Opportunities for wounded warrior families
Also be sure to visit this LINK which lists additional opportunities to include: baseball, cycling, golf, horses, hunting and fishing, ice hockey, kayak fishing, kayaking, outdoor
opportunities, sailing, cruising, diving, scuba, sports, surfing and more.
Adaptive Adventures
Adaptive Adventures is now in its 12th year of creating life changing opportunities for people with physical disabilities. Adaptive Adventures opens the doors to hope and allows people to realize their dreams. Program participants enjoy fresh air, rushing water, and abundant sunshine as they glide down ski slopes, cut through the water in a kayak or wakeboard, or bike through the Rocky Mountains and along the shores of Lake Michigan.
Adaptive Adventures has something for everyone. We offer progressive programs for children, teens, adults, as well as service members (active duty and veteran) who have been severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan or other conflicts. We offer programs that cover a wide-range of physical disabilities including people with spinal cord injuries, amputations, Cerebral Palsy, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), spina bifida, and visual impairment.
Alaska Healing Hearts
Alaska's Healing Hearts year round nationwide outdoor programs include hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational programs for our nations brave wounded warriors, these activities are termed "social reintegration" by therapists. They are not just the clinical rehabilitation programs which injured military personnel usually participate in; they also provide disabled Veterans with hope that they can live active and productive lives. Based on our own experiences these programs help bolster confidence and self esteem, while serving as a venue for them to assimilate with the public. Thanks to donations from people like yourself and corporate sponsors we are able to continue these programs at virtually no cost to our wounded heroes, Thank you.
American Wanderer Summer Camp - RV Camp for Kids
The next generation of a traditional summer camp for boys and girls ages 11-17. Our Cabins roll and our Camp moves. Our Campers and Guides explore some of the most magnificent parks in the world - all right here in America. We offer 4 distinct 2 week sessions exploring over 34 Parks in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
Scholarships - Children of Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, Retired and Former Service members are all eligible to apply. Children of Wounded Warriors must annotate their applications as such due to multiple categories of funding sources. National Guard, Military Reserve and Wounded Warriors should also see www.ourmilitatarykids.org for additional funding.
Boulder Crest Retreat for Wounded Warriors (Bluemont, VA)
Currently under development
Boulder Crest Retreat intends to offer the following facilities and services to wounded warriors and their families who come to rest and heal:
- ADA handicap accessible “greentech” cabins, available for 2-7 days for approx. 250-500 families per annum.
- An ADA handicap accessible “greentech” barn/meeting house with organic farm-to-table meals.
- A walled organic Victorian garden, plus a field of organic produce.
- A bird sanctuary and fishing pond.
- Nature walks, foraging, photography, bird and wildlife watching, as well as therapeutic dogs, archery and other onsite adaptive sporting activities.
- Off-site activities including swimming, canoeing, kayaking, tubing and fishing in the Shenandoah River; hiking the Appalachian Trail; trail rides; biking; antiquing; winery tours; golf; tennis; a therapeutic horse farm; and a country farm and petting farm.
Camp Corral (Millstone 4-H Camp Ellerbe, NC)
Camp Corral is a place where kids are free to be kids, apart from the day-to-day challenges they may face as children of wounded or disabled military families. Camp Corral is a special experience that will create lifetime memories – a full week with friends who can relate, packed with non-stop fun and all the camping can-do’s they love: canoeing and fishing in the camp’s 17-acre lake, target sports, ropes course, camp fire stories, horseback riding, crafts, swimming, sleeping in cabins.
After years of honoring Disabled American Veterans through our Military Appreciation Monday, Golden Corral Restaurants are grateful for the opportunity to provide a fun filled camp experience to the children of these American heroes, at no cost to them.
Camp Corral is all-inclusive: Camp Corral is free of cost to children ages 8-15 of wounded or disabled military families, and is limited to 400 campers. Families pay only for transportation to and from camp.
Camp Hope (Farmington, Missouri)
Camp Hope was founded in 2007 by William “Mike” White of North Carolina. The goal of Camp Hope is to construct a completely handicapped lodge where veterans may participate in hunting, fishing, canoeing, skeet shooting, hiking and relaxing in a peaceful setting.
