1 Organization: Western Slope Veterans
Coalition (WSVC) is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit, providing outreach to all military
service persons, including veterans and their families–connecting veterans to local
and national agencies and resources.
2 Years celebrating their new location at 803
Colorado Avenue, Glenwood Springs. The organization was founded in 2015 after
the suicides of two Marine Corps combat veterans with local roots: Jesse
Beckius and Casey Owens. The physical location for the organization became a
reality through a donation of the space from Garfield County in 2017.
3 Counties with services and programs:
Garfield, Eagle and Pitkin
5 Branches of the armed forces veterans served:
Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy and Marine Corps
7 Volunteer directors on the board
9 People assisted with the WSVC emergency fund
in 2018
10 People assisted with the emergency fund in
2019, year-to-date
12 percent of Gulf War (Desert Storm) veterans
experience PTSD each year. That number rises to about…
15 percent among Vietnam veterans, and as high
as…
20 percent for veterans of operations Iraqi
Freedom and Enduring Freedom
60 Veterans per month come together for the
Coffee & Donuts event in three counties, sponsored by the WSVC
321 Veterans and their families were served by
the WSVC in 2018
40,000 Veterans reside on Colorado’s Western Slope
Please support the
important work of this organization with a donation in November, 2019. Give
online or at any branch of Alpine Bank. We will match all community
contributions up to $5,000. Thank you for your support.
Alpine Bank is an independent, employee-owned organization with headquarters in Glenwood Springs and banking offices across Colorado’s Western Slope, mountains and Front Range.