in isolation.

We collaborate with veteran-serving organizations, public health partners, outdoor organizations, and local communities to create welcoming opportunities for women veterans to connect throughout the year.

Whether attending a partner event, sharing resources, or simply spending time together, every interaction helps strengthen community.

3. Suicide Prevention Through Connectedness

The Vet Space proudly supports the Governor's Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families.

Our role is to strengthen the protective factors that help prevent crisis before it begins.

By creating opportunities for women veterans to build relationships, access trusted resources, and feel a sense of belonging, we help reduce one of the greatest risk factors for poor mental wellbeing: social isolation.

We believe:

• Connection is the intervention.

• Nature is the setting.

• Belonging is the outcome.

4. Advocacy for Wellness

Connection also means removing barriers.

We advocate for policies that improve the health and wellbeing of Georgia's veteran community, including increasing access to the healing benefits of nature.

One example is our support for SB 190, the Georgia Honor & Wellness Act, legislation that would waive Georgia State Park parking and entrance fees for veterans and Gold Star families.

Because wellness should be accessible—not dependent on someone's ability to pay.

Why It Matters

When women veterans feel connected, they are more likely to:

• Build supportive relationships

• Access trusted resources

• Participate in their communities

• Strengthen their resilience

• Seek help when they need it

Every conversation, every gathering, every partnership, and every shared experience helps build a stronger network of support.

Because no woman veteran should have to navigate life alone.