Staff, partners, and friends:

In this time of loss, anger, and sorrow in our community, and as we reflect on injustice and hardship, we at MACV are keenly aware of the challenges that our Veterans are going through. For many it is trauma upon trauma.

Our staff are members of our Minnesota community, many are Veterans, and some are still serving themselves.

I am proud that we as an organization continue to show up, through our grief, for our Veterans, and for our communities that we care deeply about.

Please know that we continue to operate.

We continue to bring our energy, creativity, and compassion to our community’s Veterans.

If you are working with Veterans who are struggling, with housing, employment, or legal issues, continue to refer them to MACV.

If you are working with Veterans who are struggling in ways that we did not imagine before the past week, or the past months from the Covid-19 pandemic, please refer them to MACV and we will problem solve and serve those who have served us.

Please share this message to other partners on your team and in the community who are working with Veterans.

Be well as we repair our systems and communities to work for all of our neighbors.