Camp Patriot (Outdoor Adventures)
Camp Patriot exists to take Disabled U.S. Veterans on outdoor adventures. Camp Patriot wants to renew the dreams and visions of our disabled veterans for a meaningful future. We will be bringing disabled American Veterans to the great State of Montana for outdoor adventures of their choosing. However, outdoor adventures are just some of the activities we provide disabled U.S. Military Veterans at Camp Patriot. We want to create relationships for them through outdoor adventures that will promote positive, life changing experiences.
With the construction of a first-class lodge outside of Libby, MT, we will be able to accommodate up to 20 Veterans per week. We will provide a range of outdoor activities, and will be equipped to accommodate veterans with an array of disabilities. There will be no cost to the veteran.
Chappy's Outdoors
The mission of Chappy's Outdoors is to conduct hunting and fishing trips for our nation's wounded veterans by providing training, equipment and excursions across America in order to facilitate physical, emotional and spiritual healing by sharing in God's natural creation and faithfully proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ through word and deed.
We have connected land owners, ranchers, outdoor guides and organizations, charter/ commercial fishermen, and professional fishermen with wounded veterans to provide a chance to enjoy hunting and fishing opportunities.
We have edited and recorded these trips in order to allow our Veterans to commemorate their trip forever...recent upgrades allow us to now record in HD quality with wireless microphones on Vets.
Disabled Veterans Rest Camp (Washington County, Minnesota)
The Disabled Veterans Rest Camp provides facilities and opportunities for recreation, rest, and well being for all women and men who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, along with their families. The campground is open to all military personnel in good standing: Active duty, Reservists/Guard, veterans, disabled, retirees, families and friends.
Dream Hunts
Dream Hunts is a non-profit organization and outdoor ministry. Dream Hunts welcomes disabled veterans requiring physical assistance (such as paraplegic, quadriplegic, etc.) and those who would other wise not be given the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors to come spend time in nature to enjoy the hunting and shooting sports! Therapeutic and outdoor recreational activities we provide include hunting trips, camp-outs, and fishing among many other outdoor programs that America's wounded warriors used to enjoy prior to their injuries.
Being 100% reliant on public support without any government grants, Dream Hunts serves to offer these services free of charge to as our way of saying "Thank You" to our veterans for serving our country.
English River Outfitters
(Washington County, IA, adjacent Sockum Ridge)
English River Outfitters is a veterans resort "Designed by Veterans for Veterans." We are a resort that will give a memorable outdoor recreation experience for the disabled veteran, veterans, their families, friends and supporters: It recognizes what our veterans have contributed to and sacrificed for our nation.
It is our goal at English River Outfitters Resort to offer all of our veterans, past, present and future; a solitude outdoor recreational resort at no cost to them where they can camp, fish, hunt, hike and enjoy a campfire in an enjoyable relaxing atmosphere. We provide a safe outdoor experience with other veterans to help promote healing and closure and where they can realize their strengths and independence.
English River Outfitters will offer veterans:
- Camaraderie
- Hunting: Deer, Turkey, Pheasant, Ducks and Geese
- Fishing (Stocked Pond)
- Dinners/Bar-B-Q’s
- Week end get-a-ways
Fly Fishing for Vets (Georgia)
Fly-Fishing for Vets is a nonprofit organization created to provide wounded warriors and their families with a bit of relief from the many stressful aspects of recovering from an injury or being permanently disabled.
For the vets, the foundation offers one or two-day trips with guided fly-fishing instruction and excursions as a means to get away from it all. The trips can also be therapeutic, in that they can restore confidence, feelings of independence and
self-esteem for the wounded warrior. Trip options include the lakes at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga, and the Toccoa River nestled in the mountains of Fannin County, Ga.
Heroes on the Water
Heroes on the Water helps helps wounded warriors relax, rehabilitate, and reintegrate through kayak fishing and the outdoors. Heroes on the Water(HOW) originated in Texas, with the first outings involving troops from the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and has expanded its operations to 29 local chapters across the nation.
Honor Them Foundation
The Honor Them Foundation utilizes vacant timeshares and cancelled or unbooked cruises to send combat veterans and their families to five-star resorts or on cruises at no charge to them.
Hunts for Heroes
Hunts for Heroes is an organization based in El Campo, Texas. El Campo is in the heart of the best goose hunting and fishing in North America. Hunts for Heroes has chapters in South Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi, and California and we eventually hope to have chapters in every state in the USA.
