Dryhootch Mission

Dryhootch is a nonprofit 501c3 organization formed by combat Veterans to help Veterans returning home. Dryhootch was envisioned as a place where Veterans could gather informally in a coffee house that would provide a safe, comfortable, drug and alcohol free environment. The idea revolved around the creation of a retail coffee shop run by and for Veterans, but also supporting an extended network of Veteran families, and encouraging interaction with the community as a whole. "Hootch" was the term for a hut or other safe place to sleep commonly used in the Vietnam combat theater, and is also a play on the word's association with alcohol - one of the major problems for Veterans of all eras. The term "dry" denotes the organization's mission to provide a social gathering place for that is free of alcohol. Thus the concept behind "Dryhootch" was a desire to establish a coffee house or café like environment that is dedicated to “helping Veterans who survived the war, survive the peace.”