Did you know that on average twenty-three Veterans commit su***de every day? This means that almost twice the amount of the ones who gave all in the Iraqi war over its ten year span, commit su***de each year. As a veterans, we cannot sit idle as our brothers and sisters in arms make the ultimate sacrifice by choice. Henry Foundation for Veterans and Families is going to be a nonprofit organization
with the intent of helping any Veteran that seeks our services. Primarily our focus will be mental health and su***de prevention, but we envision an even broader reach of programs to help our Vets in need. This organization is going to be goal oriented, with short term and long term goals. Short term goals being, attaining non-profit organization 501(c)(3) status, establish a central organized location, and try to establish routes for free mental health services from volunteer mental health specialists. The long term goals of this organization are, to acquire a decent amount land on the Buffalo National River, develop and build a Veterans retreat. This would include cabins, access to the Buffalo River, access to water related activies, hiking trails, but what is most important, a clinic with volunteer activities/group discussions, to help with the mental stability of these vets. This retreat will primarily be for Veterans and their families. I believe that with the Buffalo River being semi isolated, something like this would help vets cope with life, by natural therapy. If we show these vets that we care about them, then maybe they will start to care about themselves again. This organization will start out small, but I hope that we can grow it into a national powerhouse. I want to be able to call out to all ailing vets, and get them the help they need for free, wherever they are. Each individual has their own problems, I want to be able to address each problem individually. Thank you for your support.