Minority Veterans of America

Minority veterans community and advocacy nonprofit · Co-founded in 2017 in Seattle by Lindsay Church and Katherine Pratt; receives no federal funding

A community built for the veterans the legacy service organizations were not pictured around: veterans of color, women, LGBTQ+ veterans, and religious-minority veterans. Minority Vets runs dedicated program communities for each, publishes member voices, and convenes an annual Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Summit — the 2026 edition was announced for Georgetown Law on September 28, 2026. Alongside the belonging, it does concrete navigation work: housing, case management, and advocacy for families the system underserves.

Why we carry them. When the VSO hall does not picture your family, this is the room that does — community first, with real navigation help attached.

Start here — their essential work

• Minority Vets to Hold 2026 Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Summit at Georgetown Law (2026-09-28) — The announcement of its 2026 summit at Georgetown Law — its flagship convening on equity for underrepresented veterans.
• Minority Vets Names Newest Cohort of Trailblazers in Veterans Advocacy (2026-05-28) — Its 2026 Trailblazers cohort: the advocates it is lifting up as the next leadership of the minority-veteran movement.
• LGBTQIA+ Veterans — Its dedicated community and resource hub for LGBTQIA+ veterans — a population VA policy has swung at with every administration.
• Veterans of Color — The program community for veterans of color: connection, resources, and advocacy aimed at disparities in benefits and care.
• Women Veterans — Its women veterans program — community and navigation for the fastest-growing group in the veteran population.
• Building Belonging Through Storytelling — From its Voices section: why member storytelling is the organization’s core method for building belonging.

Summaries are ours. The work is theirs — we link to it, we don’t lift it. Visit Minority Veterans of America →