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THE MISSION

CONTINUES HERE.

Operation Stable Ground is building a 90-day residential transition program designed to give recently separated veterans the housing, structure, mentorship, resources, and time they need to build stable civilian lives.

Leaving the military means more than changing jobs. For many veterans, it means losing the structure, housing, routine, leadership, community, and sense of direction that existed throughout their military service — all at once. Operation Stable Ground is being built to fill that gap.

– The Program

A Structured 90-Day Transition

Military service provides structure.

There is a place to live. A job to report to. A team. A routine. Leadership. Expectations. A paycheck. A mission.

Then separation happens.

A veteran may suddenly be responsible for rebuilding nearly every one of those systems at the same time.

Finding employment.
Finding housing.
Navigating VA benefits.
Managing money.
Building a new routine.
Creating a civilian support system.
Figuring out what comes next.

Operation Stable Ground exists to give veterans a place to work through that transition before instability becomes a crisis.

– WHAT WE’RE BUILDING

90 DAYS. NINE VETERANS. ONE MISSION.

Operation Stable Ground is developing a residential campus in Illinois built around a structured 90-day veteran transition program.

9

Private Veteran Cottages

90

Days of Structured Transition

~34

Veterans Served Annually at Initial Capacity

5,000 SQ. FT.

Planned Community & Program Center

$0

Program Housing Charge at Launch

– MORE THAN HOUSING

A PLACE TO LIVE IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

Each participant will receive an individualized transition plan focused on the areas that matter most for long-term independence.

HOUSING

Temporary private housing while participants work toward permanent housing.

CAREER

Resume development, job search preparation, interview skills, employer connections, education and training pathways.

FINANCIAL READINESS

Budgeting, banking, debt management, credit education and long-term financial planning.

BENEFITS NAVIGATION

Connecting veterans with appropriate VA, state, local and accredited veteran resources.

LIFE SKILLS

Building the practical systems required for independent civilian life.

MENTORSHIP

Accountability, peer connection and access to people willing to continue showing up.

WELLNESS

Physical activity, routine, nonclinical wellness support and connection to appropriate professional resources.

COMMUNITY

Helping veterans rebuild the sense of belonging that can disappear after leaving military service.

– OUR STANDARD

EVERY DAY SHOULD MOVE THE MISSION FORWARD.

Operation Stable Ground is not designed to be somewhere a veteran simply waits for 90 days. Every participant will work from an Individual Transition Plan.

Every program day should produce a documented:

Action

Decision

Skill

Connection

Application

Appointment

Accomplishment

Deliverable

Progress will be individualized, but progress will be expected.

– CAMPAIGN

HELP US BUILD STABLE GROUND

Campaign Goal

$6.25 MILLION

The recommended opening campaign is designed to build the campus, prepare it for operation, fund the first full year of programming, and establish responsible opening liquidity.