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Through our monthly meeting, social media, and email

  • A collaboration of over 300 members. We represent non-profits, churches, businesses, veteran orgs, and governmental agencies.
  • Organizational Facebook had over 700,000 organic reaches in 2019 and emails that reach Montgomery, Houston, Stewart, Davidson, Rutherford, and Dickson County, including Ft. Campbell, Chattanooga, Jackson, and Christian County, KY.
  • Created a previously non-existent vehicle to serve as a flow of veteran information.
  • We have consistent organizational representation at our monthly meetings.
  • Each month our meeting provides a presentation or class, networking, resourcing, and an open discussion to identify and create solutions for veteran issues and gaps in service.
  • Suicide Prevention Classes
  • Has created a true helping alliance
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Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Before PPE was made available, arranged for masks to be sewn and distributed to community workers and our homeless population.
  • Worked with community partners to locate and distribute PPE, food, and water to those in need.
  • Collaborated with Soldiers and Families Embraced (SAFE) and state legislators to request an executive order from the governor to increase the number of available telehealth mental service providers due to the rising demand during the pandemic.

Advocacy

  • Passed 7 to 8 new pieces of legislation through our partnership with MOAA, (Military Officers Association of America), in areas of employment, mental health, education, property tax, and state veterans’ homes.
  • Partnered with MOAA over a 3 year period to host over 650 veterans for a Veterans Day on the Hill to advocate for veterans rights at the state capitol.
  • Brought together state veteran organizations to advocate for chosen veteran legislation throughout the legislative session. This group of 12 veteran specific organizations, TNVET, is now an independent organization whose creation filled a gap in services.
  • We represent a veteran voice on multiple committees and boards both throughout the local community and state.
  • Suicide prevention through the Executive Director serving on the Clarksville Suicide Prevention Alliance stemming from VA’s Mayor’s Suicide Prevention Challenge.
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Veteran Business Project

  • Partners with various agencies to support veteran entrepreneurs in receiving business education and veteran specific resources.
  • Bring attention to veteran owned businesses.

Community Education, Networking, and Presentation Events

  • We work with community partners to create and host community education events on topics relevant to our community, with up to 100 attendees.
  • Actively submit articles in local media on relevant veteran topics.
  • The Coalition has networking only evening events for Coalition members, those wanting to help veterans, and veteran owned businesses. These are hosted at various veteran owned businesses.
  • Annually partner with Visit Clarksville and AARP for a 5-day Welcome Home Celebration. Hosting 45,000 veterans in a 3-year period.
  • Education page with links and with videos by local subject matter experts
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Website Resources

  • Online searchable resource guide available to the entire community
  • Includes member list, organizational list, and 300 pages of available resources.
  • Events Calendar
  • Education page with links and videos by local subject matter experts.
  • Member resource needs are directed to the ED when not found in the directory.
  • While direct service is not our specific mission, we do not turn a veteran family away and the ED will step in complicated cases that require multiple organizations or difficult to locate resources.
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Mission

MCVC was founded with a vision to create a community united in the care of veterans. Our mission is to bring together the community to share information, knowledge, support, and resources in order to become a unified voice in advocating for veterans in our community by identifying issues and creating solutions, without duplicating services.

Goals

  • To provide a flow of relevant veteran information to be distributed to the community.
  • To become a unified voice in advocating for the veterans of our community.
  • Streamline care and resources while reducing the duplication of services.
  • Serve as an educational resource for community members and leaders on veteran issues.
  • To provide networking opportunities to all who serve veterans.
  • Involve surrounding counties to share in our community of veteran support.
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Values

  • We will value the opinions and contributions of all members with no single member’s voice or effort carrying more weight than others.
  • While there is an administrative leader of the Coalition, that leader is held accountable by every member.
  • It is our privilege and duty to serve our veterans as they have served us.
  • We believe a unified voice will enable us to create change.
  • We will value each other and treat each other with dignity and respect at all times, and remember the Coalition exists to serve veterans and each other.
  • We believe that through collaboration, each member organization will grow stronger.
  • We volunteer our time to humbly serve the veterans of our community.
  • The leadership philosophy of the Coalition is leadership among equals. Each of our members brings with them education, experience, and skills to contribute to our cause and should always be treated as a fellow professional.

History

The Montgomery County Veterans Coalition (MCVC) began meeting in August 2013, to connect like-minded organizations serving veterans. The purpose of the monthly meetings were to share information regarding Veterans and locate resources for Veterans in need. In 2014, the new Executive Director presented a vision of what MCVC could be, leading the charge to transform the nonprofit into more than a meeting.

The vision was of a daily functioning organization that brings our veteran community together, creating a centralized place of information and resources, veteran businesses, and the community. MCVC achieved 501(c)3 status in November 2016.  As our VSO Director Andrew Kester said, “MCVC is the glue that holds us together.” Between strong leadership and the membership’s commitment to the Coalition, MCVC has become the central source of veteran information for our community.

As a VA recognized Community Veterans Board, MCVC is the portal for education and a resource locator for our veteran community working with state, county, and city agencies in veteran advocacy and problem solving. MCVC is considered by the community as the expert on all things Veteran.

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About Us Community Impact Statement Through our monthly meeting, social media, and email A collaboration of over 300 members. We represent non-profits, churches, businesses, veteran orgs, and governmental agencies. Organizational Facebook had over 700,000 organic reaches in 2019 and emails that reach Montgomery, Houston, Stewart, Davidson, Rutherford, and Dickson County, including Ft. Campbell, Chattanooga, Jackson, and Christian County, KY. Created a previously non-existent vehicle to serve as a flow of veteran information. We have consistent organizational representation at our monthly meetings. Each month our meeting provides a presentation or class, networking, resourcing, and an open discussion to identify and
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