Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a charity and veterans service organization that offers a variety of programs, services, and events for wounded veterans of the military actions following September 11, 2001. It operates as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Wounded Warrior Project was founded in 2003 in Roanoke, Virginia by John Melia. Melia had been severely wounded in a helicopter crash while serving in Somalia in 1992. Melia assembled backpacks distributed to injured veterans at the former Bethesda Naval Hospital (now the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center) and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Wounded Warrior Project initially operated as a division of the United Spinal Association of New York, which adopted the Wounded Warrior Project as a program in November 2003. The Wounded Warrior Project continued to support injured service members by providing them with free Wounded Warrior Project Backpacks filled with comfort items. In September 2005, The United Spinal Association granted $2.7 million to the Wounded Warrior Project to “develop into a stand-alone charity with its own identity and programs,” with the intent to expand its services from providing immediate comfort items to providing longer-term support for returning wounded veterans via compensation, education, health care, insurance, housing, employment, etc. The Wounded Warrior Project Backpacks program remains a central activity of the Wounded Warrior Project, evidenced by the more than 65,000 backpacks the organization had distributed as of early 2018, in support of transitioning U.S. military veterans. As of August 22, 2021, Wounded Warrior Project served 157,975, registered alumni and 40,520 registered family support members. The organization has partnered with several other charities, including the American Red Cross, Resounding Joy, a music therapy group in California, and Operation Homefront. Wounded Warrior Project has also provided a year-long Track program, which helps veterans transition to college and the workplace.
The Wounded Warrior Project offers Veterans and military support programs such as family support programs, warrior to work, mental wellness, and government affairs. Wounded Warrior Project helps families of veterans reconnect through events that support family bonding and transitional skills. By providing the space and time for veterans to spend time with their loved ones, the transition from service member to civilian gets that much easier. Through their veteran family support programs, Wounded Warrior Project also helps guide families through the sometimes confusing process of receiving VA benefits. Warriors to work is a veteran employment program that connects veterans with employers and resources for jobs. Through career counseling, veterans can find work that best fits their skill sets and allows them to smoothly transition into civilian life. With a rate of 11-20% of service members living with PTSD, veteran mental health programs are an important staple in a veteran’s journey to mental wellness. Wounded Warrior Project provides interactive programs, rehabilitation retreats, and free mental health counseling. Mental health problems such as PTSD and TBI are properly addressed through WWP’s outpatient care and therapy sessions. The Government Affairs team advocates for legislation that helps veterans and their supporters. Several bills have passed so far, including the Traumatic Injury Protection Program (TSGLI), the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, the Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019, and the Veteran Families Financial Support Act (2020). The Wounded Warrior Project legislative agenda is guided by the information in the annual Warrior Alumni Survey and encompasses issue areas spanning from veteran brain health and toxic exposure to women veteran issues. In 2020, Wounded Warrior Project’s Legislative Director, Derek Fronabarger, worked with Jon Stewart from The Daily Show to advocate for Toxic Exposure related issues for service members and veterans.
If you would like to get involved, you are able to donate to the Wounded Warrior Project. You have the option to make a one-time donation, a monthly donation, or make an honor and memorial donation. The Wounded Warrior Project directs every dollar, hour, and action toward serving warriors.
The Wounded Warrior Project’s headquarters is located at 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256, and their customer service department can be contacted via phone, live chat, email, and a contact form. To contact customer service by phone, just give them a call at 1-877-832-6997. You will need to provide your first name, last name, phone number, and email address. To contact customer service via live chat, just visit https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/contact-us, and click on the chat icon in the lower right corner of the screen. You will need to provide your first name, last name, and email address. To contact customer service by email, just send an email to [email protected]. You will need to provide your first name, last name, address, and phone number. To contact customer service via a contact form, just visit https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/contact-us. The contact form is located on the right side of the page. You will need to provide your first name, last name, phone number, and email address.
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