LILMOD Strategies delivers veterans programming, Hidden Helper education, and military family awareness initiatives. Through institutional partnerships, public education, and community engagement, we help organizations better understand and serve the full family impact of military service.
LILMOD's veterans and military family initiative is grounded in a dual-military family background. Founder James D. Height Jr. grew up in a household shaped by active-duty service, deployments, caregiving, and the long-term realities that follow military careers. That firsthand experience informs a defined veteran and Hidden Helper education initiative — one designed to help institutions, schools, and community organizations better understand the full scope of military family life.
This background provides LILMOD with both the credibility and the programmatic framework to deliver meaningful veterans and military family programming — not as a personal narrative alone, but as the foundation for institutional education, partnership-building, and public awareness.
Height's father served as the first African American to hold the CJ1 position at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany. His distinguished career in the United States Army included service in the Adjutant General Corps, with deployments to Afghanistan and Kuwait. His decorations include the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NATO Medal, and Combat Action Badge.
Height's mother served as a U.S. Army Captain and teacher at the Army Logistics University at Fort Lee. Both parents later became 100% disabled veterans following their service, shaping the family's understanding of the long-term impact of military service on households, caregivers, and children.
These experiences are not presented as a personal story alone. They represent the kind of dual-service, caregiving, and veteran-connected household reality that millions of American families navigate — and that most institutions are not equipped to recognize or support.
Hidden Helpers are children, youth, and young adults who currently provide, have provided, or may one day provide unpaid and often unrecognized care to a wounded, ill, or injured service member or veteran. The Elizabeth Dole Foundation and related Hidden Helpers resources describe them as a largely unseen population whose responsibilities and needs are often overlooked. National advocacy around this issue has emphasized that there are millions of military- and veteran-connected children living in these circumstances.
LILMOD's veterans initiative treats Hidden Helper education as a core programmatic priority — not a sidebar. We work to bring institutional awareness to the realities facing military-connected youth, build training resources for schools and nonprofits, and connect communities with the national frameworks developed by the Elizabeth Dole Foundation and other leading organizations.
LILMOD offers a defined set of veterans and military family programming services that institutions, funders, and community partners can support and help scale. Our work bridges the gap between military family realities and the organizations that want to serve them effectively.
Structured workshops on military family realities, designed for schools, colleges, nonprofits, and civic organizations that serve veteran-connected populations.
Training sessions for educators, school counselors, and nonprofit staff on identifying and supporting Hidden Helpers — military-connected youth providing unpaid caregiving.
Community education events and public speaking engagements that raise awareness about military family service, sacrifice, and the Hidden Helper population.
Strategic partnership development between veterans organizations, educational institutions, and community-based organizations to strengthen local support infrastructure.
Programming for young people connected to themes of service, sacrifice, and civic responsibility — building understanding across military and civilian communities.
Each of these program areas represents a fundable initiative that can be tailored to the needs of specific institutions, regions, or populations. LILMOD welcomes conversations with foundations, school systems, veterans service organizations, and government agencies interested in supporting military family education and Hidden Helper awareness at scale.
LILMOD's veterans programming includes public-facing education, outreach, and speaking engagements. We work to help communities build greater institutional awareness around military-connected families, strengthen support systems for veteran households, and create spaces where Hidden Helpers are seen and understood.
In March 2026, James Height Jr. spoke at an event hosted by Senator Tonya Anderson, where he thanked veterans for their service and educated attendees about what a Hidden Helper is — helping to build public understanding of the unique challenges facing military-connected youth and families.
LILMOD Strategies welcomes partnerships with institutions, funders, and community organizations interested in veterans programming, Hidden Helper education, military family outreach, school and college engagement, public speaking and training, and community-based support for military-connected families.