The VOAG Coalition

The VOAG Coalition advocates for the use of adjunct outdoor therapy to benefit those who have served. Our members represent organizations across boundless modalities, facilitating veterans' access to the diverse geography of our nation.

What is the Coalition?

Coalition partners collaborate to mutually support ongoing veteran outdoor experiences, and to establish standards of quality and best practices for outdoor therapy implementation.

We exist to integrate and elevate the interests of thousands of organizations in Washington with a more powerful, unified voice. Through our efforts, we will scale our community’s capacity to diversify approaches to veteran mental health by leveraging outdoor spaces that help unify us beyond our distinct military experiences.

 

Coalition Members

  • Crux Wilderness Therapy

    📍 San Diego, CA

    @cruxwilderness

    Our mission is to provide veterans and their families with sustainable long term strategies for physical and mental health by engaging in outdoor activities. More specifically our program focuses on education and instruction in outdoor rock climbing. We want veterans and active military that join us in our clinics to feel comfortable getting outdoors independently and with friends and family.

  • SUP

    📍 San Diego, CA

    @thesupvets

    The SUP Vets is a 501 (c) (3) helping our military heroes build better lives through the healing power of the ocean, shared camaraderie and the joy of stand up paddleboard surfing.

  • Military Mobility

    📍 Cody, Wyoming

    @militarymobility

    We are a non-profit organization specializing in off-road expeditions and resiliency training for veterans. Our mission is to put clients in a team environment which fosters comradery, trust, and inspires the realization that any challenge—no matter how great—can be overcome.

  • Arizona Trail Association Logo

    Arizona Trail Association VETS

    📍 Tucson, AZ

    @aztrailvets

    The Arizona National Scenic Trail is a complete non-motorized path, stretching 800 diverse miles across Arizona from Mexico to Utah. The ATA VETS Program was designed to create meaningful opportunities, on and off the trail, for military veterans. The VETS mission is to connect those who have served our country with fellow service members and the Arizona National Scenic Trail.

  • The Dirt Therapy Project

    📍 San Antonio, TX

    @dirttherapyproject

    Our mission is to get the Military Community on bikes, and in the great outdoors where they can discover their own path to healing. Our program brings over 30 years of riding mountain bikes and an obsession with the dirt to our veterans. The Dirt Therapy Project caters to riders of all skill levels from beginner to advanced. We help riders who have a basic MTB skill set to enjoy local trails and advance their riding through a community of talented individuals.

  • BHA Armed Forces Initiative

    📍 Nationwide

    @BHA_AFI

    Our vision is to provide members of the Military community with all the knowledge, experience, and passion needed to be fully operational as hunters and anglers in the forest, on the water, and as conservation stewards for habitat and wildlife as engaged advocates in the legislative process.

  • Camp Hero

    📍 McKee, KY

    @camp_hero_ky

    Camp Hero provides outdoor therapy, for veterans and first responders, through Nature Immersion activities, in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky. Types of activities include hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, atv riding, cave exploring, shooting, and archery. All activities are at not cost to participants, and may last anywhere from one to five days.

  • Skeleton Crew Adventures

    📍 Kemah, TX

    @skeletoncrewsailing

    Providing veterans and first responders, living with post-traumatic stress, the opportunity to heal at sea using research-based methods of learning to live with trauma through adventure therapy (AT).

  • Soldiers on Singletrack

    📍 Oakridge, OR
    @soldiersonsingletrackmtb

    Soldiers On Singletrack 501(c)(3) is a veteran led downhill & enduro mountain bike crew and race team. Our mission is to support veterans in managing service related stress by providing a community of like-minded individuals, who are pursuing a common purpose through the mental and physical challenge of high intensity mountain biking. We host regular group rides, provide skills & maintenance clinics, and support our race team through training and sponsorship resources.

  • Heroes’ Harvests

    📍 Boulder, CO

    @heroes_harvests

    Heroes' Harvests is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to provide our Nation’s service members, to include active duty military members, reserve, national guard, veterans, and Gold Star families, a dynamic therapeutic environment through exclusive hunting, fishing, and outdoor experiences. We also directly support our community members in conjunction with outfitters across different states and the Veteran’s Outdoor Advocacy Group (VOAG), for transitioning service members who seek a career in the outdoor industry.

  • Outdoors for all foundation logo

    Outdoors For All Foundation

    📍 Seattle, WA

    @outdoorsforall

    The Outdoors for All Foundation transforms lives through outdoor recreation. Founded in 1979 in the Pacific Northwest, Outdoors for All is a national leader in delivering adaptive and therapeutic recreation for children and adults with disabilities.

  • Highlander Events

    📍 Denver, CO

    @highlander_events

    Highlander Events is located in Denver, Co. and we host trail rucking and running races in some of the most epic mountain and desert locations in the USA. We acknowledge the positive impacts that the outdoors and completion of difficult tasks can have on our well-being, and hope to create a community of like-minded individuals who too like to spend their time out of their comfort zone. For those who seek comfort through DISCOMFORT.

  • SUP4TEAM

    📍 San Antonio, TX

    @sup4team

    SUP4TEAM is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that combines a love of standup Paddleboarding with a commitment to helping servant leaders. Our team is dedicated to bringing SUP and all its benefits to the servants among us. We are convinced of the therapeutic value of water sport in helping those whose service to others has often come with the burden of stress and isolation.

  • Two Wolf Foundation

    📍 Hamilton, MT

    @twowolffoundation

    Two Wolf Foundation offers the warrior a new mission. We mobilize our nation's combat veterans and first responders to serve with new purpose towards the protection, conservation, and sustainment of our US public land systems. Two Wolf Foundation brings our country's incredible warriors together to connect, serve, and grow stronger in unique and inspiring landscapes through overland adventure and land stewardship.

  • Climb4

    📍 Virginia Beach, VA

    @climb4_

    An idea that was born on the trails of the Pacific Northwest. CLIMB4 is a veteran-founded charity that provides necessary gear for veterans in need. Our goal is to enable healing of physical and emotional wounds through adventure in the great outdoors. We provide essential pieces of gear to get Veterans moving.

  • Huts for Vets

    📍 Basalt, CO

    @hutsforvets

    Huts for Vets offers no-cost wilderness therapy retreats to U.S. veterans and active duty service members. Our nature-based approach aims to provide unconventional psychological healing beyond traditional therapies.

    Our mission is to help veterans adjust to and enjoy civilian life by providing tools to enhance their mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional health. We offer immersive wilderness programs that feature guided hikes, group discussions, and community-building activities. Huts for Vets believes that addressing the whole person, including body, mind, and spirit, is essential to equip veterans with the tools they need to cope with trauma.

  • Sail to Win

    📍 Newport, RI

    @sail.to.win

    The mission for SAIL TO WIN is to honor and empower wounded veterans, first responders, and people that have served their community with disabilities by training, educating, and competing in sailing competitions around the globe. We bring adaptive and able-bodied athletes together, conduct training events, and facilitate opportunities for technology experts to assist service members with solutions that will help them become highly competitive in sailing and increase their everyday quality of life.

Does Your Organization Want To Join The Movement?

Reach out to learn more about our growing network.

In order to maximize the value the VOAG Coalition delivers, we ask that that all members and prospective members align to the following standards:

  1. Focused on delivering outdoor experiences intended to have a therapeutic or employment-related benefit

  2. Demonstrated history of hosting Veterans

  3. Demonstrated history of independent fundraising

  4. Organizational non-partisan affiliation

  5. Willingness to actively collaborate with other Coalition partners in sharing best practices for outdoor adjunct therapy implementation