We are dedicated to providing quality hunting and outdoor related activities to men and women that have been wounded on the field of battle in service to our country in the war against terrorism. We organize hunts with professional guides and outfitters throughout the country for heroes that enjoy the outdoors. All of our hunts are free of charge for service men and women that are approved by organizations such as those sanctioned by the United States military. We also help with expenses in getting to and from such an event.
Hunters Helping Soldiers
The mission of Hunters Helping Soldiers is to provide a means to enhance physical and emotional healing through comradery during hunting and fishing trips as well as mentorship to help ease the transition from military life to civilian life and help families of returning, wounded, and mortally wounded soldiers cope with the challenges they face.
LEEK Hunting and Mountain Preserve
L-E-E-K Hunting and Mountain Preserve is a completely volunteer-run facility dedicated to offering therapeutic outdoor programs for wounded veterans with all levels of disabilities.
Our mission is to provide a friendly handicap-accessible camp environment and therapeutic outdoor activities like hunting and fishing, LEEK believes in encouraging our wounded heroes to focus on their abilities, without compromising their current physical limitations.
L-E-E-K believes in providing a safe and friendly environment where wounded U.S. service members can assist each other through the healing process, both mentally and physically. We offer recreational opportunities specifically geared to each wounded veterans’ needs and abilities.
Lima Foxtrot Programs for Injured Military (Livingstone, Alabama)
Lakeshore Foundation's Lima Foxtrot programs include a number of weekend-long camps that bring injured military personnel and their families from across the country to Alabama. Each camp, referred to as an operation, is offered at no charge for the participants. Activities include Operation Rise & Conquer, an outdoor adventure weekend held at Lake Martin; Operation Down Home, a weekend camp for injured servicemen and women as well as their families; Operation Night Vision, a camp specifically designed for injured troops who have suffered blindness or visual impairment; Operation Alpha for servicemen and women who have sustained traumatic brain injuries; and Operation Endurance, which provides daily fitness programs to recently injured military personnel returning home to Alabama.
Mount Olivet Rolling Acres (Victoria, Minnesota)
Mt. Olivet Vacations for Wounded Warriors ~ Mount Olivet Rolling Acres is honoring wounded Servicemembers by reserving blocks of time at their McGregor cabins in northern Minnesota for their free use.
Operation Down Home (Livingstone, Alabama)
Operation Down Home is designed to introduce severely injured military personnel and their families to recreational sports opportunities. This camp is open to servicemen and women, and their family members, who have been severely injured in recent conflicts and have suffered an injury such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, amputation or visual impairment. There is no cost to military personnel with severe service-related injuries and up to three family members. The weekend includes all meals, lodging, air and ground transportation, and all sports and recreation activities.
Operation Injured Soldiers
The goal of Operation Injured Soldiers is to help our wounded heroes get back to doing the sports and hobbies they enjoyed before being deployed. The funds we raise provide hunting, fishing, and camping trips, along with many other outdoor recreational activities, to our disabled heroes to help with their physical and mental rehabilitation. Through corporate sponsorships and individual donations, these trips are provided at no cost to our injured heroes.
Operation Night Vision
Operation Night Vision brings sport and recreation to servicemen and women who have suffered significant eye injuries or blindness while recently serving our country. Activities will include water skiing, rock climbing, paddling lessons for canoeing and kayaking, cycling, track & field, judo, goalball and scuba diving.
Operation Night Vision will be held at the Lakeshore Foundation facility and at locations around the greater Birmingham community. There is no cost to military personnel with severe service-related injuries and one guest. The weekend includes all meals, lodging, air and ground transportation, and all sports and recreation activities.
Operation Proper Exit
For those Wounded Warriors who are thriving in recovery and are capable of returning to theater, this program itinerary stages a meet-and-greet tour to forward operating bases with a group of recovered soldiers. Four specific objectives have been identified:
- The sense of brotherhood inherent in today’s military leaves a number of injured soldiers with the desire to return to theater after injury. By having a chance to visit, not only is their desire addressed but they can bring stories from home to deployed troops when they arrive.
- Soldiers who have witnessed the injuring of a battle buddy are often times left wondering how the situation turned out both short and long term. Upon the return of fully recovered soldiers, the minds of deployed troops are put to ease when they witness the results firsthand and hear about the journey and outstanding care being afforded to our Wounded Warriors.
