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A program of the Charlie Company Cooperative

The Team Room

Remove What Weighs You Down

Part workshop, part makerspace, part hacker space, part gaming lounge, part community service organization. TRSH — the Team Room Service Hub — is a veteran-led, community-serving initiative built on a simple belief: healing happens when people work together.

What TRSH Is

What TRSH is: A service organization. A community hub. A volunteer network. A makerspace. A hacker space. A creative studio. A gaming lounge. A mentorship center. A storytelling venue. A leadership incubator.

What TRSH is not: Not a treatment center. Not a political organization. Not a church. Not a social club.

TRSH is a place where people show up, pitch in, and leave lighter than they arrived.

Small Spaces, Local Ownership

We envision a network of small, locally-operated Team Room Service Hubs throughout the United States. Rather than large centralized facilities, TRSH favors small, accessible spaces embedded directly in the communities they serve. A garage. A workshop. A barn. A warehouse. A room with coffee, tools, internet access, and people willing to help. Small space. Big purpose. The goal is not franchising — the goal is community ownership.

TRSH Local 719 (Colorado Springs, CO) is the founding chapter — currently in Alpha phase. Additional Locals form as communities step up and organize. See what that looks like →

It Starts Before the Building

TRSH begins with people, not property. The Alpha phase focuses on: digital community building, monthly service projects, Team Room Nights, mission documentation, volunteer recruitment, culture development. A TRSH Local becomes real the moment people begin serving together. The building comes later.

Five Principles

  1. Service Is Sacred Work
  2. Veterans Continue Serving
  3. Connection Through Contribution
  4. Small Spaces Can Change Lives
  5. Everyone Has Something to Offer

What Happens at a Team Room

Community Service Projects

Park, trail, and neighborhood cleanups. Veteran yard rescues. Home repair. Community gardens. Food drives. Firewood missions.

Team Room Nights

Fellowship, storytelling, gaming, planning, mentorship — the regular rhythm that holds a Local together.

Makerspace Activities

Woodworking, leathercraft, electronics, 3D printing, ham radio, programming, fabrication.

TRSH Talk

A storytelling and conversation initiative — veteran stories, community stories, personal growth, leadership, resilience.

Youth Leadership & Eagle Scout Support: TRSH actively supports youth-led service projects. The young leader remains in charge — TRSH simply helps make success possible.

Get Involved

Already here

Find your nearest TRSH Local and show up. No forms, no pitch — just show up and pitch in.

Join Local 719 →

Start one

Want to bring TRSH to your community? It starts with a conversation.

Reach out to C3 →

Show up. Pitch in. Carry light. Build what matters.
Leave it better than you found it. Leave lighter than you arrived.

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