Our Mission and Vision
Mission:
Our mission is to harness the power of gaming and innovative technologies to reduce veteran suicide, foster resilience, and build stronger communities. Through transformative gaming experiences, mental health support, and mentorship, we empower veterans to thrive in civilian life while supporting 100,000 veterans by 2025.
Vision:
We envision a future where every veteran has access to meaningful mental health support, community, and personal growth through gaming. By blending cutting-edge AI, community-driven events, and holistic wellness, we aim to create a world where veterans lead healthier, connected, and purpose-driven lives.
Warrior GMR Foundation Initiatives: Building Towards 2025
Our mission is to unite veterans and gamers, promoting mental and physical well-being through a range of impactful programs aimed at supporting 100,000 veterans by 2025.
- Community Events: Our gaming tournaments and leagues, online and in-person, help veterans and youth build lasting bonds while fostering learning and growth. This extends into our 2025 Veterans Day Invitational, an event designed to unite veterans through gaming.
- Mental & Physical Health: We incorporate mental health discussions and physical wellness into our programs, encouraging participants to adopt positive habits. The 2025 Mental Health and Gaming Summit will focus on the connection between gaming and mental health, providing sponsors a platform for impact.
- Community & Mentorship: Veterans mentor younger gamers within our community events and on Discord, sharing life experiences and learning from youth perspectives. In 2025, we aim to scale these efforts, leveraging the reach of our Veteran Resilience Support System (VRSS) to foster more peer-to-peer support.
- Leadership & Resilience Training: We use gaming to teach essential life skills like leadership, resilience, and teamwork. As we expand into Operation Sentinel, sponsors have the chance to back a pioneering initiative that uses gaming to build resilience and reduce isolation among veterans.
- Mindfulness & Stress Management: Mindfulness and stress management techniques are integrated into all our events, helping participants develop emotional balance in gaming and life. These practices will be a key focus at the 2025 National Security and Gaming Summit, highlighting the importance of resilience for veterans transitioning to civilian life.
By 2025, Warrior GMR Foundation aims to transform the gaming world into a space of holistic support and community-building for veterans, empowering them to lead healthier, more connected lives.
Our History
The Warrior GMR Foundation was created with a singular vision: to unite gamers and military veterans in a purpose-driven community that fosters understanding, mental resilience, and mutual growth. Our platform bridges the gap between veterans and gaming through impactful in-person and online events that promote camaraderie and meaningful connections.
A key milestone in our journey was the most recent Warrior GMR Mental Health and Gaming Summit, hosted at Howard University, where the Secretary of Veterans Affairs joined us to speak about the critical importance of mental health for veterans. Additionally, our Discord community has become a central hub for ongoing dialogue, mentorship, and support, offering veterans a space to share experiences and build lasting connections. Every event and interaction within our ecosystem strengthens the mental well-being and unity of the community we serve.