- The Wounded Warriors will have a most important as well as unique opportunity to see the progress in Iraq that they, through their tremendous sacrifice, helped bring about.
- For troops that have been injured in battle, this initiative provides them the opportunity to make a “proper exit” on their own terms as they walk to the aircraft and climb the ramp rather than being medically evacuated. This component has a positively resounding effect in offering closure to that chapter of their lives.
Operation Purple Healing Adventures (NMFA)
Operation Purple Healing Adventures is a family camp experience for active duty or medically retired service members who were wounded or experienced emotional trauma or illness related to their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Members of the National Guard and Reserve may be in either activated or drilling status, provided their injury was sustained while on active duty status. Food, lodging, and activities are all provided to families at no cost. Families are responsible for their own transportation to and from the camp location. Upon request, limited financial assistance for family travel may be made available on a case-by-case basis
In 2012, the National Military Family Association is partnering with the USO to offer three Operation Purple Healing Adventures. Each family camp will be held at selected regional locations that provide activities in an outdoor setting designed to celebrate rediscovering family fun and togetherness after an injury. The program will include both family-focused activities and the opportunity for parents to relax and enjoy quiet time while their children participate in exciting outdoor exploration supervised by camp counselors.
In addition, Healing Adventures will include structured activities developed by the FOCUS Program (Families Overcoming Under Stress™). These activities highlight areas of strength and resilience in the family and promote family growth. Families are supported in working together to enhance their relationships through communication activities aimed at building connections and family closeness.
Operation Rise and Conquer (Livingstone, Alabama)
Operation Rise & Conquer is an extended outdoor adventure weekend that involves service members and their families in a variety of challenging activities that include team and individual competitive sports, water skiing, scuba diving, canoeing and kayaking, ropes course and zip line, bass fishing and shooting sports.
This camp is open to men and women who have been severely injured in the global war on terror and have suffered an injury such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, amputation or visual impairment. There is no cost to military personnel with severe service related injuries and one guest. The weekend includes all meals, lodging, air and ground transportation, and all sports and recreation activities.
Outdoor Adventure (Colorado and Scottsdale, AZ)
Purple heart recipients receive a free hot air balloon ride.
Reel American Heroes
The Reel American Heroes Foundation is a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote recreational opportunities for Wounded Soldiers, Active Duty Soldiers and Veterans of the United States Military.
Our organization sets up fishing tournament at military bases in the United States throughout the year. When the soldiers and their families arrive we provide all of them with free fishing equipment that they keep to further pursue the sport if they choose. Each morning all military related participants are paired up with volunteer anglers and taken out to fish an actual tournament. During each day, games, food, drinks and entertainment are all provided free of charge from launch to weigh-in. After the weigh-ins trophies are awarded to the top three soldiers (or family members) for the biggest fish in each category.
Reel Thanx
Reel Thanx was created in 2007 to honor and show thanks and support to service members who have been injured in the line of duty. Through the combined efforts of nationally recognized sponsors and generous private and corporate donors, Reel Thanx is able to give back to the heroes of "Operation Enduring Freedom" and "Operation Iraqi Freedom" by taking these selfless individuals on an amazing fishing getaway.
Rivers of Recovery (Jackson, Wyoming)
Rivers of Recovery (ROR) delivers direct support to physically and psychologically injured combat veterans through innovative, outdoor-based therapies and pioneering research. We strive to provide our participants with therapeutic programs which result in measurable and sustainable improvement. These programs are designed to re-enable and re-energize participants and provide the support and self-confidence necessary to maximize long-term recovery.
Veterans and families from all armed forces and military eras are eligible.
RnR Oasis
Our mission at RnR Oasis is to assist disabled and wounded U.S. combat veterans in returning to as normal a life as possible, in the least amount of time. It has been our experience that healing and closure takes place around a campfire. Combat brothers and sisters, helping each other on the road to recovery.
RnR Oasis provides a safe camping experience with other veterans to maximize the environment that promotes healing and closure. To that end, RnR Oasis currently rents or leases campgrounds, provides all gear and equipment, food and even fire wood for up to 50 veterans at a time. There is no cost to the veteran in this program.
Road to Recovery Conference (Salute America's Heroes)
About Road to Recovery: Imagine finding all the advice, encouragement, and support in one place. That’s what the Road to Recovery Conference and Tribute is all about.
