Creating community and advancing equity for underrepresented veterans

Who We Are

Our vision is a just world that empowers minority veterans

A Collective Voice

Local and National

An Inclusive Community

No Federal Funding

Minority Veterans of America does not take any form of federal funding to provide culturally competent and tailored services and programs to our members.

Become a Member

Membership is FREE and open to minority veterans, their families, and allies of our community.

What We Do

Housing & Case Management

Veterans in King County, WA can access our case management and housing programs based at the Minority Vets Community Center. These programs are designed to build community, provide essential services, and create pathways to stability and success.

Training & Education

By delivering culturally-informed, intersectional programming focused on key behavioral health topics, resource navigation, suicide prevention and mental wellness, we empower community members and providers to advocate for themselves and each other.

Advocacy & Policy

Our legal and advocacy efforts are driven by certainty that effectively supporting our nation’s veterans requires addressing social and structural inequalities. Our policy priorities are based on the real lives of real veterans to ensure they receive the care, recognition, and support that they earned.

Community Engagement

We regularly host events and workshops to foster community and connection and help veterans access essential services. Our partnerships with community-based organizations and national veteran groups enable us to offer a comprehensive and holistic support system.

Get Involved

Support MVA and help us secure justice for our collective communities.

Invest in the future of the minority veteran community and help power the movement by volunteering with, donating to, or sponsoring Minority Veterans of America.

MVA In The Press

“1.2 million veterans have lost their VA providers under the Trump administration…”

“Stripping that basic medical function away is not about cost or bureaucracy, it’s about punishment. By banning VA providers from writing these letters…”

Hegseth is “America’s culture warrior, and is bringing that particular lens into leading the Department of Defense…”

“It sends a dangerous message to every LGBTQ+ service member and veteran that their sacrifice is second-class…”

“If you gut the recommendations that have to do with specific populations experiencing these barriers differently, and you don’t invest in…

“Stripping away veterans’ access to reproductive health care is a betrayal of the sacrifice and service that folks have made to protect the rights…

“In a statement, Lindsay Church, executive director of Minority Veterans of America, said the VA’s decision to roll back protections for gender-affirming care…

“The state of veterans services is imperiled. We are watching the gutting of the Department of Veterans Affairs…”

“If I can’t use [my healthcare plan] because I’m scared of being harassed and intimidated, and experiencing physical violence in a bathroom, I can’t use the system”

The administration,” Church said, “is making it harder for women, LGBTQ+ people and Black Americans to have any sense of belonging in the armed forces…

Is it worth it for me to get my care at VA? Am I safe to do so? What are the discriminatory factors that I will have to face in order for me to even go…

Lindsay Church, co-founder and executive director of the nonprofit Minority Veterans of America, called the VA ban “a direct attack on veterans’ freedoms…

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