Honor, Anticipation & Preparation

March 3, 2026

“Now more than ever, we are reaffirming our unwavering support for those touched by military service by ensuring we have the resources to fulfill our commitments.”

– Eileen Greenlay, Director of Development

Amid recent U.S. strikes in Iran and rising regional unrest, Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services (the Center) is reaffirming our unwavering support for those touched by military service. Our U.S. service members are dedicated individuals who display remarkable courage and professionalism every day, and their families shoulder the ongoing challenges of uncertainty and concern for their loved ones. Our nation’s veterans, too, are affected by these events, as news of military action often rekindles memories and emotions from their own service. We honor these experiences and sacrifices with deep respect.

At the heart of our mission is building capacity that is empowering organizations, individuals, communities, and systems to integrate and support both veterans and their families. As the situation evolves, our team is actively monitoring developments and continuing to anticipate evolving needs for those affected by recent hostilities in the Middle East.

Our leadership and development team are intensifying efforts to ensure we have the resources needed to fulfill our commitments.

Our momentum continues – 2025 saw a 39% growth in revenue and a 22% increase in donors, fueling the launch of our 2026 strategic priorities. This spring, our Development Team distributed our 2025 Chair’s Report, secured 82% of 2026 revenue goals, held ten in-person meetings with potential and current donors, closed four grant renewals and submitted five new proposals to Corporations and  Foundations.

We remain diligent, focused, and eager to identify new opportunities and strengthen our support for the military community.

Honor, Anticipation & Preparation

“Now more than ever, we are reaffirming our unwavering support for those touched by military service by ensuring we have the resources to fulfill our commitments.” – Eileen

Standing in the Gap – The Andy Quattlebaum Warrior Hunt 2026

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Standing in the Gap – The Andy Quattlebaum Warrior Hunt 2026

February 24, 2026

“Connection is not an event outcome — it is a system design challenge. If we want to reduce isolation, we must build the pathways that sustain belonging.”

– Colonel (Ret.) Sam Whitehurst,
Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services

Recently, Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services (the Center) partnered and participated in support of the 2026 Andy Quattlebaum Warrior Hunt near Georgetown, S.C.

The Warrior Hunt, hosted by the Andy Quattlebaum and Blackwell Family Foundation, created a space for connection among veterans who have served from all eras. The Center’s role was to strengthen the infrastructure that makes that connection possible and sustainable.

Over the last year, the Center worked with foundation leadership to:

Clarify desired outcomes beyond the event experience.
Strengthen alignment between philanthropic investment and veteran impact.
Develop a framework to measure connection, trust-building, and longer-term engagement.
Identify partnerships that could extend the impact of the hunt beyond a single weekend.
Position the event within a broader ecosystem of veteran-serving organizations.

Isolation among veterans rarely announces itself loudly. It shows up quietly — in disconnection from community, in the loss of trusted networks, and in the absence of shared identity after service. Events like the Warrior Hunt create powerful moments of reconnection. But moments alone are not systems.

Our work ensured that the 2026 Hunt was strengthened as more than a gathering. It was positioned as a strategic intervention point — one that can reduce isolation by linking participants to longer-term support, peer networks, and community-based capacity.

This week’s engagement reinforced something we see repeatedly in our work: addressing veteran isolation and disconnection requires more than programming. It requires structure, partnership, and intentional design.

On Friday, our blog will explore the deeper issue of isolation and disconnection among veterans — why it persists, where systems fall short, and what it takes to build durable connection at scale.

We hope you will read and continue the conversation with us.