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MISSION STATEMENT
To continue providing support and resources to our active-duty military, our veterans and their families utilizing equity, diversity and inclusion as our guide for housing assistance, mental health services, moral injury, MST, food insecurities and other needs; to identify gaps in our communities and seek resolution to these concerns.
Many service members have returned from their service with physical injuries such as amputations and burns, while others’ injuries, such as Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress are less visible but no less impactful. No one returns unchanged. The Department of Defense and the Veterans’ Administration deal with many of their needs but eventually they must make the difficult, often lonely, transition to their “new normal”. For some veterans, this transition has been ongoing for decades, others are just beginning theirs.
20 VETERANS COMMIT SUICIDE EACH DAY.THIS MEANS A NEW FAMILY SUFFERS THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE EVERY 80 MINUTES. THERE ARE MORE LOSSES TO SUICIDE THAN TO COMBAT. |
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60% OF THOSE WHO SERVE COME FROM OUR NATIONAL GUARD. THEY GO DIRECTLY HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREERS, FOREVER CHANGED, WITHOUT TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AMERICA IS UNPREPARED TO PROVIDE FOR THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THESE HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. |
THE HOMELESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND DIVORCE RATES AMONG VETERANS ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN AVERAGE AND RISING.
Clearly, the current paradigm is not working. They need communities that are organized and ready to meet their ongoing needs. These individuals, less than 1% of our nation, fight to preserve freedom for the remaining 99% of us. Most won’t get their own American Dream. The answers to these problems will not come from the government. The problems are pressing and the solutions must be implemented now.
We mean to serve those who stepped up to serve on behalf all of us. By strengthening our services, identifying and filling our gaps, creating programs and removing the barriers in our infrastructure, we are preparing a safe and supportive place for our veterans to thrive in the life they choose.
We mean to serve those who stepped up to serve on behalf all of us. By strengthening our services, identifying and filling our gaps, creating programs and removing the barriers in our infrastructure, we are preparing a safe and supportive place for our veterans to thrive in the life they choose.