“The PenFed Foundation is proud to partner with Vets4Warriors to support their critical mission of running a confidential 24/7 peer-to-peer support network for struggling veterans, active duty service members, National Guard, reservists, their families and caregivers as they face the challenges of daily life,” said executive vice president of PenFed Credit Union and president of the PenFed Foundation Shashi Vohra. “We support service members and their families and encourage those who need help to seek it.”
Vets4Warriors hires veterans and trains them to help guide fighting members of the military community in the right direction by connecting them with resources or simply being a place to pay attention. Vets4Warriors’ goal is to help veterans in crisis before they become suicidal and to intervene before challenges become crises. To date, Vets4Warriors have made more than 650,000 connections with people via phone, chat and email to provide support.
“It is truly an honor to partner with the PenFed Foundation to support our nation’s military, veterans, family members and caregivers together,” said retired US Army Major General. graham mark and Executive Director of Vets4Warriors. “We are very excited about this relationship and the impact this grant will have as we operate 24/7 to ensure no one is alone and a trained veteran is ready to answer their call when they need help. Thank you, PenFed, for your trust in the work our team does around the clock. This is just the beginning, as together we will work hard to reach more of our nation’s best in their time of need.”
Members of the military community who are interested in peer support are encouraged to visit the Vets4Warriors contact page. here.
AAbout the PenFed Foundation
Founded in 2001, the PenFed Foundation is a national nonprofit organization committed to empowering military service members, veterans and their communities with the skills and resources to achieve financial stability and opportunity. Provides service members, veterans, their families, and support networks with the skills and resources they need to improve their lives through financial education, homeownership, veterans entrepreneurship, and short-term assistance programs. Affiliated with PenFed Credit Union, the Foundation has the resources to effectively reach military communities across the country, build strong partnerships, and engage a corps of volunteers dedicated to its mission. The credit union finances the Foundation’s staff and most of the operating costs, demonstrating its strong commitment to the programs offered by the Foundation. Equal Housing Opportunity. For more information, visit www.penfedfoundation.org.
About Vets4Warriors
Vets4Warriors launched in december 2011. For 10 years, Vets4Warriors has been growing, expanding and doing everything possible to ensure that all members of the military community know that they are never alone. So far, they’ve made more than 650,000 connections with people via phone, chat, and email to provide support before challenges become crises. They have earned recognition as the military’s premier 24/7 peer support program staffed by veterans. The Vets4Warriors peer support network has been connecting people, information, ideas and resources to create powerful solutions for members of the military and veteran communities for more than five years. Vets4Warriors, located in the Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care National Call Center is a one-of-a-kind 24/7 peer support network. They operate completely independently of the VA and the US military; This independence allows callers to feel confident that everything you share with them will always be 100% confidential.
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