Programs

  • Watch Stander Program

    OUR PRIMARY VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION INNOVATION IS THE WATCH STANDER PROGRAM. IT WAS LAUNCHED IN MAY 2020 AND IS AN UPSTREAM, ON-LINE AND IN- PERSON, EARLY INTERVENTION NETWORK OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TRAINED TO IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS OF VETERANS IN CRISIS AND TO DIRECT THOSE VETERANS TO THE RESOURCES THEY REQUIRE, INCLUDING THE VETERAN CRISIS LINE, 211 OR OUR VETERAN RESOURCES GUIDE. MODELED AFTER CPR, OUR WATCH STANDER PROGRAM IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY. IT IS AVAILABLE FREE ON OUR WEBSITE. TRAINING TAKES JUST 30 - 45 MINUTES. WE TRAINED 6,500 WATCH STANDERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023. OUR GOAL IS A NETWORK OF 10,000 WATCH STANDERS BY THE END OF 2025. TOTAL COST TO RUN THE PROGRAM IN 2023 WAS 777,458.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $777.5K

  • Florida Veteran Overwatch Program

    THE FIRE WATCH PROJECT INC. WAS AWARDED A GRANT BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN OCTOBER 2022 TO PROVIDE ADVANCED SUICIDE PREVENTION, SUICIDALITY SCREENING, AND DE-ESCALATION TRAINING TO ALL FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS (FDVA) VETERAN CLAIMS EXAMINERS (VCES) AND COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS (CVSOS) ACROSS THE STATE. CALLED THE FLORIDA VETERAN OVERWATCH PROGRAM, IN-PERSON TRAINING SESSIONS WILL BE HELD IN EIGHT LOCATIONS ACROSS FLORIDA THROUGH JUNE 2023. TOTAL COST TO RUN THE PROGRAM IN 2023 WAS 257,710.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $257.7K

  • Program 1 [2025]

    OUR PRIMARY VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION INNOVATION IS THE WATCH STANDER PROGRAM. IT WAS LAUNCHED IN MAY 2020 AND IS AN UPSTREAM, ON-LINE AND IN- PERSON, EARLY INTERVENTION NETWORK OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TRAINED TO IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS OF VETERANS IN CRISIS AND TO DIRECT THOSE VETERANS TO THE RESOURCES THEY REQUIRE, INCLUDING THE 988, 211, AND 844-MYFLVET. MODELED AFTER CPR, OUR WATCH STANDER PROGRAM IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY. IT IS FREE AND TAKES JUST 45 MINUTES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, WE HAVE TRAINED 10,653 WATCH STANDERS, WHO, TOGETHER, WILL REFER MORE THAN 12,700 VETERAN TO LIFE-SAVING SERVICES OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE A WATCH STANDER NETWORK OF 30,000 STRONG BY THE END OF 2030.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $674.6K