Our Mission
The AYA Mission is a Veteran driven initiative by Veterans, for Veteran’s and their Families. We focus on gathering resources to facilitate participation with indigenous healers to combat trauma. We support sponsees by providing travel, housing, and the donations needed to participate in non-traditional mental health treatment.
Believing that no one person can combat trauma alone, an AYA Mission (Battle Buddy), partners with a sponsee in ceremony. Leading up to ceremony, sponsees establish a relationship with an AYA Mission Battle Buddy, and a ceremony facilitator to to ensure that all questions are answered, and thorough preparation takes place.
In the future, The AYA Mission plans to expand and provide follow up mentorship to our sponsees. After ceremony, a sponsee would be partnered with a Veteran that can assist with financial counseling, housing resources, and assistance with filing compensation and pensions claims.
If we can help our Veteran Community remove the veils of trauma that obscures our true potential, we then begin to strengthen the foundation for a forest to blossom!
- THE AYA TEAM -
THE AYA MISSION’S PROMISE
True to the medicine, and true to our mission. We have taken an oath and have made a promise to all Veterans who come seeking help. Here is our promise to you.
We Promise to never turn away any veteran in their time of need. We understand healing takes time, and we do not expect immediate results. Your actions during healing DO NOT DEFINE WHO YOU ARE. WE PROMISE WE WILL NOT ABANDON YOU.
Goal One
Identify veterans in need and raise funds to attend ceremonies
Goal Two
Raise awareness of alternative mental health treatment
Goal Three
Ensure all Veteran’s needs are taken care of before,during, and after ceremony.