WELCOME TO GI GREEN
A place to belong, heal, grow, and serve again.
GI Green is a Veteran-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2021. After ten years of legislative and Veteran advocacy—and seeing both the best and worst of nonprofit service—we created an organization grounded in transparency, honesty, and integrity.
We meet Veterans where they are. Whether you come to plant a garden, make art, share a meal, volunteer, attend an event, or simply be around people who understand, you have a place here.
WHAT WE DO
More ways to reconnect with life and community
Our programs support the whole person and welcome Veterans of every branch, era, ability, and background.
Peer Support
Veterans connecting with Veterans through shared experience, encouragement, and a judgment-free community.
Events
Welcoming whole-health, wellness, recognition, and resource events for Veterans and their families.
Therapeutic Art
Creative activities that encourage expression, reflection, confidence, and healthy connection.
Gardening
Accessible gardens and hands-on growing experiences that cultivate calm, purpose, and practical skills.
Community Building
Shared activities that reduce isolation and build lasting friendships, belonging, and purpose after service.
Food Drives
Community food collections and direct support that help Veterans and families through difficult seasons.
Whole Health
Education and experiences centered on movement, nourishment, resilience, and personal wellness goals.
Advocacy & Resources
Trusted information, referrals, education, and a stronger voice for the needs of Veterans.
CLASSES COMING TO GI GREEN
Build strength at your own pace.
Supportive classes created to help Veterans and community members feel stronger, steadier, and more connected—without judgment or pressure.
INCLUSIVE MOVEMENT
Physical Fitness for Everyone
Welcoming fitness classes for all bodies, ages, experience levels, and abilities. Movements can be adapted so each person can participate safely and work toward their own goals.
SIX-WEEK VETERAN SERIES
Veterans Grow Forward
A coach-led path toward trauma healing with six 90-minute classes focused on safety, steadiness, daily rhythms, invisible wounds without shame, connection, and a personal forward plan.
Coaching education—not therapy. Trauma disclosure is never required, and you choose your goal and pace.
SHOW UP AS YOU ARE
Events built around connection—not pressure.
From Veterans Whole Health & Wellness Day and recognition programs to garden gatherings, creative workshops, food drives, resource fairs, and family-friendly community activities, GI Green creates opportunities to participate at your own pace.
OUR PROMISE
Every event is designed to be welcoming, useful, and respectful of each Veteran’s individual journey.
NEW GI GREEN PROJECTS
Coloring books created with understanding
Thoughtful resources by Tanya Bailey, Founder of GI Green, created for women Veterans and Veteran families.
FOR WOMEN VETERANS
Her Next Chapter
An adult coloring book for women Veterans returning to civilian life—created to encourage reflection, self-compassion, reconnection, and strength.
FOR CHILDREN AGES 6–10
Why Mom Is Different Now
A coloring and activity book that helps children understand a Veteran mom’s visible and invisible disabilities—with the reminder that different does not mean less.
