Patriotic Partners

The Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center is a cost-effective public-private partnership.

We are thankful for the continued support from MTSU’s leadership—especially MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, who had the vision to offer special resources for our veterans—as well as from our state and federal partners. We further appreciate the ongoing partnership with Daniel Dücker, executive director of the VA’s Tennessee Valley HealthCare System in the region; Travis Kraft, Veterans Benefits Administration assistant director for the Nashville region; and Tommy H. Baker, state commissioner of veterans services in Tennessee.

As a state public institution, MTSU finances administrative expenses. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) also provides two full-time employees on campus: an on-site mental health counselor and an on-site VetSuccess counselor. Additionally, the state of Tennessee provides two full-time on-site Veteran Service Officers to assist veterans and their families with disability and compensation claims.

Without private support from individual donors and organizations, such as the Harbaugh Foundation, Southern Company, and Charlie Daniels’ The Journey Home Project, the Daniels Center also could not continue to increase the number of military-connected clients served and expand the scope of our services to assist veterans, service members, and their families.

Funds generated through community fundraising and event sponsorships provide scholarship and tuition assistance, employment programming, emergency financial assistance, and capital improvement.