At Mission Roll Call, every year starts by listening. In our 2025 annual priorities survey, thousands of veterans, family members, and supporters shared their experiences and perspectives. The result: four core priorities have emerged to guide our work in 2026.

But hearing those priorities is only the beginning. Below are six focus areas that we are carrying forward into 2026. These 6 areas are where veteran voices are driving action, and where we are committed to turning plans into progress.

1. Expanding Access to Quality Healthcare (VA & Non‑VA)

Veterans consistently tell us that timely, high‑quality care is one of their most urgent needs.

In 2026, we are stepping up our efforts to map the barriers veterans face in accessing care and to advocate for policies that remove those obstacles. Expect more research, more storytelling, and more collaborative partnerships aimed at improving outcomes and reducing travel or wait‑time burdens.

Why it matters: Healthcare may be a system, but real care happens person to person. Keeping veterans at the center of the design ensures the system serves, not impedes, them.

2. Supporting Service‑Connected Injuries and Conditions

Many veterans live with long‑term, service‑connected injuries and conditions both visible and invisible.

In 2026, our work will zero in on caregivers, the complexity of chronic care, transitions between active duty and civilian life, and the advocacy required to make sure the benefits and programs veterans earned actually work for them.

Why it matters: Service doesn’t stop at discharge. The condition may persist and the support should too.

3. Enhancing Veteran Suicide Prevention

Preventing veteran suicide remains a top priority.

But in 2026, we’re refining the approach. We’ll explore not only crisis intervention, but prevention before crisis such as peer networks, community connection, non‑clinical wellness, and early engagement.

Why it matters: Countless initiatives exist, but veterans are telling us that what’s missing is reaching them before they hit the edge. We’re committed to shifting earlier on the timeline.

4. Expanding Housing Access & Homelessness Prevention

Every veteran deserves a safe, stable place to live and yet too many remain without it.

Our 2026 efforts will shine a spotlight on the root causes of veteran homelessness: economic instability, healthcare gaps, transitions, and family breakdowns. We’ll profile promising models, support policy change, and elevate veteran‑led solutions in housing stability.

Why it matters: A home is more than a roof—it’s a platform for healing, purpose, and community reintegration.

5. Amplifying Veteran, Family & Caregiver Voices

The four key priorities above emerged because veterans spoke up. This priority remains at the core of Mission Roll Call.

In 2026, we’ll carry forward not just issue‑areas but the method: listening to veterans, families, and caregivers, and turning their perspectives into action. That means more surveys, more regional outreach, more transparency in how we use what we hear.

Why it matters: Change without input is incomplete. When those most affected have a seat at the table, the outcome is stronger.

6. Strengthening Partnerships & Resource Networks

Our advocacy is built on collaboration with veteran service organizations (VSOs), community groups, policymakers, and families.

In 2026, we’ll expand our resource‑directory model, deepen local‑level partnerships, and ensure that knowledge and connection travel as fast as policy changes. That means more stories, more tool‑kits, more live events, and more ways for every veteran to link into the network of support.

Why it matters: When resources are scattered and hard to find, they may as well not exist. Bringing them together amplifies impact.

Looking Ahead

These six focus areas are not silos; they’re interconnected threads in a broader mission. Veterans and families told us what matters; now we carry that work into action.

At Mission Roll Call, we are honored to amplify your voices, turn your feedback into policy and practice, and build a future where every veteran is seen, heard, and supported.

If you haven’t yet participated in our Veteran Voices survey, now’s your chance. Your experience matters, and your voice remains the fuel for change. Join us and be part of the movement.