Veteran Care Navigation & Connection

Based in Durango, Colorado · Serving the rural Four Corners region · A nonprofit in formation.

Helping veterans across the Four Corners find their way to care.

A community-based care navigation program connecting veterans across Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah to the support, services, and people they need — close to home.

Veterans Crisis Line · 24/7

If you or a veteran you know is in crisis, help is available right now — free, confidential, 24/7.

The Need

Why this, why here.

Across the Four Corners, services for veterans exist — but they are fragmented, scattered between agencies, and difficult to navigate. Rural distance and isolation compound the problem: a veteran in a small town may sit hours from the nearest VA clinic, with no clear map of who to call first. The gap is rarely a lack of care. It is a lack of connection.

Our Approach

We don't replace care. We help veterans reach it.

Navigation, not treatment. Five steps, repeated as long as a veteran wants us alongside them.

  1. 01

    Intake & Assessment

    Understanding each veteran's needs, priorities, and barriers — listening first, in their own words.

  2. 02

    Care Navigation

    Connecting to providers, scheduling appointments, and following through until the door is open.

  3. 03

    Barrier Reduction

    Helping with transportation, cost, paperwork, and the system fragmentation that stalls progress.

  4. 04

    Community Connection

    Peer support, local gatherings, and a sense of belonging close to home — not just a phone tree.

  5. 05

    Ongoing Follow-Up

    Continuous engagement, not one-time contact. We stay with each veteran for as long as we're useful.

We are not a clinic. We are the connective tissue that helps existing care actually reach the veterans who need it.

The Region

Where the corners meet.

We work where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet — small towns, ranchlands, and high-desert communities far from any metro. Our focus is rural and frontier, not urban.

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Who We Are

A multidisciplinary team rooted in the region.

  • Occupational Therapy

    Functional, person-centered approaches to whole-life recovery.

  • Veteran Lived Experience

    Insight from those who have walked the path themselves.

  • Systems Engineering & Software

    Operational rigor and modern tooling for a small, mighty org.

  • Nonprofit Leadership & Healthcare Operations

    Stewardship, governance, and day-to-day organizational health.

  • Integrative Health

    Includes licensed ketamine-assisted therapy experience and broader integrative care.

  • Clinical Support

    PA student contributing under supervision; clinical literacy across the team.

Full team bios and photos coming soon.

Where We Are Now

Our formation roadmap, in service of our community.

  1. Now

    Forming the nonprofit

    Colorado nonprofit incorporation in progress.

  2. Next

    Filing 501(c)(3) status

    Preparing IRS Form 1023 application.

  3. Then

    Provider network & pilot launch

    Building referral relationships across the region.

  4. Year 1

    Serving 50–120 veterans

    Initial cohort in the Durango-area pilot.

Get Involved

Three ways to start a conversation.

Four Corners Health Alliance — Veteran Care Navigation