V4V 2019-2021 Strategic Plan

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Mission

To be a leading advocate focused on unmet needs of Minnesota Veterans through education, Strategic Partnerships, and Financial assistance to effective and supportive organizations.

Vision

To be a leading, productive resource for financial aid to organizations focused on supporting veterans in Minnesota through:

• Effective administrative operations
• Productive networks with the Minnesota veteran community
• High impact results applied to a broad veteran community

A community in Minnesota where no veteran is left without a resource, where every veteran has the opportunity for enhanced and meaningful participation in the community, and where dynamic partnerships exist between organizations that serve veterans.

Values

We operate with a specific set of values:

• Inherent respect
  • First for all veterans and their families
  • Also to caregivers and those committed to serving veterans
• Integrity
  • Transparency in our process
  • Communication of grant guidelines and priorities
  • Participation of Commissioner of MN Dept of Veterans Affairs
• Independence
  • Participation from many veterans groups
  • Input and information from VSO leadership / MNDVA
  • Leverage rotating board members and officers

Our focus areas are:

• End of Life Care
• Mental Health
• Veterans Transportation
• Veterans Health and Healthy living
• Veterans outreach through community organizations who can play a positive role in quality of life for veterans.
• Recreational programs for veterans
• Programs supporting volunteerism, especially youth volunteers.
• “Seed Money” for new innovative veterans support initiatives.
• Influence, initiate and fund programs supporting MN veterans where needed
  • Seek partnerships with supportive organizations to address unmet needs of MN veterans.