The grants fund 33 organizations addressing mental health,
homelessness, social connection and more.
NEW
YORK, July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bob
Woodruff Foundation is proud to announce an investment of
$4.8 million in 33 organizations
dedicated to ensuring that veterans, service members and their
families — those who stood for us — have stable and successful
futures. The grant portfolio addresses unmet needs within
veteran and military-connected populations including mental health,
homelessness, legal services, education, employment and social
connection.
Of the 33 investments announced today:
- Eight programs address veterans' mental health, and that of
their families, with four of the eight focusing specifically on
children's mental health;
- Three programs tackle barriers to education and employment for
junior- and middle-enlisted veterans and military spouses;
- Four programs, three of which are funded in partnership with
the National Football League (NFL), provide meaningful
opportunities for service members, veterans, and their families to
connect with one another and their peers through wheelchair
football, workout sessions, mentoring, and other extracurricular
activities;
- Six programs support veterans and their families with legal
services, in light that eight of the top 10 unmet needs reported by
veterans experiencing homelessness require legal assistance to
resolve;
- Four programs focus on case management and connecting veterans
to vital community resources;
- Eight programs focus on housing services, to support veterans'
access to stable housing.
"We know that some veterans, service members, and their families
struggle to access basic needs including housing, food, employment,
and healthcare," said Anne Marie Dougherty, CEO of
the Bob Woodruff Foundation. "Through our grants, the Bob Woodruff
Foundation works to close the gap between what our veterans and
service members need and the resources available to them. We're
proud to support our grantees who are working to address these
critical issues and make an impact in the lives of those who have
served our nation."
Through the Foundation's longtime partner Craig Newmark
Philanthropies, an additional three grants totaling $575,000 were awarded to three organizations in
April: Endeavors, Steven A. Cohen Military Family Center (MFC) at
NYU Langone Health, and Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative for
Veterans (STRIVE) at The Ohio State
University Foundation. These programs will focus on
providing evidence-based assessment and treatment to veterans to
improve their mental health and reduce their risk of substance use
and suicidal thoughts.
"Our veterans and their families have given so much for us, and
it's time we give back to them." said Craig
Newmark, founder of craigslist and Craig Newmark
Philanthropies. "Each of these grant recipients is doing important
work in making sure our veteran and military community has the
resources they need to live a safe, healthy, and fulfilling
life."
For more information on the funded organizations and their work,
visit the 2024 investment highlights.
About the Bob Woodruff Foundation
The Bob Woodruff
Foundation was founded in 2006 after reporter Bob Woodruff was wounded by a roadside bomb
while covering the war in Iraq.
Since then, the Bob Woodruff Foundation has raised awareness about
the tough challenges veterans and military families are facing and
invested in solutions to help support them in the next chapter of
their lives. To date, the Bob Woodruff Foundation has invested over
$159 million to ensure that our
nation's veterans, service members and their families — those who
stood for us — have stable and successful futures. Visit
www.BobWoodruffFoundation.org for more information.
About Craig Newmark Philanthropies
Craig Newmark is a Web pioneer and
philanthropist, best known for creating the online classified ads
service craigslist. Craig's full-time philanthropic work focuses on
organizations on the frontlines of protecting America's security
and democracy. He has given more than $300
million in support of veterans and military families,
trustworthy journalism and civic engagement campaigns, cyber
security education programs, hunger relief, and pigeon rescue.
Craig was influenced by his Sunday
School teachers who escaped the Holocaust, set his moral
compass, and taught him to treat people like you want to be treated
– and how to know when enough is enough. He stepped away from the
day-to-running of craigslist almost two decades ago, but he still
occasionally volunteers as a customer service representative.
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