FOCUS MARINES FOUNDATION
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
SEE SCHEDULE OFOCUS: FOCUS MARINES FOUNDATION CONDUCTS FOUR, MULTI-FACETED, SEVEN-DAY, TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR TO ASSIST WOUNDED MARINES AND NAVY CORPSMEN IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO CIVILIAN LIFE. ALL COSTS, INCLUDING AIRFARE, LODGING AND MEALS ARE PAID BY FMF. TO DATE, FMF HAS SERVED NEARLY 1,000 WARRIORS.UPON LEAVING THE MILITARY, MANY WARRIORS, ESPECIALLY THOSE SUFFERING PHYSICAL WOUNDS OR THE EMOTIONAL WOUNDS OF PTS/TBI, EXPERIENCE DEPRESSION AND A LACK OF DIRECTION WHICH CAN LEAD TO CONFUSION, DESPAIR AND, TRAGICALLY, SUICIDE. THESE SYMPTOMS CAN PERSIST OVER YEARS IF NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED. DURING THE WEEK AT FOCUS, PARTICIPANTS ARE GIVEN THE TOOLS TO BUILD REWARDING AND MEANINGFUL LIVES. THE PROGRAM STARTS WITH AN INTENSE, INTROSPECTIVE, 3-DAY WORKSHOP TO RECOGNIZE AND PURGE NEGATIVE TENDENCIES AND TO EMBRACE AND OVERCOME THE DIFFICULTIES OF CIVILIAN LIFE. SUPERB MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS INSPIRE PARTICIPANTS TO RISE ABOVE THEIR CHALLENGES, REJECT VICTIMIZATION, ADOPT POSITIVE HABITS, AND RECOGNIZE THEIR INHERENT POTENTIAL. PARTICIPANTS ARE COACHED IN PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS NETWORKING, RESUME WRITING, MOCK INTERVIEWS AND OTHER IMPORTANT TALENTS. DURING THE WEEK, PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE RENEWED HOPE AND DIRECTION, DEVELOP POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS, EXPERIENCE ENHANCED SELF-WORTH, AND ARE RE-COMMITTED TO THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$278.8KProgram 2 [2020]
MENTORING:DURING EACH FOCUS PROGRAM, SELECT PARTICIPANTS FROM PREVIOUS COURSES ARE BROUGHT ON SITE TO MENTOR AND ENCOURAGE CURRENT PARTICIPANTS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOCUS COURSE, PARTICIPANTS ARE PAIRED WITH A MENTOR(S) WHO PROVIDES CONTINUING, INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT. DURING 2020, FOCUS EMPLOYED A FORMER MARINE ON AN HOURLY BASIS TO FACILITATE THE MENTORING PROCESS. AMONG SOME OF HER ENHANCEMENTS IS HER FACILITATION OF "REFOCUS" ZOOM SESSIONS WITH GRADUATES. FOCUS GRADUATES ALSO REACH OUT TO PAST PARTICIPANTS IN TIMES OF NEED TO ASSIST THEM IN THEIR JOURNEY FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO CIVILIAN LIFE. THE MENTORING PROCESS IS DYNAMIC, INTIMATE AND AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$49.8KFocus Program for Veterans
THE FOCUS PROGRAM: THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL FOCUS PROGRAM IS A SIX-DAY EVENT DESIGNED BY THE FOCUS MARINES FOUNDATION TO HELP VETERANS STRUGGLING WITH THEIR LIFE AFTER LEAVING THE MILITARY. INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FACILITATORS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN PROVIDING THE PARTICIPANTS THE TOOLS THAT ADDRESS VETERANS ISSUES LIKE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, ADDICTION, NEGATIVITY, INSOMNIA, ISOLATION, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-DOUBT AND SUICIDE. THE PROGRAM IS HELD FOUR TIMES EACH YEAR IN AUGUSTA, MISSOURI. THERE ARE THREE BASIC COMPONENTS: I. DAY 1: BUILDING NEW RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER VETERANS ATTENDING FOCUS. II. DAY 2-3: ADDRESSING THE QUESTION: "WHO ARE YOU AND WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?" III. DAY 4-6: ADDRESSING THE QUESTION: "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO AND HOW WILL YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN?"ALL COSTS, TRANSPORTATION, ROOM, BOARD, AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED BY THE FOCUS MARINES FOUNDATION. OVER 1,000 VETERANS HAVE ATTENDED THE FOCUS PROGRAM SINCE 2013, WITH LIFE CHANGING RESULTS. THE VETERANS CONSIST OF MARINES, NAVY CORPSMAN, SAILORS, SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN. THE AGES RANGE FROM 21-67, THE RANKS FROM PRIVATE TO COLONEL. THE FOCUS MARINES FOUNDATION HAS DEVELOPED A NATIONAL NETWORK OF EFFECTIVE VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP IDENTIFY VETERANS WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM THE FOCUS PROGRAM AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE VETERANS AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE FOCUS PROGRAM. THAT SUPPORT COULD INCLUDE MEDICAL, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL HELP. THERE IS A HIGH PRIORITY PLACED ON FOLLOW UP AND STAYING IN TOUCH WITH FOCUS GRADUATES. OVER 1,700 TEXT MESSAGES AND EMAILS ARE SENT EACH MONTH TO FOCUS GRADUATES INVITING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF TWO ZOOM MEETINGS OFFERED EACH MONTH, "RE-FOCUS AND "THE BUDDY CHECK".GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$664.6K
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