We sponsor an annual, all-expense-paid educational and service event to provide wounded soldiers, their families and caregivers with one source of information regarding benefits, services, counseling, insurance, healthcare, financial support, career counseling and employment opportunities. At past conferences, artists such as Toby Keith, Lee Ann Womack and Gary Sinise have surprised attendees with special, exclusive concerts just for them.
Rodgers Divine Destiny
The mission of Rodgers Divine Destiny is to support Purple Heart recipients by providing yearly at least one recipient from OIF/OEF with a week of free lodging donated by vacation homeowners.
Salute America's Heroes
Disabled American veterans of the War on Terror must struggle every day to overcome life-changing sacrifices such as the loss of a limb, significant burns, and the reality of being in a wheel chair.
The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes was created to provide a way for individuals, corporations and others to support our troops by helping severely wounded and disabled Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and their families rebuild their lives.
The mission of The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes is to help the people who have given so much on our behalf overcome these obstacles and resume a productive and fulfilling life through programs targeted to their specific needs.
One of their programs: Road to Recovery Conference - An all-expense paid educational and service event for wounded heroes and their families
Show of Support Hunt for Heroes (Midland, TX)
The purpose of Show of Support is to demonstrate public support for the men and women of our military by providing outdoor opportunities to those injured in service to our country. Started by Terry Johnson in 2004, the program also seeks to bring public awareness to the outdoor sports of hunting and fishing, respect for our resources and the care and preservation of those assets in addition to simply saying thanks.
In an effort to show support to the men and women of our military forces a reception is held. Each year, U.S. Service Men and Women from different branches of our armed forces will be honored for their service to this country. The banquet will be held prior to their departure to participate in an all expense paid whitetail deer hunt. This is our way of saying "THANKS" West Texas style!
Men and women from any branch of service who were injured and are discharged or will be discharged prior the scheduled hunt, are eligible for consideration to participate in the outdoor adventures that we offer.
SOS America Country Retreat
Located on the Gulf Coast between Galveston and Houston, Texas, this unique Bed and Breakfast/Spa facility is surrounded by acres of cattle grazing lands, tall shade trees, and landscaped gardens. Visitors relax and enjoy fresh country air, pure spring water, PLUS spa facilities: saunas, indoor hot tub, wood burning sweat lodge, and swimming pool.
The SOS America Country Retreat is open to friends and patriots alike. Your visits and donations help to subsidize free holidays for wounded military.
Wounded soldiers and those undergoing treatments for burns or the fitting of a prosthesis can invite a family member to join them at our B&B/Spa. This invitation for a free holiday does wonders to lift up the spirits of young Soldiers and Marines during their long recovery period. It also provides hope and something positive to look forward to as they progress through physical therapy.
Sportsmen's Foundation for Military Families
The Sportsmen’s Foundation for Military Families (SFMF), an IRS 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is established to provide combat veterans a chance to participate in the hunting sports. Any combat veteran of the United States Armed Forces, or an immediate family member of a veteran killed in combat, is eligible to apply. Our hunts have proven to be extremely therapeutic to those in need. However, participation is not limited to those who have been wounded in battle or are suffering, any combat veteran may apply. All hunts are professionally guided. It is our way of saying thank you for your service.
Sun Valley Adaptive Sports (Ketchum, Idaho)
SVAS is consider one of the nation’s most effective and innovative adaptive sports organizations. Our winter and summer programs attract youth, adults, veterans, and adaptive sports superstars from around the country. We’re the top pick of many military hospitals and veteran service organizations around the country who look for quality programs to help restore and rehabilitate the men and women who have been severely wounded while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. No matter who we’re serving, we strive to offer a fun and safe experience that will having lasting and meaningful impact.
Tails-A-Waggin' Acres Hunting Preserve - Annual Free Pheasant Hunt (Marion, MI) - Sept. 21-24, 2012
This is an annual, free Disabled Veterans Hunt which takes place at the Tails-A-Waggin' Acres Hunting Preserve.
Take a Soldier Fishing
We assist communities at large, by offering them the ability to show their support for the troops by sponsoring our Take A Soldier Fishing program. This allows service members to see just how much they are appreciated. For those that serve to support our fishing program, it gives the individual the ability to see how their support makes a profound difference in a service member or veterans life by providing a safe and positive outdoor experience.
