Our Mission: Recognizing isolation and loss of camaraderie as factors contributing to the tragedy of over 44 military veterans committing suicide each day, Heroes Outreach Program (HOP) establishes local outreach gatherings in communities to provide awareness, education, and prevention resources.

While we strive every day to support veterans and first responders in every way, our primary focus is on providing Gatherings in towns close to them.  A Gathering is simply a location, usually a cafe or diner in their town, where veterans and first responders meet, once a week to share a meal. There is no agenda or procedure to these Gatherings. They are simply a safe, familiar place and time for veterans and first responders to gather to share a meal. Through these Gatherings, our participants provide a sort of peer-support network that helps them through their daily lives. Simply by sharing a meal and talking with their fellow participants, the veteran or first responder finds comfort and relaxation they can not feel anywhere else.  The program started in 2016. Since then we have had numerous participants tell us how we have helped them and some have even admitted that the program has saved their lives.
     It is our intention, and goal, to have a Gathering every day within 20 miles of every veteran and first responder in the United States.