HVAF is the
recipient of a 55-thousand dollar grant from the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP),
a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor and empower Wounded
Warriors. The grant will expand HVAF’s ability to provide services to injured
service members.
HVAF
was one of 11 organizations selected from 250 applications during the grant cycle.
The grant will support HVAF’s long-term commitment to post-9/11 wounded
veterans by providing legal and career services as well as housing, basic
needs, and employment preparation. Grant funds will allow HVAF to serve an
additional 50 veterans and 25 family members.
“All
of these services work hand-in-hand to increase a veteran’s confidence as well
as prepare him/her emotionally to ace an interview or begin a new position,”
says HVAF President & CEO Charles Haenlein. “We believe that in order to
ensure this generation of injured veterans is successful and well-adjusted, a
comprehensive network of community resources must be offered.”
“The
WWP grant program allows us to collectively reach deeper into underserved
communities and offer important specialized services to injured service
members,” said Steve Nardizzi, CEO, Wounded Warrior Project. “Supporting these
excellent organizations that provide unique and highly specialized services
will help us ensure that this generation of injured service members is the most
successful and well-adjusted in our nation’s history.”
In
this third year of operation, the WWP Grants Program continues to work with
organizations that provide injured service members with unique, specialized
programs and services, often in remote areas of the country. During two review
cycles each year, WWP carefully selects the grant recipients, and to date has
provided support to nearly 80 organizations nationwide.
It
is estimated over 50,000 servicemen and women have been physically injured in
recent military conflicts, another 320,000 have experienced a traumatic brain
injury while on deployment, and as many as 400,000 additional service members
live with the invisible wounds of war including combat-related stress, major
depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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About
Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation
Hoosier
Veterans Assistance Foundation (HVAF) is dedicated to eliminating homelessness
for veterans and their families through prevention, education, supportive
services and advocacy. HVAF provides transitional housing, case management
services, and basic needs to more than 200 veterans and their families daily
who are recovering from homelessness. Additional services are offered to those
in need through HVAF outreach services. For more information go to hvaf.org or call 317-951-0688.
About
Wounded Warrior Project®
The
mission of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is to honor and empower Wounded
Warriors. WWP’s purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid
for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women
aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services
to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered
in Jacksonville, Florida. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org.
