Championing for Arizona's 500,000+ Mil/Vet/Fam Community
Be Connected is the cornerstone program in Arizona for supporting the needs of our state’s 500,000+ service members, veterans, and their families. The Be Connected program is offered by the Arizona Coalition for Military Families, ACMF. Founded in 2009, ACMF works collaboratively with public and private sector partners in communities, across the state and at the national level to advocate for the needs, concerns, and interests of service members, veterans, and their families.Â
ACMF leads a variety of efforts to cultivate and engage an ever-expanding community of people and organizations to strengthen how we collectively care for, serve, support, employ, educate, and assist service members, veterans, and their families. Including:
- The flagship Annual Statewide Symposium
- A no-cost, statewide confidential Support Line
- Topical Webinars & Panel Discussions
- VA Be Connected Mental Health Summit
- A Faith-Based Community Network
- No-cost Training Opportunities
- A Community-Based Helper Network
- Be Connected Faith Summit
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National Advocacy
- 2025 BiPartisan Arizona Delegation: Be Connected Letter of Support
- 2022 Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs’ Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program
- 2021 Testimony Before the U.S. Senate, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: VA and DoD Collaboration | Video Testimony
- 2021 House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
- 2017 Legislative Brief: Senator John McCain
- 2011Â Roundtable: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
- 2010 Roundtable: The White House
Office of the Arizona Governor
- Policy Primer: Veteran Workforce Initiatives
- AZHiresVets: Doubling State’s Veteran Workforce
- Arizona’s Commitment to Supporting Veterans
- Veteran’s Day Message
- Navajo Code Talkers Day
- Arizona – Home Base for America’s Veterans
- Government That Works for Arizonans | February 2022 Media Coverage |Â May 2022 Media Coverage
National Initiatives
State & Local Initiatives
- Suicide Mortality Review Team
- Arizona State University Research
- West Valley Veteran Success Center
- Veteran, Wife Receive New A/CÂ
- Protective Booties for Service Dogs
- Gilbert Military Family Receives New A/C
- Bob Woodruff Foundation Grant Assists Veterans
- Community Veteran Engagement Board | Be Connected Community Network
- Supporting Veterans in Northern Rural Arizona
- Bringing Water to Hopi Nation VeteransÂ
- Statewide Effort to Connect Veterans Wins Award
- Career Support for Women & Minority Veterans
- Veteran Employment Efforts During COVID-19
- Transportation for Veterans in Rural Areas
- Arizona PEREVENTS Forum: September 18, 2020