Since 2014, Combat Arts has offered high-quality, meaningful arts activities to hundreds of veterans, helping them cope, heal, and thrive. Our work also serves system-engaged youth, creating opportunities for creative expression, connection, and personal growth.

 Our Mission

We harness the transformative power of the arts to support veterans and system-engaged youth navigating the effects of trauma and other challenges. For veterans, these may include substance use disorder, mental health conditions, isolation, and injury. For young people, art-making offers space to explore their experiences, build confidence, and imagine new possibilities.

Art-making requires no special skills—only the willingness to begin. Through our programs, we empower participants to use creativity as a tool for self-expression, independence, and relief, fostering a sense of connection and hope.

What Our programming provides