Our Mission

Outside the Wire exists to walk alongside veterans and their families as they navigate life after service. We provide hands-on VA disability claims assistance, including pension and nursing home support, connect veterans to community resources, and offer outdoor retreat experiences primarily serving Southeast Kansas. Our work includes survivors of Military Sexual Trauma, unit reunification efforts, and families, because healing rarely happens in isolation.

Through nature-based experiences, and peer support, we create space for veterans to reconnect with themselves, with each other, and with the people they love. These connections are especially critical in rural communities, where veterans often face limited access to care and higher risks of isolation — factors closely linked to the alarming rates of suicide among veterans nationwide. Three out of ten veterans in Kansas live in rural areas. 

Our goal is simple: to help those who served find healing, resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose and belonging, while reducing isolation and strengthening the support systems that protect lives.