# Project stewardship and public-service use

_Last documented: October 11, 2026_

## Creator and charitable mission

**Project creator, publisher, and maintainer:** Travis Vought, who also founded and chairs Veteran Home Guardians (VHG). The repository history and README document his role in developing and maintaining the guide.

**Charitable use:** VHG shares this guide as a free resource for veterans, surviving spouses, seniors, people with disabilities, families, and care teams. Its logo, donation options, and public correction contact connect the guide to VHG's charitable outreach and visitation mission. That charitable relationship should not be confused with a blanket statement that all project materials or future development are nonprofit-owned.

This page records project roles; it is **not** a transfer of intellectual property, a new agreement between Travis and VHG, or a determination of rights in contributions, source materials, or VHG branding.

## Keep the guide free to use

The published guide, county referrals, printable handoffs, and public sharing links remain available without charge. Corrections and VHG-related outreach continue through `travis@vethomeguard.org`. The guide does not collect resident information or guarantee eligibility or program availability.

This repository currently has no root `LICENSE` file. This page does not create a new blanket open-source license or withdraw any permission previously granted. Rights in original contributions, third-party materials, and VHG names and marks must be respected.

## Professional work is separate

Travis may separately develop and offer customized referral directories, state expansions, data research, technical implementations, training, and maintenance services for other organizations. Future paid engagements are not automatically VHG programs merely because they use similar methods or skills. Fees, project scope, intellectual-property terms, and support should be specified for each engagement, with any VHG-related transaction handled through the nonprofit's appropriate governance process.

Information about these separately commissioned services is available on [Travis's independent project page](https://travisvought-byte.github.io/ohio-cannabis-directory/work-with-travis.html).

**Donations and sponsorships to VHG** support its charitable mission and should not be described as payment for Travis's independent services. Likewise, this guide's use of VHG branding should not be used to suggest that VHG endorses an unrelated paid offering.

## Source of record

Keep the Git history, source citations, contribution records, and public correction process intact. This document is a transparent statement of how the public project is presented, not an attempt to retroactively change who owns any particular contribution.