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Short Mission: Our mission is to support veterans and first responders through structured programs that promote healing, resilience, and long-term reintegration into civilian life.

Long Mission: We are dedicated to creating long-term support systems for veterans and first responders who face challenges transitioning back into civilian life. Through structured, evidence-based programs, we focus on mental health, community reintegration, and personal development. Our goal is to restore purpose, stability, and connection for those who have served, ensuring they receive the support they deserve beyond their service.

Six Hero's Encore members standing together on a staircase inside Bellevue University

Founder Bio

Taylor Ullom is a U.S. Air Force veteran, nonprofit leader, and founder of Hero’s Encore. She brings extensive experience in program development, fundraising, and veteran support initiatives, with a focus on using music as a tool for healing and reintegration.

She served in the U.S. Air Force from 1993 to 2003 and later earned degrees in Management of Technology and Psychology. After her service, she dedicated her career to developing music-based programs that support veterans in rebuilding purpose and community.

In 2025, she founded Hero’s Encore to expand this mission to first responders, creating structured programs that support identity, transition, and long-term wellbeing beyond service.

Program Overview

Stage 1: Reconnection

Helps veterans and first responders reconnect with identity, emotional stability, and purpose through structured support and music-based engagement.

Stage 2: Development

Provides mentorship, training, and community-based programs focused on personal growth, skill-building, and reintegration into civilian life.

Stage 3: Empowerment

Creates long-term pathways through career opportunities, leadership development, and peer support within a national network of resources.

Stories in Action

Two Hero’s Encore participants playing acoustic guitars during a group lesson, focusing on learning and connection.
Hero’s Encore program participants engaging in creative and therapeutic group work
First responders engaged in a group music activity, playing instruments in a supportive environment.
Hero’s Encore participants playing musical instruments during a collaborative wellness session
Stage 1 Celebration, September 27, 2025 — Omaha Performing Arts Scott Recital Hall. Event signage welcoming community, sponsors, families, and Heroes to their first live performance.
Hero’s Encore participants playing music together during a community support program
Veterans participating in a music-based group program session led by Hero’s Encore
Group of veterans actively playing instruments in a Hero’s Encore program session
First responders and veterans engaged in a creative music-based healing activity

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Media Inquiries

For media inquiries, interview requests, or access to press materials, please contact:

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Our Vision

Amplifying voices, transforming lives.

Hero’s Encore is more than a program—it’s a stage for transformation, growth, and connection. Together, we are setting the stage for success.

Cash or Check Donations

Hero’s Encore Donation Center
1000 Galvin Rd S
Bellevue, NE 68005

Hero’s Encore is a tax-exempt public charity
(EIN)  33-1851792
All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.

Non Profit Association of the Midlands

402.557.7820
contact@herosencore.org

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Before You Go…

A Hero is waiting for a second chance.

Your donation puts a guitar in their hands,
a mentor by their side,
and purpose back in their life.

🎶 Give them their encore.

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