Brothers Keeper Veteran Foundation

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Brothers Keeper Veteran Foundation Our mission is to raise awareness of and destigmatize military-based mental health issues. 501c3.
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The Connection Classic isn’t really about golf.It’s about putting veterans, families, supporters, and a community that c...
09/04/2026

The Connection Classic isn’t really about golf.

It’s about putting veterans, families, supporters, and a community that cares in the same place.

Because connection creates conversations.
Conversations build trust.
And sometimes, one connection is what makes someone finally reach out.

Every player who tees off. Every sponsor who steps up. Every dollar raised helps Brothers Keeper Veteran Foundation be there when that moment comes.

Come for the golf.
Leave knowing you helped keep the mission moving.

Sign up now at bkvf.org

THE MISSION DOESN’T END WHEN THE UNIFORM COMES OFF.Every gathering. Every mile. Every round. It’s another reason to show...
08/31/2026

THE MISSION DOESN’T END WHEN THE UNIFORM COMES OFF.

Every gathering. Every mile. Every round.

It’s another reason to show up.
Another chance to reconnect.
Another reminder that no veteran has to carry life alone.

This is more than a calendar of events.
This is how we keep the brotherhood alive.

Join us at bkvf.org

08/29/2026

Veteran care doesn't stop with the veterans.

Most people know BKVF supports veterans directly, but few know we also support the families, spouses, and caregivers walking alongside them.

That's why we created Homefront Connection: a family support program where our clinical team educates and equips spouses and caregivers to understand what their veteran is going through...no matter the treatment or modality and how to actually help them heal, together.

Because eventually, every veteran comes home.
And healing has to happen on both sides.

Homefront Connection meets every Tuesday, 4:30–5:30 PM EST.

Learn more or get connected: bkvf.org → Support/Programs

You don't carry this alone either.

08/26/2026

"They come in, in survival mode."

That's how Cameron Richmond, our Chaplain and Peer Support Specialist, describes the veterans who walk through our doors.

Our job isn't just to help them survive. It's to help them stabilize. And then to thrive.

And here's the part that gets us every time: some of the veterans we help come back. Not because they have to...because they want to. Some volunteer. Some are on staff now. All of them happier than when they arrived.

That's not a coincidence. That's what happens when someone finally has people in their corner.

Learn more at bkvf.org

NO ONE CARRIES IT ALONE.Saturday we put 3 rounds on the clock for Chris “Slick” Cathers.A third of a mile with the bag o...
08/24/2026

NO ONE CARRIES IT ALONE.

Saturday we put 3 rounds on the clock for Chris “Slick” Cathers.

A third of a mile with the bag on your shoulder. 44 tosses. 54 pull-ups while your partner holds the weight you just put down. 91 air squats.

Thrive, stabilize, survive, in that order, the same order it works in real life.

Partners split the reps however they wanted. Nobody split the weight of it.

That is the whole point. Connection is prevention.

You do not get through the hard part by being tough enough on your own, you get through it because somebody is standing there holding the bag while you catch your breath.

To everyone who showed up, paid, carried, counted reps, cheered, and stayed after: thank you. You turned a workout into something that actually funds help for veterans who need it.

Our sponsors made it happen:
CrossFit Blue Light for the floor and community
CAP’s for feeding everybody afterward
Echelon USA for the energy that got people through round three
J&K's Divine Care Lab Services for IV hydration
Optimize U Clarksville for the recovery station
Baja Gold Salt Co. for keeping everyone upright

Slick, we carried it together, brother.

Video coming soon.

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To every veteran, active service member, officer, firefighter, and first responder... thank you doesn't feel like enough...
08/20/2026

To every veteran, active service member, officer, firefighter, and first responder... thank you doesn't feel like enough. So we're throwing you a night at the ballpark.

Join us for Heroes at the Ballpark, hosted with appreciation by Joe Sosh and Careyann & MyMortgageTeam.

Saturday, September 19th | 6:35 PM
A Night of Baseball, Community & Appreciation
Adults-only appreciation event

Bring your service ID and come be celebrated. You've earned it.

Nashville Sounds | First Horizon Park
Saturday, September 19th, Game Time: 6:35 PM

08/19/2026

3 days.

This Saturday, we honor Chris "Slick" Cathers the way he'd want to be honored: hard work, community, and people showing up for each other.

No one carries it alone. Connection is prevention. That's not just this workout's tagline, it's the whole reason Brothers Keeper Veteran Foundation exists.

CrossFit Blue Light — Clarksville, TN
Saturday, Aug 22 • 0900
A partner workout benefiting BKVF

Come move. Come connect. Come honor Slick's memory the right way...together.

Who's in? Tag your partner and see you Saturday.

08/17/2026

We don't hand you a resource list and wish you luck. We show up.

When a veteran calls us, that's not the end, it's the beginning. We're in the follow-up texts at 2am. The car ride to the appointment you almost skipped. The voice saying "I'm still here," even on the days you don't believe you deserve help.

Getting help isn't one moment, it's a process. Too many veterans start it alone and get lost along the way.

Not on our watch.

We're Brothers Keeper Veteran Foundation. We walk beside you until you’re standing on your own. And when you are, we’re still here.

You served for us. Now we serve for you.

Get connected at BKVF.org

08/12/2026

Our Chaplain and Peer Support Specialist, Cameron Richmond, sat down with News 2 to talk about the mission and about what is coming on September 12.

If you have ever wondered what a night out actually does for a veteran, here it is.

When a veteran reaches out in the worst hour of his life, someone answers. When he is ready to do the harder work, we get him into therapy and trauma recovery. When he is rebuilding, we put a peer beside him who has already walked that road.

That is what the Cultivating Courage Gala pays for. Not overhead. Not a nice evening. The actual work.

Every seat filled and every table sponsored keeps that line open for the next veteran who calls.

September 12 in Nashville. Come sit with us.

Tickets, sponsorships and full details at give.bkvf.org.

08/12/2026

Our Chaplain and Peer Support Specialist, Cameron Richmond, sat down with News 2 to talk about the mission and about what is coming on September 12.

If you have ever wondered what a night out actually does for a veteran, here it is.

When a veteran reaches out in the worst hour of his life, someone answers. When he is ready to do the harder work, we get him into therapy and trauma recovery. When he is rebuilding, we put a peer beside him who has already walked that road.

That is what the Cultivating Courage Gala pays for. Not overhead. Not a nice evening. The actual work.

Every seat filled and every table sponsored keeps that line open for the next veteran who calls.

September 12 in Nashville. Come sit with us.

Tickets, sponsorships and full details at give.bkvf.org.

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1610 54th Avenue N
Nashville, TN
37209

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