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Fill a cup
Open the cupboard on our homepage and choose one of six cups: a meal, a connection, your time, a kind word and more.
GroundLift home
ABOUT GROUNDLIFT
Small acts. Real possibility.
GroundLift connects people who need help today with neighbors, organizations and businesses who want to give it: shelter, food, water, rides, learning and work. It is built to be mobile-first, voice-ready and usable in 20+ languages, so it works for people without a data plan or a new phone.
HOW IT WORKS
Open the cupboard. Pass the cup.
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Share your why
Each cup comes with a ready-to-share message so you can tell people why you gave.
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Pass it on
Invite someone else to fill a cup. Kindness is free to share, and every cup reaches a real person.
LEADERSHIP
The people behind GroundLift
OUR MANAGING NONPROFIT
Veterans Supplemental Support Network (VSSN)
GroundLift is managed by VSSN, the 501(c) nonprofit that serves as its home. For 13 years VSSN has helped military- and veteran-connected individuals and families understand their options, connect earlier to the right support and move toward greater stability. Pass the Cup, the campaign on our homepage, is one of VSSN’s own community programs.
“Our mission is to end and prevent suicide, homelessness, and hardship in the military and veteran community.”
45,500+
individuals & family members served
36,500+
care connections made
950+
people trained & supported in careers
Figures as reported by VSSN.
Who VSSN serves
Veterans, service members, spouses, caregivers, dependents and military-connected families, including older veterans and surviving spouses.
Two pathways
- Behavioral Health & Family Stability: care, peer and family support, warm introductions to advanced help, transition and reintegration, benefits navigation and follow-up.
- Workforce & Economic Mobility: education and career navigation, training, translating military experience, workplace readiness, and employer and internship connections.
Programs
- 1300 Well
- Behavioral Health
- Care Navigation (non-clinical)
- Community Health Exchange
- Justice Involved / Impacted
- Mi Casa (Housing Support)
- Mil-preneur
- Senior & Evolving Health
- Workforce Mobility
- Pass the Cup
VSSN can offer limited emergency support (food vouchers, gas vouchers, care boxes) when available. It does not provide ongoing cash assistance or guarantee employment.
Reach VSSN
415-779-8776, Mon–Fri 10am–5pm (Pacific)
Temecula, California
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