The Outreach Project
The Outreach Project
Josh Melching and Jonathan Hodge
The Outreach Project Hits DC | Taking Our Mission to the White House
43 minutes Posted Aug 12, 2026 at 4:29 am.
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For Spotify I'd make it a little less SEO-heavy and more editorial:

The Outreach Project made it to Washington, DC.

Seven months into the mission, Hodge and Josh found themselves inside the White House complex presenting what they've built and having serious conversations about the future of veteran and first-responder resource access.

In this episode, they tell the full story—from the relationship that opened the door to Washington, to walking into the briefing, presenting The Outreach Project, receiving validation and pushback, and answering a difficult question: how quickly should this mission move when lives are on the line?

They discuss the challenge of connecting millions of veterans, first responders, service members, and families with resources that already exist, the realities of funding and scaling the platform, and why they aren't interested in waiting years to find out whether this idea can make a difference.

Of course, it's still Hodge and Josh—so the trip also involved profuse sweating, an unfortunate encounter between an iron and a suit jacket, and an AirPod meeting an airport bathroom floor.

This one is about opportunity, pressure, validation, friendship, and what happens when an idea that started between two friends suddenly finds its way to Washington.

Connect with The Outreach Project:
https://links.theoutreachproject.app/

No one has to face life's challenges alone.