Armed Forces Foundation

Armed Forces Foundation
Motto Serving those who Serve
Formation 2001
75-3070368
Legal status Non-Profit registered 501c(3) Foundation
Focus United States Armed Forces & Mental health
Headquarters 16 N. Carolina Ave, SE Washington, DC, United States 20003[1]
Region served
 United States
Leader Brian Cooke
Main organ
 Board of Directors
Website armedforcesfoundation.org

The Armed Forces Foundation is an American non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. that began operations in 2002 by Jim Gorab, a former Navy engineer, to promote the morale, welfare and quality of life of the military community with a special emphasis on military families.[2]

Programs

The Honorable C.W Bill Young Financial Assistance Fund

Congressman C.W Bill Young of Florida with his wife Beverly speak at the 2008 Armed Forces Foundation's Congressional Gala.

The Honorable C.W Bill Young Financial Assistance Fund, named after former Congressman Bill Young, provides direct financial assistance to service members and their families facing financial hardship through injury and other service related situations.[3]

Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST)

The Armed Forces Foundation, in partnership with Southwest Airlines, pays for the team's travel expenses during the season.[4] The team consists of 29 veterans and active duty soldiers with a variety of injuries.[5]

Operation Caring Classroom

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings with a child during the Armed Forces Foundation's Operation Caring Classroom

Operation Caring Classroom is the foundation's annual Veterans Day education initiative to help increase understanding and support among children for military families across the United States.[6]

School Counselor Program

In 2012 the Infinite Hero Foundation approved a grant for the Armed Forces Foundation to fund an additional school counselor position in Fairfax County Public Schools to support the needs of military-impacted students and their families at Fort Belvoir.[7]

Troops to the Track

Started in 2009, the NASCAR Troops to the Track program (T2T), presented by Bank of America and in partnership with the Armed Forces Foundation, is a year-round recreational group therapy program that honors service men and women, veterans, and military families at races throughout the country by taking them to races and behind-the-scenes events. It is in its fifth year of operation.[8]

Kurt Busch Race Dedications

Starting in 2012, Kurt Busch and the Armed Forces Foundation dedicated races in memory or in honor service members and veterans.[9] As of November 7, 2014 the program has been suspended due to allegations of assault by then girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll.[10]

Books

Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts

In 2008, Armed Forces Foundation President, Patricia Driscoll, and Author Celia Straus co-authored the book, Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts, Stories of American Soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD,[11] for the Armed Forces Foundation.

The Healing Heroes Book

Commissioned by the Armed Forces Foundation, The Healing Heroes Children’s book, is an educational workbook that serves as a tool for children and families of wounded service members.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, Form 990" (PDF). goodwill.org. Armed Forces Foundation. 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2004-05-05/pdf/CREC-2004-05-05.pdf
  3. ↑ "Rep. Issa Statement on the Passing of Rep. Bill Young". house.gov.
  4. ↑ http://www.pressherald.com/2014/08/10/wounded-but-not-weak-amputee-veterans-win-a-softball-fundraiser/
  5. ↑ "Wounded Warriors play the way they fought -- hard". woundedwarrioramputeesoftballteam.org. 22 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "8th Annual Operation Caring Classroom Begins November 11th". Downeast News.
  7. ↑ "Students learn about trustworthiness, caring with Character Counts". belvoireagle.com.
  8. ↑ "Troops to the Track celebrates fifth anniversary". nascar.com.
  9. ↑ Kurt Busch Talks about the AFF Race Dedication Program on NASCAR on FOX. YouTube. 17 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Fox Sports. "Kurt Busch under investigation by Dover Police for alleged domestic violence". FOX Sports.
  11. ↑ Driscoll, Patricia; Straus, Celia (2009). Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts: Stories of American Soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD. Casemate. ISBN 978-1-935149-01-9. OCLC 298185018.
  12. ↑ Driscoll, Patricia (2012). The Healing Heroes Children's Book. Watering Can Press. ISBN 9780982641606. OCLC 878811247.

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