Over 60% of Americans are lonely, placing them at greater risk of long-term chronic and fatal health conditions like heart disease, dementia, depression, and suicide.
We believe that self-expression through poetry, writing, and art in safe community can heal our modern epidemic of loneliness.
Help us make 2025 the year we prove it.
Over 60% of Americans are lonely, placing them at greater risk of long-term chronic and fatal health conditions like heart disease, dementia, depression, and suicide.
We believe that self-expression through poetry, writing, and art in safe community can heal our modern epidemic of loneliness.
Help us make 2025 the year we prove it.
#MissionBelonging
$50,888 of $125,000 Raised
Counter updated periodically throughout the week, includes all giving sources, and matching dollars.
What is Mission Belonging?
Mission Belonging brings together military, veteran, and military-connected participants to experience self-discovery and expression through poetry and visual art in a safe community space. Through recurring experience, participants make connections and build a community that counteracts loneliness and social isolation. An annual celebration and public performance allows veterans, military, and military families / caregivers to find their voice and experience the power of being witnessed.
Invest in #MissionBelonging
From November 16th through December 31st, with your help, we will raise $125,000 to fund our 2025 Mission Belonging programs, and support research efforts to prove the power of creative community experiences to counter the devastating effects of loneliness.
You can support #MissionBelonging in three ways. You can hold your own fundraising event, online or in-person, to get your friends and family involved in our work. You can invest in Mission Belonging yourself. You can also share our message online. Any action, large or small, helps the world become a little less lonely in 2025.
We’re excited to share that until the end of the year, your support for #MissionBelonging will have twice the impact! Thanks to a generous funder, all contributions up to $50,000 will be matched dollar for dollar.
#GiveBelonging and help us make the world a little less lonely next year.
Fundraise Online to #GiveBelonging
Your fundraising efforts play a pivotal role in advancing our mission, and together, we are poised to make a profound impact on countless lives. Find tools below to create a personal fundraiser using your Facebook or Instagram accounts.
Click the button below to create a Personal Fundraiser on Facebook.
Must be signed into your Facebook account. Find short tutorial video here.
Click the button below to create* a Personal Fundraiser on Instagram.
*Once the Instagram button is clicked above, you will be taken to our Instagram profile. When there, click the "SUPPORT" button, then "CREATE FUNDRAISER." This can only be done using Instagram mobile apps for iOS or Android. Instagram Fundraising is not available on desktop or mobile web browsers. Find short tutorial video here.
For our instructional videos on fundraiser setup & some tips for holding a successful fundraiser, click here.
Share to #GiveBelonging
Help spread the word about CBAW's #GiveBelonging Campaign using our social media sharing kit. Click below to view the complete kit.
ABOUT CBAW
Community Building Art Works builds bridges between veterans and citizens through creative expression. We use the language of creativity to promote empathy, foster understanding, and create a vibrant, diverse community. We envision a world where the power of creative expression fosters empathy, healing, and unity among veterans and citizens alike. A world where shared experiences of art fuel personal and social transformation, ignite connections, and build understanding across differences. We are a driving force that cultivates communities where every individual, regardless of background, finds their voice, their purpose, and belonging.