Giving Voice to Generations of Military Spouse Stories
Empowering Veteran, retired, and active duty military spouses to share their unique experience.
What We Do
Your Military Spouse Story is Worth Sharing
The journey of the military spouse is stressful and riddled with change, conflict, and even trauma. But there are also countless moments of joy, hope, happiness, and beauty that make it all worthwhile.
Veteran’s Spouse Project is a nonprofit organization that believes in the power of storytelling.
We serve as a conduit for these strong, resilient individuals managing the “home front” behind-the-scenes to find their voices and share their experiences with the world.
How do we do this?
Theatrical Works
I Will Wait is a poignant, full-length theatrical production that shares the U.S. military spouse perspective of over 100 years of fighting wars. Its creation is also VSP’s origin story!
“Heart to Script” is our monologue-writing workshop led by VSP founder & playwright, Amy Uptgraft. Military spouse stories written in this life-changing workshop inspire theatrical works like in*BETWEEN – a staged play reading seen on Knoxville and New York stages – and a new full-length play currently in production!
Stories We Tell
Stories We Tell is our verbal “gallery walk” to help the world connect with military spouse voices.
This program houses short, documentary-style videos through our YouTube channel and written stories via our VSP blog. These stories are captured through direct interviews or writing submissions and help illuminate both the diversity of identities within the military spouse community, along with the common experience that binds us together.
Healing through Creativity
Healing through Creativity is where community happens.
This program hosts creative arts and writing workshops that support the military spouse in mind and spirit. Military spouses can find resources to care for their service members & families. What they can’t often find is a safe space in which to explore who they are, journey through their experiences, and bond with those who understand. That’s our community.
Our Stories
Blog and Media
We are the Scattered
National Guard veteran and Army spouse, Kasie Purvis, shares her family's story of making the decision to become active duty…
Healing What Screams in Silence
Marine Corps Veteran spouse, Lauren Fagan, shares her story of recovery from addiction and reflects on her life-long journey of…
Out of the Balcony
Proud Army sister-in-law and aunt, Jana Brya, writes about what it means to move out of your comfort zone -…
About Veteran's Spouse Project
Bridging the Gap
VSP creates intentional connections with non-military communities to spread understanding of military life.
- We lift up the unique voices of Veteran, retired, and active duty military spouses across all branches & backgrounds.
- We celebrate the service, dedication, and strength of the military family - often unseen in their own sacrifices.
- We educate non-military communities, law-makers, and influencers through storytelling to build understanding.
- We create actionable opportunities for non-military communities to engage with military spouses & their families.
- We are the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering creative art programming for the military spouse community.
What You Can Do
Impacting Military Spouses & Their Families Around the World
Your donation to Veteran’s Spouse Project matters to hundreds of military spouses that participate in our programming every year. Even a small amount will make a difference. Will you donate today?
Total Spouses Served By VSP Since 2015
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$ total donations to support VSP’s mission in 2024
Get Involved
Join Our Community
You’ll find your community with VSP!
Join us for online creative arts & writing workshops and in-person events throughout the year.
We’ll help you be heard!
Contact us to inquire about becoming a guest writer on the VSP Blog or about being interviewed by the VSP Team for a “Stories We Tell” installment!
We’d love to have you on our team!
Drop us a line to describe your ideas, and we’ll see if a VSP Volunteer position might be perfect for your passion!
