Hero's Bridge Village
Donate NowThe Need for the Hero’s Bridge Village
Prior military service, especially in combat, has been shown to greatly affect the aging process.
While some veterans do well, many others experience chronic illnesses from Agent Orange and other wartime exposures. The loss of a spouse, retirement, or illness often sends these heroes in a downward spiral and the military culture they know keeps them from asking for help. Every day we receive calls from hospitals, emergency rooms, social services, churches, and other organizations asking us to help with an older veteran they have come across. We can assist many of them in their own homes, but some situations are just too severe to help them where they are. They need a Village.
A safe, clean home is a basic necessity, essential to a human’s well-being and we have a responsibility to ensure every senior veteran has safe and supportive housing. For our older heroes, trying to sustain big unwieldy houses can be what tips the scales from independence to dependence
Hero’s Bridge Village will be first of its kind community dedicated exclusively to aging veterans to lift our aging veterans out of substandard living conditions and social isolation.
The Hero’s Bridge Village will radically change the lives of these veterans as well as the culture of our community. Our pocket community will prioritize socialization and wellness, not profit. It will be a place of peace and healing, not maximum square footage. Our veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam have already given so much, the least we can do for them is provide affordable and supportive housing.
We hope you will join us in our mission to make sure No Vet Is Left Behind!
Spend just 15 minutes to learn more about our region’s aging veterans living conditions to learn more about why the need for our village is so great.
George W. Bush Institute Stand-To VLP Scholar spotlight: Molly Brooks
Molly Brooks, CEO and Founder of Hero's Bridge and 2022 Veteran Leadership Scholar, shares how her organization is leading a movement serving our nation’s elderly veterans and how a Veteran Leadership Program collaboration is helping to maximize its impact. Please...
Hero’s Bridge Village Receives $1 Million in Federal Funds Secured by Congresswoman Wexton
Funding included in FY24 appropriations bills will support construction of new affordable housing and supportive services for aging veterans in Fauquier County WARRENTON, VIRGINIA – The nonprofit Hero’s Bridge has been awarded $1 million to support the construction of...
Spotlight: The Small But Mighty Creekside Veterans Club
The Creekside Veterans Club raised $10,000 for Hero's Bridge Village. "We are incredibly grateful for the Creekside Veterans Club's generous donation," said Molly Brooks, Founder and CEO of Hero's Bridge. "This donation will go a long way towards transforming The...
Congresswoman Wexton FY24 Community Project Funding Requests includes Hero’s Bridge Village
Rep. Wexton has submitted funding requests for important community projects in Virginia-10 to the House Appropriations Committee. Under guidelines issued by the Appropriations Committee, each Representative may request funding for up to 15 projects in their community...
Hero’s Bridge CEO Village Statement
We knew things would get harder as the Hero’s Bridge Village project matured. In the last 30 days, our project has been used in a political campaign, was the main topic of discussion during citizen’s time at the last Warrenton Town Council meeting, and took the front...
Hero’s Bridge Village FAQs
Aren’t Veterans dangerous, will my family be safe? This will be senior housing for veterans 65 and older who are long past any trouble making days. The vast majority of them never had any trouble making days. With an all woman staff, we have served hundreds of older...
Tempers flare over veterans affordable housing project proposed for Warrenton
Tensions ran high during a recent Warrenton Town Council meeting when several residents spoke out against “Hero’s Bridge Village,” a 44-unit affordable housing project for senior veterans proposed for land owned by the Warrenton United Methodist Church. The project...
Supporting Aging Veterans: An In-Depth Look at Hero’s Bridge and the Challenges Ahead
Have you ever wondered about the unique challenges our older veterans face? Today, Molly Brooks joined Willing Warriors. Molly paints a vivid picture of her journey, tracing back to her childhood as the daughter of a Vietnam veteran and her 30 years of experience as a...
Celebrate the Holidays with Hero’s Bridge
Remember a Hero This Holiday Season Wreaths Across America Day has a mission to Remember, Honor and Teach by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at National Cemeteries throughout the country a total of 2,500 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea, and...
Behind the Brick: Creekside Veterans Club
When the Creekside Veterans Club launched less than a year ago, they knew right away that they wanted to become a philanthropic organization that raised money to benefit other veteran organizations. "We decided to focus on three local nonprofits, Hero's Bridge, Semper...
Behind the Brick: Warrenton VFW Post 9835
On May 19, 1948, 90 local World War I and II veterans banded together as Charter members of the Fauquier County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9835 in Warrenton, Virginia. In April 1974, the Post was re-named in honor of WWII veteran (and past Post Commander)...
LETTER: Hero’s Bridge trying to build a village for elderly veterans
Prior military service, especially in combat, has been shown to greatly affect the aging process. While some veterans do well, many others experience a recurrence of PTSD, depression and chronic illnesses from Agent Orange and other wartime exposures. The loss of a...