We strive to show that there are people out there that care, and want to help. By providing these events, we have found they give the soldiers something to look forward to. We have also found that soldiers have also changed their outlook on life - the way they feel about wearing their uniform and a new sense of hope.
Taste of Scuba (Brighton, MI)
Aquatic Adventures of Michigan in conjunction with Brain Injury Association of Michigan are offering a free introduction Scuba course to survivors, veterans and their family members.
Choose a date:
- March 10, 2012
- May 5, 2012
- September 28, 2012
Classes are 3 hours and are held at the Brighton pool.
The Link Up
A non-profit organization connecting injured veterans with various donors willing to offer assistance participating in outdoor activities. Our mission is to empower a Warrior-in-Transition with self-reliance to choose and enjoy the outdoor sport of their interest. Our vision is to create a network which links veterans wounded in action or while serving our country with hunting and fishing partners and opportunities through an online community.
- That all Wounded Warriors become self-sufficient to enjoy hunting and fishing through a network of outdoor enthusiasts willing to share their time and/or resources.
- To build on the camaraderie that service members enjoy by creating a ‘net’ for wounded veterans to connect with other patriotic persons: retired, former military, active/reserve soldiers, or the dedicated citizen.
The Sanctuary
The two main purposes of the Sanctuary, are also our two core values: Refuge and Redemption. The Sanctuary first and foremost is a Refuge of Sacred Trust for those who have suffered trauma on our own behalf. The Sanctuary is a place where the traumatized can get alone for reflection as well as share their trauma without fear of reprisal or violation of trust. We have our own full time facility, a 5500 square foot log lodge, available 55 miles W of Washington, DC. We also have a few other properties available to us, owned by others, located in Florida, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Montana.
Several of our staff hold high level security clearances, TS/SCI/Poly, and we also have available state licensed counselors and ministers to provide for other clinical and spiritual follow up care as needed. Furthermore, there will never be any paperwork or verbal passage of a particular visitor's name attached to a traumatic experience, without the expressed intent of that visitor. The law provides for and enforces counselors and ministers protecting information shared. Furthermore, National Security reporting guidelines do not require reporting for those with security clearances who seek counseling, even if a mental health professional, “if” the assistance relates to “grief, family, or spiritual issues”.
The second main purpose is Redemption of trauma and of those who have been traumatized. The Sanctuary exists to serve those who have been physically, mentally, and emotionally traumatized while defending the United States ' and its citizens' way of life. We are establishing a community of the traumatized as we help them to process through their own tragedy in a way that turns their trauma into triumph for others.
The Welcome Home Initiative Retreat
A free 3-5 Day Retreat for Members of the Armed Forces and Their Families
- Talks by Veterans and Trauma Specialists
- Discussion Groups
- Opportunities for Reflection and Healing Prayer
- 600 Beautiful Acres for Recreation and Relaxation
- Handicapped-Accessible Facilities
- Optional Marriage & Family Counseling
Our goal is to minister practically and prayerfully to members of the Armed Forces and their families, providing support and resources to help them heal and thrive.
Our mission: To show our appreciation for the men, women, and families serving in the Armed Forces. To help those who have suffered trauma in combat, be it physical, psychological, or spiritual, by providing ministry and resources for health and healing.
To preserve the confidentiality of every person. To connect combat veterans with appropriate specialist agencies and resources including:
- Combat stress and trauma experts
- Critical incident debrief specialists
- Marriage and family life counselors
- Suicide prevention counselors
- Prayer teams
Tight Lines for Troops (Manistee, MI) - May 18-19, 2012
3rd Annual Tight Lines for Troops Charity Fishing Tournament for Michigan's Veterans. This free event helps disabled veterans have fun, and thanks them for their outstanding service to our country.
Vacations for Veterans
Vacations For Veterans is a nonprofit organization created to provide recently wounded veterans of the United States Armed Forces with a week of free lodgings donated by a vacation homeowner. Each wounded veteran faces new challenges: readjusting, rebuilding their lives, and reconnecting with their families. For many of our wounded veterans, time away to rejuvenate is a luxury that is often unattainable and unaffordable.
When you make a donation of time at your vacation home, or a donation of money to sponsor a veteran, you give our wounded veterans a brief respite when they need it most. You make entire families feel better through your generosity.
