Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS: IN 2018, OUR CHAPTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SERVCED 5,277 VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS THROUGH OUR THERAPEUTIC KAYAK FISHING EXPERIENCES. THESE EVENTS ARE HELD IN VARIOUS CHAPTERS LED BY VOLUNTEERS MONTHLY DURING THE KAYAK FISHING SEASON. TYPICAL EVENTS ARE HELD ON A SATURDAY, TYPICALLY HALF A DAY, AND INCLUDE LUNCH. THE BENEFITS OF THESE OUTING S FAR EXCEED A SIMPLE KAYAK FISHING EXCURSION. THEY PROMOTE HEALING THROUGH CAMARADERIE WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO REINTEGRATE INTO CIVILIAN LIFE. FAMILY MEMBERS: AS ONE OF THE FEW VETERAN'S SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT INCLUDE FAMILIES, OUR CHAPTERS SERVED 2,598 FAMILY MEMBERS IN 2018. THESE MEMBERS ARE INCLUDED IN OUR EXCURSIONS AS THEY DESIRE, WHETHER THAT IS TO EXPERIENCE KAYAK FISHING OR ENJOY THE CAMARADERIE OF OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AT THE EVENT. THE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO BOTH HEAL AND SUPPORT THE HEALING OF THEIR LOVED ONES. VETERAN AND FIRST RESPONDER VOLUNTEERS: CHAPTERS ARE LED AND MANAGED BY A VOLUNTEER TEAM. THESE OPPORTUNITIES RUN FROM LEADERSHIP TEAMS TO PROVIDING SAFETY BRIEFINGS TO PREPPING AND SERVING FOOD AT EVENTS. VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN HOW OUTINGS AND THEN MOVE INTO A VOLUNTEER POSITION SHOW A TRAJECTORY OF HEALING THAT SUPPORTS REINTEGRATION INTO CIVILIAN LIFE. OUR EXPERIENCE IS THAT VOLUNTEERS ARE BETTER PREPARED TO ENTER THE JOB MARKET AND PARTICIPATE MORE ACTIVELY IN THEIR LIVES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
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    $675.5K