Program in development
Outdoor Hope for Veterans and Service Members
Those who served our country — and the families who carry their legacy — deserve a community that continues to show up for them. Our commitment to service extends to the broader military, veteran, and Gold Star family community.
What we envision
A place for those who served.
Rooted in Tennessee but open to those who have served from across the country, we want veterans, service members, and Gold Star families to know there is a place for them here.
Tennessee Outdoor Hope is developing opportunities for veterans, active-duty service members, transitioning service members, and Gold Star families to step away from everyday pressures, reconnect with the outdoors, strengthen camaraderie, and rediscover connection, community, resilience, and purpose.
Through hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, conservation, outdoor adventure, ranch experiences, retreats, and simply spending time outdoors together, we envision creating opportunities where members of the military, veteran, and Gold Star family community can decompress, reconnect, build relationships, and experience the restorative value of the outdoors.
Who this welcomes
This program is being built for those who served and those who loved them.
Outdoor Hope for Veterans and Service Members is being developed to welcome the whole military family — those who wore the uniform, those who are still serving, and the families who carry the weight of service and loss.
Veterans
Men and women who have completed their service and are looking for community, camaraderie, and a renewed sense of purpose in the outdoors.
Active-duty & transitioning service members
Those still serving and those moving into civilian life — a place to decompress, connect, and build what comes next alongside peers.
Gold Star families
Families who have lost a loved one in service to our country. A community that honors their sacrifice and offers connection, belonging, and time in the outdoors together.
This program is in development. As it grows, we hope to welcome participants from Tennessee and across the United States — and to meet the unique needs of each group with care, respect, and the right partners.
Built through partnership
Supporting those who served should never be one organization's job alone.
Partnership will be central to the Tennessee Outdoor Hope veteran, service-member, and Gold Star family mission. As this program develops, we intend to build relationships with national, state, and local Veteran Service Organizations, Gold Star family organizations, veteran-led nonprofits, military installations and units, outdoor organizations, peer-support networks, businesses, community organizations, and qualified organizations specializing in veteran wellness and trauma support.
Organizations and networks we hope to engage
The organizations below represent prospective relationships and potential future collaborators only. None is currently a partner, sponsor, supporter, affiliate, or collaborator of Tennessee Outdoor Hope, and no endorsement should be implied.
- The American Legion
- AMVETS
- Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
- Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
- Team Red, White & Blue
- Wounded Warrior Project
- The Mission Continues
- Semper Fi & America's Fund
- REBOOT Recovery / Military REBOOT
- Gold Star family organizations
- Other national, state, and local veteran-serving organizations
- Military installations and individual military units
- Veteran peer-support organizations
- Veteran-focused outdoor organizations
- Veteran-owned businesses
- Outdoor industry partners
- Community organizations serving military families
A national welcome with Tennessee roots
Tennessee is our home. Those who served have a home here.
Supporting those who served — and the families who carry their legacy — should not stop at the Tennessee state line.
As Tennessee Outdoor Hope grows, we envision welcoming veterans, service members, and Gold Star families from across the United States to participate in outdoor experiences, retreats, community, and future programming.
Our Tennessee roots will remain central to who we are while Camp Outdoor Hope can eventually become a destination where those who served can reconnect with the outdoors and with one another.
Connecting veterans with deeper support
We focus on the outdoors — and connect you with the right support.
Outdoor experiences and community can create meaningful opportunities for connection, resilience, camaraderie, and renewed purpose. We also recognize that Tennessee Outdoor Hope should not attempt to provide services outside our expertise.
As our veteran programming develops, we intend to explore relationships with established veteran-serving, peer-support, wellness, and trauma-support organizations. This includes exploring potential future collaboration with REBOOT Recovery and its Military REBOOT program — a prospective relationship only, not a current partnership.
What we can uniquely provide
- The Outdoors
- Community
- Camaraderie
- Adventure
- Connection
- Service
- Purpose
Trusted partner organizations can provide specialized programs and resources within their respective areas of expertise.
Future vision
Camp Outdoor Hope, envisioned for those who served.
Camp Outdoor Hope does not yet exist and none of the programming below currently operates. As Tennessee Outdoor Hope grows, we envision Camp Outdoor Hope becoming a place where veterans, service members, and Gold Star families from Tennessee and across the United States can participate in:
- Hunting and fishing experiences
- Outdoor retreats
- Camping and hiking
- Conservation projects
- Ranch experiences
- Outdoor skills
- Fellowship and community
- Veteran gatherings
- Leadership opportunities
- Peer connection
- Service opportunities
- Programs delivered alongside trusted veteran-serving organizations
We also envision Camp Outdoor Hope becoming a place where organizations specializing in veteran support could potentially deliver programming alongside our outdoor experiences. That could eventually include organizations such as REBOOT Recovery / Military REBOOT if a formal relationship is established in the future.
From service to continued purpose
For many veterans, service does not end when the uniform comes off.
Tennessee Outdoor Hope wants to provide opportunities not only for veterans to receive community and outdoor experiences, but also for those who desire it to continue making a difference.
Planned ways to serve
- Volunteers
- Outdoor leaders
- Conservation volunteers
- Event volunteers
- Program supporters
- Community ambassadors
- Mentors
Safeguarding boundary
Participation in veteran programming never automatically qualifies someone to work with youth. Any veteran or service member seeking a youth-facing role must complete all applicable Tennessee Outdoor Hope requirements:
- Screening
- Background checks
- Safeguarding requirements
- Training
- Volunteer requirements
- Supervision requirements
The connection between our missions
Two pathways, one organization.
Our youth mission remains the primary mission of Tennessee Outdoor Hope. Veteran and service-member programming is a developing component of the broader vision — and not every veteran participant becomes a youth mentor.
For youth
Outdoors
Mentorship
Confidence
Leadership
Opportunity
Hope
For those who served
Outdoors
Connection
Camaraderie
Resilience
Purpose
Community
United by
Tennessee Outdoor Hope
You served. You still matter. There is community here. There is more ahead.
Partner with us
Help us build it.
Are you part of a Veteran Service Organization, Gold Star family organization, military unit, veteran-led nonprofit, outdoor organization, business, peer-support organization, or community that wants to help those who served — and the families who carry their legacy — reconnect through the outdoors? We want to hear from you.
Whether you can help provide outdoor experiences, land access, equipment, volunteers, funding, specialized veteran resources, participant referrals, or simply want to explore what we could build together, Tennessee Outdoor Hope welcomes the conversation.
Tennessee Outdoor Hope Foundation is currently in development. Certain programs, partnerships, nonprofit designations, and services described on this website represent the organization's intended operating model and long-term vision and may not yet be active.