At Bastion, no veteran heals alone. That’s why we believe in community as the intervention, harnessing the power of connection to fuel growth and progress.
Our community is both the grounds and catalyst for healing — a safe place for veterans to explore what they want their post-military life to look like with the support of our evidence-backed programs and specialized services.
Our new Veteran Wellness Center eliminates barriers to access by creating space for partner organizations to serve our veterans directly. All of Bastion’s programs, resources, and wellness offerings are cost-free.
Some Bastion programs are specifically for veterans or veterans with certain conditions, while many welcome veterans’ family members, caretakers, and non-veteran community members to join us.
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Headway is Bastion’s signature brain injury program, serving post-9/11 veterans living with a traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or other neurological condition.
Powered by Wounded Warrior Project, this CARF-accredited rehabilitation program offers a combination of individualized occupational therapy and group engagement opportunities.
Veterans set unique long and short term goals with their occupational therapist, motivated on their journey by the support of the Headway group.
In Summer 2025, Bastion launched our first expansion site, delivering the Headway program to TBI-affected veterans of San Antonio. We’re proud to serve community members in “Military City USA” and look forward to growing our community and its impact through more expansion sites.
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Bastion’s Wellness Intensive program offers veterans and active duty service members a 10 week path towards lowering stress, reducing anxiety, and managing symptoms of depression. Participants gain practical tools and powerful knowledge as they explore the role of the body in mental and emotional healing.
Through psychoeducation groups coupled with direct access to proven wellness practices, this program empowers veterans to:
Our social work team now offers an abbreviated five week Wellness Intensive cohort for veteran caregivers and family members. Use the button below for more details on upcoming cohorts, eligibility requirements, dates, and more.
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At Bastion, we know there are many paths to healing.
That’s why we created the Wellness Intensive and built our new Veteran Wellness Center: to eliminate barriers of cost, access, and red tape.
Bastion’s Veteran Wellness Center is home to a diverse array of wellness resources, maximizing the number of healing modalities veterans can explore. These offerings are always free and generally open to the public (unless otherwise noted as veteran-only).
Since opening our doors, we’ve served veterans through: yoga, tai chi, qigong, meditation, sound bath, art therapy, support groups, acupuncture, massage, agricultural workshops, nutrition support, financial education & more!
Interested in facilitating a wellness class or veteran service at Bastion? Contact Clinical Director Rachel Schwenk: rachel@joinbastion.org
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The residents of Bastion’s 58 housing units cultivate an intentional community that includes veterans, civilians, and their families.
Our nonprofit does not own or maintain these units – we provide those who live there with access to cost-free resources and clinical specialists. Many of these services are now available to the public through our Veteran Wellness Center. Others were developed specifically for the setting and population of the intentional living community.
Bastion’s Residential Food Program distributes up to 500 lbs of food per week through our Community Pantry. Veterans in our workforce program help prepare and distribute up to 90 community meals each week. Our resident chefs prepare food for housebound elders, cook for community events and social gatherings, and facilitate healthy meals where they provide education about how to cook for certain health conditions.
Other resources we’ve curated for our residential population include:
Our Bastion Ambassadors Workforce Program evolved out of a desire to help veterans explore new skills while formalizing ongoing tasks in the community.
Participants work part-time within the Bastion community in roles tailored to their needs and goals, with the support and guidance of staff.
Bastion currently employs three resident chefs and two adaptive van drivers. These roles serve our community while creating employment opportunities.
At present, this program is primarily open to residents of the Bastion community and will open to our broader veterans community in the future. Thanks to our new Veteran Wellness Center, we’ll have capacity for more employment roles, plus space for partner orgs who specialize in vocational rehabilitation.
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Bastion needs volunteers to help power our new Veteran Wellness Center. Volunteers receive training from Bastion in their dedicated area of support. We’re currently seeking volunteers who can donate 4-6 hours of their time per week to help welcome new veterans into our improved space.
If you’re interested in volunteering a specific skill, service, or resource, we’d love to hear from you to learn how we can support you in serving our veterans. If you’re interested in partnering with Bastion to bring a veteran service, organization, or resource to our Veteran Wellness Center, contact Jackson Smith (jackson@joinbastion.org).
