Last Man Up

Support the work

The pilot cohort departs September 2027. Between now and then Last Man Up needs three things, and only one of them is money.

Read this before giving. Last Man Up Inc is an Indiana nonprofit corporation. Its application for federal tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(19) is pending. It is not currently a tax-exempt organization, and contributions are not tax-deductible. If that matters to your giving, wait — this page will say so the day it changes.

If you are a licensed clinician

This is the most important need right now. The clinical team is being selected: an on-site clinician to travel with the cohort, a stress management counselor, and an integration program director.

Last Man Up is looking for licensed professionals with real experience in trauma work, ideally familiar with somatic and body-based approaches, who are willing to be named publicly with their credentials. Experience with veterans matters.

Bring your skepticism. If parts of this design are wrong, Arvay would rather hear it from a clinician in 2026 than discover it with eight men in the field in 2027.

Get in touch about the clinical team →

If you are a veteran

The first cohort is small, and it is a pilot — which means it will be imperfect, and you will be told so honestly rather than sold something. Screening will be run by clinicians against clinical criteria, and some men will be told no for reasons that are about safety rather than worthiness.

If you want a place in it, or you simply want to be told when intake opens, reach out.

Ask about the first cohort →

If you want to fund it

Ninety days in the field with clinical staff costs real money. Contributions go toward clinical salaries, the cost of the tour, and screening — and where the money went will be published.

What a contribution is not doing, yet, is buying a tax deduction. See the notice above.

Talk about funding →

What backing this early gets you

Honesty, mostly. The build will be published as it happens — clinician selection, screening criteria, the location, cohort size and cost, and what integration actually looks like week by week. If the design changes, the change and the reason for it will be posted. If the pilot slips, that will be posted too.

If you are in crisis right now, please do not wait for this program. Veterans Crisis Line — dial 988 then press 1, or text 838255. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — dial or text 988. Free, confidential, 24/7.