During the summer of 2016, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation worked with the U.S. Conference of Mayors to pass an important Resolution to encourage cities to increase resources for military and veteran caregivers.
To inspire participation, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation established the Hidden Heroes Cities and Counties Program, a growing network of cities and counties to better serve our caregivers and share best practices.
In 2019, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation partnered with the National Association of Counties, realizing that counties also serve a crucial role in providing information and resources to the veteran and military community.
Our Hidden Heroes Cities and Counties
Alabama
- Birmingham
Arizona
- Apache County
- Avondale
- Buckeye
- Carefree
- Chandler
- Gilbert
- Goodyear
- Litchfield Park
- Mesa
- Phoenix
- Scottsdale
- State of Arizona
- Tempe
- Tucson
- Yuma
Arkansas
- Little Rock
California
- Monterey
- Murrieta
- Oakland
- San Diego County
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Stockton
- West Covina
Colorado
- Colorado Springs
- Larkspur
Connecticut
- East Granby
- Hartford
- Montville
- New London
- Salem
- Simsbury
- Windsor Locks
District of Columbia
- Washington
Florida
- Alachua County
- Charlotte County
- Gainesville
- Jacksonville
- St. Petersburg
- State of Florida
- Volusia County
- Winter Springs
Georgia
- Augusta
Idaho
- Mountain Home
Illinois
- Aurora
- Chicago
- East Moline
- McHenry County
- Moline
- Quincy
- Rock Island
Indiana
- Elkhart
- Indianapolis
- Marion County
Iowa
- Bettendorf
- Davenport
Kansas
- Garden City
- Lansing
- Lawrence
- Manhattan
- Shawnee
Kentucky
- Radcliff
- Vanceburg
Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- New Orleans
Maine
- Augusta
Massachusetts
- Boston
- Springfield
Michigan
- Alpena
- Edenville Township
- Grand Rapids
- Kalamazoo County
- Lansing
- State of Michigan
- Wayne County
Minnesota
- Blaine
- Le Sueur County
- Minneapolis
- St. Paul
Mississippi
- Greenville
- Grenada
- Hattiesburg
Missouri
- Cameron
- Independence
- Kansas City
- Pleasant Valley
Montana
- Missoula
Nebraska
- Douglas County
- State of Nebraska
Nevada
- Henderson
- Las Vegas
- North Las Vegas
- Reno
New Jersey
- East Orange
- Edison
- Middlesex County
New Mexico
- Albuquerque
- Farmington
New York
- Albany
- Elmira
- New York
- Onondaga County
- Saratoga County
- Syracuse
- Watertown
North Carolina
- Bertie County
- Charlotte
- Durham
- Fayetteville
- Raleigh
- Salisbury
- Wake Tech Community College (Raleigh)
- Winston Salem
North Dakota
- Bismarck
Ohio
- Dayton
- Toledo
- Trotwood
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City
- Tulsa
Oregon
- Curry County
- Umatilla County
Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
- Wyoming County
South Carolina
- Charleston
- Columbia
- Mount Pleasant
- North Charleston
- Sumter
South Dakota
- Aberdeen
- Rapid City
Tennessee
- Chattanooga
- Clarksville
- Johnson City
- Nashville
Texas
- Arlington
- Austin
- Brazos County
- Bryan
- College Station
- El Paso County
- Houston
- San Antonio
- Taylor
- Texarkana
- Waco
Utah
- Lehi
- Washington County
Virginia
- Alexandria
- Roanoke County
- Roanoke
- Vinton
- Virginia Beach
Washington
- DuPont
- Seattle
- Tacoma
West Virginia
- Charles Town
Wisconsin
- Madison
Hidden Heroes Cities and Counties Summit
The Elizabeth Dole Foundation hosted its first-ever Hidden Heroes Cities and Counties Summit on October 7th, 2020.
The Summit convened city and county leaders from across the nation to discuss effective strategies for supporting military caregivers in local communities from coast to coast. During the Summit, speakers from Comcast-NBCUniversal, NACo, AARP, and others shared their insights on how local and state officials can work with public and private sector partners to build local systems for caregiver support while sharing examples of the work municipalities have done to serve the Hidden Heroes in their community.
