VETERAN STABILITY + CONNECTION PROGRAM
Stability. Connection. A way forward.
Because suicide prevention is more than mental health care.
The Veterans Stability & Connection Program supports veterans with the practical and relational pieces that affect well-being: connection, peer support, resource navigation, employment, and coordinated care.
Funded through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program
Suicide prevention happens in community
More than what happens inside a clinical setting.
Challenges involving housing, employment, finances, relationships, isolation, transportation, health care access, and navigating benefits can all affect a Veteran's stability and well-being. The Veteran Stability + Connection Program works alongside Veterans to identify needs, strengthen protective factors, build connection, and navigate practical resources before challenges become crises.
How we can help
Community-based support across what matters most.
Outreach + Connection
Connecting with Veterans in the community, including Veterans who may not currently be connected with VA services.
Case Management
Individualized support identifying needs, developing goals, coordinating resources, and navigating barriers.
Veteran Peer Support
Connection with trained Veteran peers who understand military culture and can provide support, encouragement, and resource navigation.
Housing Stability
Navigation and connection to housing resources and other supports that may improve stability.
Employment + Vocational Support
Support navigating employment resources, vocational opportunities, and barriers affecting work.
Benefits + Resource Navigation
Help identifying and connecting with VA, federal, state, local, and community benefits and resources for which Veterans and their families may be eligible.
Transportation + Practical Support
Navigation and eligible assistance addressing practical barriers that may make it harder to access services or maintain stability.
Social Connection + Wellness
Opportunities that strengthen connection, belonging, well-being, and community engagement.
Warm Handoffs + Coordinated Referrals
When a Veteran needs health care, mental-health treatment, substance-use treatment, housing assistance, legal services, or another specialized service, program staff can help connect and coordinate with VA and community providers.
Who the program is for
Eligibility is broader than a diagnosis.
The SSG Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program serves eligible Veterans and certain former service members who are experiencing factors associated with suicide risk. Eligibility is broader than whether someone has a mental-health diagnosis.
Risk factors may include challenges involving:
Program eligibility is determined through the required SSG Fox screening and enrollment process.
Our service area
Serving eligible Veterans in our approved geographic area.
The Alignment Collective's Veteran Stability + Connection Program serves eligible Veterans in the geographic service area approved through our VA SSG Fox award, most of Oregon and Southwest Washington. Verified service-area information will be listed here. Please contact us to learn whether you or someone you know may be eligible.
A non-clinical program
Community-based support — not psychotherapy.
Veteran Stability + Connection is a community-based, non-clinical suicide-prevention program. SSG Fox grant-funded services provided through this program are not psychotherapy or ongoing clinical mental-health treatment.
When clinical care is appropriate, our team can help Veterans connect with VA, community providers, or other appropriate health and mental-health resources.
The Alignment Collective partners with a separate mental-health clinic Mind Body Align Counseling and may provide clinical services to eligible clients through separate programs, funding, insurance, VA Community Care, or other appropriate arrangements
Learn more about clinical mental health servicesBuilt around connection
Support that meets Veterans where they are.
The program is designed to feel approachable, community-centered, and grounded in the values that define The Alignment Collective. Support may involve:
Working with VA + community partners
Effective prevention requires coordination across systems.
The program works to connect Veterans with appropriate resources across VA, Veteran-serving organizations, housing resources, employment resources, benefits programs, community organizations, health and mental-health providers, and other appropriate local resources.
About the funding
Supported by the VA SSG Fox Grant Program.
The Veteran Stability + Connection Program is supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program.
The national SSG Fox program supports community-based suicide-prevention efforts designed to reach eligible Veterans and families and strengthen connection to resources and care.
Funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs supports this program. VA funding does not constitute endorsement of every service or statement on The Alignment Collective website beyond the actual grant award.
About the SSG Fox Grant ProgramNeed help now?
This program is not an emergency or crisis-response service. If you are a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one, contact the Veterans Crisis Line:
Let's get connected
We'd like to hear from you.
Whether you're a Veteran looking for support, a family member, a community organization, or a Veteran-serving partner, reach out and we'll connect you with the right person.