Developing Business Locally and Nationally

A key tenet of our work at the Center for Military and Veterans Services (CMVS) is keeping our eyes on the horizon and an ear to the ground to address gaps in support and identify emerging needs for our veterans and their families in communities large and small. 

We at the CMVS have continued to strengthen our national effort to make the lives of veterans and their families better: but we cannot skip over local community organizations and providers doing this work every day.

Now, we are preparing to do even more. CMVS identified a challenge facing veterans and their families meeting basic needs in the face of a fast-approaching winter and high energy prices. Some veterans will struggle to meet these needs for themselves and their families.

The Center joined the Maine Veterans Project in September to raise awareness, encourage community involvement, and increase impact for the veterans of northern Maine. The key to this work is building coalitions and business relationships with other support activities so we can magnify the collective impact to make the lives of veterans and families better.

This is why our work and your donations are so important. When you give a gift to our September Drive or throughout the year, you help our team as we are:

Serving Those Who Support and Serve Veterans. The Center strengthens organizations like Maine Veterans Project that serve veterans by delivering ideas, influence, and actionable strategies from proven grassroots programs. Organizations can put these strategies to work in their support systems to expand impact and increase effectiveness.

Engaging with the Nation’s veteran community by serving as a vocal advocate and spokesperson for veterans and their families. As a recognized and visible voice for Military and Veterans Services, we influence and create movements – driven by collective action and change – resulting in opportunities on behalf of veterans and their family.

Advocating for those touched by military service by building, strengthening, and expanding community-based connections. We equip organizations with strategies and tools that help veterans and military families navigate, contribute to, and thrive in their communities.

And we do much more.

This is how we are using business development, locally and nationally, to build capacity: we share what works, anticipate what is changing, and keep pushing toward the day when veterans and their families thrive where they live.

Please consider donating today. Together, we can keep building on our ongoing work – a nation of communities where we are strengthening services and support systems while improving the lives of veterans and their families.