No Veteran Navigates Alone
Help us keep one-on-one guidance free for every Michigan veteran and family who asks.
Our goal: $50,000 — funds a full year of free navigation across all six focus areas.
Secure giving through Lite Raise. Every gift goes straight to our work for Michigan veterans and families.
Every day, a Michigan veteran or military family hits a dead end — a denied claim, a waitlist, a form nobody explained, a crisis with no clear number to call. Mi Service Matters is the person who picks up, sorts it out, and stays on the line until it’s handled.
That help is always free to the people who earned it — and this campaign is how we keep it that way. We don’t hand you a list and wish you luck. We connect veterans and families to benefits, healthcare, mental-health and wellness support, housing, financial stability, and education, and we walk the whole maze beside them. Your gift pays for the hours, the follow-through, and the local partnerships that turn “I don’t know where to start” into “I got what I needed.”
Give today and put your name behind a Michigan where no one who served has to navigate it alone.
Always free
The veteran never pays. Your gift is why.
Every dollar keeps the door open
We don't fundraise for overhead — we fundraise for the hours it takes to stand beside a veteran until it's handled.
Free, confidential navigation
Real people, real time, no cost to the veteran — the heart of everything we do.
Hands-on claims & appeals help
Support with the paperwork, records, and denied claims most people give up on.
A vetted Michigan network
Warm hand-offs to trusted clinics, agencies, legal aid, and fellow nonprofits.
Peer support & resource events
Connections to someone who’s walked the same road, and events that reach whole communities.
Pick a level — or give any amount you like
Each level comes with a small thank-you. Prefer to choose your own amount or give monthly? You can set that up when you donate.
Helps cover a first call that points a veteran to the right starting place.
A personal thank-you and your name on our online Wall of Supporters.
Helps a family pull together records and file a benefits claim the right way.
Everything above, plus a “No One Navigates Alone” enamel pin.
Helps fund start-to-finish navigation on a full case — first call to resolution.
Plus a Mi Service Matters challenge coin.
Helps keep free help open across all six focus areas for a week.
Plus a Mi Service Matters cap or tee.
Helps underwrite a community resource event that reaches dozens of families in a day.
Plus event recognition and a signed thank-you from our team.
Helps sustain a month of peer-support connections for veterans and families.
Plus featured recognition on our site and an invitation to our annual gathering.
Want to give another way, set up a monthly gift, or talk about a larger commitment? Reach out and we’ll help you find the right fit.
Safe, simple giving through Lite Raise
When you donate, you’ll head to our secure Lite Raise page to finish your gift. Your payment details are handled by Lite Raise — we never see your card number.
Thank you for standing with those who served.
Your support is the reason a Michigan veteran or family will hear 'yes, we can help' instead of 'you're on your own.'