Warrior Reunion Foundation

“Our irs form 990 was reviewed by the chief executive officer and was approved by the board of directors prior to submission.”

“Our conflict of interest policy is enumerated in our organizational bylaws as part of the organizational bylaws as part of the organiations articles of incorporation. This policy is reviewed bi-annually and all operational decisions and board resolutions are vetted to ensure compliance with the established policy.”

“The organizations ceo receives no compensation.”

“The organization has only two employees, the executive director and program service coordinator, whose compensation is determined by the board of directors on an annual basis. Ther are no other employees and none of the officers of the organization have ever received any compensation in any form.”

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“Wrf was forced to adapt our program services to meet the health and safety requirements necessitated by the covid 19 pandemic, supporting 14 unit through squad meals and zoom reunions where small groups of unit members who live near each other could get together in a safe environment according to local guidelines and share a meal sponsored by wrf. We reunited 292 combat veterans and gold star family members with this program.in addition we launched a zoom based mindfulness based stress reduction (mbsr) which trained 21 combat veterans in this clinically proven method to address the effects of pts/tbi.”

“Wrf covers all costs associated with reunion attendance for all members of every unit we serve. This is inclusive of, but not limited to, travel support for veterans and gold star family members, host location costs, all meals and activity costs. In 2020 wrf was forced to adapt our program services to meet the health and safety requirements necessitated by the covid 19 pandemic, supporting 14 unit through squad meals and zoom reunions where small groups of unit members who live near each other could get together in a safe environment according to local guidelines and share a meal sponsored by wrf. We reunited 292 combat veterans and gold star family members with this program. In addition wrflaunched a zoom based mindfulness based stress reduction (mbsr) which trained 21 combat veterans in this clinically proven method to address the effects of pts/tbi.”

“Part iii.1.mission: warrior reunion foundation supports combat veterans in overcoming the challenges of post-military transition by reconnecting those who served together overseas. We challenge stigma through shared experience, rebuilding essential peer support networks that enable our veterans to live with meaning, purpose and positive impact in their communities. Our reunions facilitate direct, high-touch proactive connections to best in breed resources serving americas veterans. 4. Program service accomplisments:at the close of our fourth reunion season we will have reunited over 750 combat veterans and gold star family membes across 18 reunions, provided at no cost to each unit weve served. In recognition of our impact, in 2018 wrf recieved the fisher house foundations prestigious newmans own award as the top veteran charity of the year. According to our post-reunion surveys:a)before attending their reunion, only 30% of participants were likely to reach out to their veteran peers for support. After attending a wrf reunion, over 70% reported they were highly likely to reach out for support when needed. This confirms that attending a wrf reunion has more than doubled peer support engagement by our veteran attendees. B)over 70% of post-reunion survey respondents had not seen members of their unit in over 5 years.c)over 97% of post-reunion survey respondents said that attending their reunion strenghtened their social connections with their military family.d)100% of survey respondents would recommend attending a reunion sponsored by warrior reunion foundation to their veteran peers. Our program is focused on capacity building. Our reunions are a partnership between our team and the units we support. Our goal is to build capacity within each unit, giving them tools and experience they need to plan future gatherings to ensure their connection remains strong. We accomplish this through good old-fashioned sweat equity. Each unit is required to establish a unit planning committee of 3-5 members that works alongside our team through a guided 6 month reunion planning process. We facilitate by providing planning guidance and resources; the unit planning committee makes the decisions for their reunion, coordinates amongst all unit members, and is responsible for ensuring mission success. Our program facilitates proactive connections to actionable resources. During our planning process we work with each unit to identify the areas of support that best address the prevailing issues facing their members. Based on that needs assessment we invite representatives from partner organizations to brief at the reunion, putting best-in-breed veteran support organizations (vso) directly in front of our reunion attendees. Surrounded by those with whom they served our veteran attendees are able to talk openly about their challenges, bonded by their shared experience in combat and the unique understanding the can only come from serving downrange together. This stigma-free enviornment, couple with direct, in-person connections to pre-screened resources that match self-selected areas of need results in increased engagement and improved outcomes for the veterans we serve.our program results in enduring peer support engagement. Our reunions serve as the begining of an enduring connection between the members of the unit. Facilitated through private facebook groups created during their reunion planning process, and supported with additional resorces to include support for annual in-person meet ups, our reunion program ensures that no veteran is without a connection to brothers and sisters in arms as they strive to pursue lifes next mission. Our organization provides all funding and planning supprort to provide reunions to units that deployed to combat together. Each reunion supported thoughout the year was delivered at no-cost the veterans we served. Our organization covers all costs for each reunion, including but not limited to: food and lodging of all vete”