First-Half FY2026 Progress
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson, Hall of Fame andNBA Championship
“We need to be a part of solution” – The response from two potential funders after understanding the challenges of aging veterans
While asking the right questions is fundamental to the discovery process in fundraising to acquire useful and accurate information, the most important part is to listen. Listening is a commitment of Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services.In August, we engaged with several organizations in which they all shared and recognized the needs and challenges facing aging veterans, particularly the cost and access to long-term care services. We heard them loud and clear – there is a need for an innovative solution. Serving as a catalyst for change, Dixon Center is in collaboration with relevant community-based partners and funding partners such as United Methodist Communities, Soldier On, Lever for Change, Humana and AARP Foundation to test and develop solutions.We listened, we learned, and we are taking action to address this need.
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson, Hall of Fame andNBA Championship
“Innovations are imperative in building capacity by organizations seeking to make lives of veterans and their families better.” – Duncan S. Milne, Retired US Marine
“The selected lines from Laurence Binyon’s poem ‘For the Fallen’ honors sacrifice and serves as a reminder of the enduring respect and remembrance owed to fallen
“I don’t wait until a holiday comes up to recognize those who have fallen – and the families of the fallen. I feel these service
