Backup For America’s Heroes

We are a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing personalized, innovative mental health support for Veterans in need. Our mission is to deliver the resources, community, and guidance necessary to help them overcome physical and psychological challenges.

Veteran suicide remains a heartbreaking and unacceptable reality. We exist to change that. Through focused support, proactive interventions, and programs built with Veterans, not just for them, we are here to ensure no one faces their battles alone.

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Veterans helping Veterans.

Stop surviving. Start thriving.

  • 2x The Veteran suicide rate compared with non-Veteran adults, nationally (2023).
  • 61% Veterans who died by suicide in 2023 had not received VA health care in the prior year.
  • 103.1% Higher age-adjusted suicide rate for women Veterans compared with non-Veteran women in 2023.
  • 6 Years of Service
  • 501(c)(3) Faith-based nonprofit, founded and led by Veterans.

Suicide is only one measure of this loss — national CDC data shows Veterans also carry a higher burden of chronic disease, chronic pain, and disability than non-Veterans.

Our Mission & Vision

When our nation’s military Veterans made the choice to enlist or accept a commission as an officer, they signed a blank check payable for up to and including their life.

With the utmost gratitude and respect, we believe it is our mission to provide the “backup” or mission support for these heroes as they return to civilian life.

No service member carried out their military missions alone, and they shouldn’t be left without the proper backup when they make the transition out of the service either.

The mission of Convergence, a faith-based organization, is to provide personalized and innovative opportunities for Veterans in need, offering them the resources and support necessary to overcome physical and psychological challenges.

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How We Support Veterans

“No service member carried out their military missions alone, and they shouldn’t be left without the proper backup when they make the transition out of the service either.”

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

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What Veterans are saying

  • SRReagan, TSgt, USAF (Ret.)

    Dan Erbling and his Convergence project has consistently put the needs of the Veteran community at the forefront of his vision. I have watched him for the last two years gather resources and talent in his quest to provide training and opportunity to our Veterans so that they are not just given a hand out but rather a hand up! If supporting Veterans is of interest to you, this is the way to do it!

  • Brad Hanson | Veteran USN

    I would like to say a few words regarding Dan Erbling and the project he has been carrying with his heart and his shoulders. Convergence is a non profit that is dedicated to the providing solutions to the problems that returning combat and other Veterans endure. In the face of physical adversity Dan has continued to move forward with his dream to end Veteran suicide. I can't say enough about this program.

  • Jim T.

    I served in the Army for 12 years. Went into combat theater. Desert Shield / Storm Operation just cause. Came back with health issues that for years went undiagnosed by any doctor including VA. As well as hearing loss an PTSD. Without any care. I Felt lost. I’m so glad to find a Veterans outreach organization that helps fill vets in on our needs. Thank you Dan Erbling and your team. For the all the hard work to put this massive task into a working organization. That works great for all our Veterans.

  • JD Allison MSgt, USAF (Ret)

    “The Convergence project is the wonderful vision of Dan Erbling. His heart is about helping vets with their needs with services that are not always attainable through the VA. Dan and those working with him bring the passion that drives all the opportunities being offered to the Veterans. If your heart is also with the vets, this is the project to get involved with.”

  • Jared

    Testimonial: Since my youth, I have always been grateful for the men and women who have given their time and their lives to serve our country. We all get to enjoy the freedom that only comes from the price that these brave citizens have paid with their time, their blood, and their lives. Convergence is an effort to support our Veterans after they have paid the price. Don't we all owe them our love and support to help them continue their lives with hope and happiness? I fully support Convergence as an organization that can provide the mental and emotional support our Veterans need.

  • CPT Brian Todd, US Army

    “Programs to assist combat Veterans in managing Post Traumatic Stress are a critical service. Convergence is offering innovative approaches to healing and supporting the well-being of Veterans. Having experienced the challenges associated with returning from combat, I’m excited to see the impact these services will make.”

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“Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom.”

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

How You Can Be Part of the Solution - Veterans Mental Health

How You Can Be Part of the Solution

Together, let’s converge on this opportunity to empower and heal those who have given us their all.

Ways you can help:

  • Donate
  • Volunteer
  • Partnerships
  • Collaboration
  • Channel Partnerships

Your donation, volunteering, or partnership will provide crucial mental health support to those who have served.

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Current Op Highlight

Humanitarian aid being loaded aboard for Operation Caribbean Reach, 6 February 2026

Operation Caribbean Reach

Operation Caribbean Reach is our Veteran-led maritime mission using Ceaseless Explorer, a 56-foot Expedition Trawler, as a floating lifeline for U.S. Veterans and vulnerable coastal communities in the Caribbean and Central America — serving as a mobile clinic, humanitarian aid vessel, and a place of purpose and healing for Veterans navigating PTSD.

Our crew has already delivered donated aid to a 300-child orphanage in Río Dulce, Guatemala, and deployed NOAA SeaDrifter buoys along the way to collect ocean-current data.

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