Vail Veterans Program (Vail, CO)
Since 2004, the Vail Veterans Program has been providing rehabilitative sport programs to recently wounded United States military personnel who have been severely injured while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and to the troops that support those efforts. Wounded warriors and their families are encouraged to attend as it provides much needed time with their loved ones, a community of mutual support and time away from the hospital. Through skiing, snowboarding and outdoor summer recreational activities the Vail Veterans Program is helping to build confidence and give hope for the future. The Vail Veterans Program is a volunteer organization that hosts wounded warriors and their families free of charge. Our success is expressed in life changing stories that we hear from wounded warriors and their families.
Vets on the Bay (Annapolis, MD)
Vets on the Bay is a US Navy Sailing project designed to bring a day of R&R and fun on the water to wounded veterans of the conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Virtual Soldier Family Assistance
Soldier and Family Assistance Center (SFAC) services are tailored and responsive to the needs of the Warriors in Transition (WTs) and their Families. SFAC sites provide a warm, relaxed environment where Soldiers and their families can gather to foster physical, spiritual and mental healing. Links to service locations and contact information.
Walleyes for Warriors (Bay City, MI) - June 16-17, 2012
Honoring and thanking Michigan veterans for their service with an enjoyable day on Saginaw Bay.
Walleyes For Warriors is an opportunity for our sponsors, volunteers, and community to show appreciation for all you’ve done and sacrificed! The first event in 2011 was a great success and we’re expecting 2012 to be even better! More than 80 boats will be taking over 160 veterans from the Veteran’s Memorial Park boat launch in downtown Bay City, MI
on a 45 minute ride out to the Saginaw Bay for approximately five hours of fishing on Sunday, June 17th, 2012. This event is free for all military veterans, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and volunteers. Veterans will be matched with boats and captains in a way that will best accommodate any special needs. The event is open to ALL veterans of a war or overseas conflict.
Warrior Beach Retreat (Panama City Beach, FL)
There are so many heroes in this great nation, so many families we can encourage. My vision as a mom, is to bring wounded soldiers and their families to Panama City Beach for an extended weekend of Rest and Relaxation. This retreat will be a time that can give them hope to carry on ... a feeling that their sacrifice was not in vain... a knowing that we as a nation are truly grateful for their service and sacrifice. I call it the Warrior Beach Retreat.
My desire is that our community will be the "model" for the nation. Our community has donated hotel and condo rooms, meals from restaurants, cakes, gift baskets, fishing trips, movies, tours, attractions tickets, money, etc. to show their love and appreciation for the sacrifices these soldiers have made.
My vision is to see communities from all over the USA come together to host military soldiers and their families affected by this war. Let us all come together to bring hope and healing to so many heroes and their families. We all have something to give. We can make a difference ...together.
Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation (Bozeman, MT)
Our mission is to provide traumatically injured U.S. servicemen and women from Iraq and Afghanistan with a high quality restorative program, utilizing the therapeutic experience of fly fishing on Montana waters.
WQW brings wounded warriors to Montana for a six day program of fly fishing and recreation. Most warriors who come are still in rehab in the military hospital system. Once here, they have the opportunity to relax and to learn to fly fish in the quiet and beautiful surroundings of Montana and neighboring Yellowstone Park.
Warrior Weekend
Warrior Weekend provides weekends of rest and relaxation for Soldiers and Marines who have been wounded in combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan. They are undergoing recovery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. Missions focus on small groups of 8-10 and allow participants to enjoy themselves at various destination cities. The mission provides activities, but also allows each participant the freedom to do their own thing.
Wounded Warrior Family Support
Our mission is to provide support to the families of those who have been wounded, injured or killed during combat operations. The families of our casualties suffer in many ways: some financially, some psychologically.
Wounded Warriors Family Support mitigates their trauma by allowing them to find peace and solace as a family once more in family-friendly resorts that we provide free of charge. The resort condominiums that we own in Orlando, Florida and Galveston, Texas are quiet havens where war torn families can reunite and become stronger.
Wounded Warrior Outdoors
Our mission is simple and focused. To reward our combat wounded veterans with the outdoor trip of their lifetime. A small way of thanking them for their unselfish presonal sacrifaces in helping to preserve our freedom.
Vacation, recreation opportunities, retreats and conferences for wounded warriors and their families
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