WOODS N WATER
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Mission Statement
Woods ~n~ Water is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides FREE services and activities designed for Veterans, active-duty military, and first responders. Through our structured activities, our Nation's Heroes are provided with camaraderie through an environment easily identifiable as the familiar brotherhood/sisterhood that brings comfort to them during their period of service while also incorporating holistic and empirically-driven wellness methods shown to help reduce the impact of post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injuries, and other negative effects which may have come about from our Heroes honorable service. Woods ~n~ Water prides itself as being one of the small number of organizations that provide services to not only the Heroes themselves, but to their family members and significant others as well. In many cases, these individuals are highly regarded and relied upon as a significant resource in the Hero's inner circle of healing. The people chosen by the Hero are the most committed to the Hero's healing and Woods ~n~ Water recognizes that the essential inclusion of this inner circle is one of the significant keys to successful reintegration and restoration. In most cases, the inner circle of the Hero may be experiencing struggles themselves, which are related to the Hero's reintegration and restoration, and so Woods ~n~ Water purposefully links these inner circles with each other, providing an opportunity for an expanded healing network through our events and ongoing support. Woods ~n~ Water provides therapeutic activities, a food pantry, and additional non-therapeutic activities, including assistance with benefit applications such as service-connected benefits, re-entry assistance through the ETS Sponsor Program.
About This Cause
Woods ~n~ Water (WnW) is comprised of (4) individuals that met through another Veteran focused non-profit organization. While the organization is an excellent organization, that provides a great service, these four individuals wanted to do much more. During the covid-19 pandemic start in 2020, they decided that it was time to get their vision started in the direction of reality. The Co-Founder/President is the Coordinator/Creator of a chapter of a national non-profit organization, past EMT volunteer and a Master Mason. The Co-Founder/Treasurer is a Community Ambassador of a Mission BBQ restaurant and Community Coordinator of a chapter of a national non-profit organization. The Event Administrator is a Desert Storm Combat Veteran, Master Mason & past Worshipful Master. The Counseling Service Consultant is a retired Air Force Veteran, a licensed mental health counselor for the VetCenter, holding the titles of MS., LPC. They formed June of 2020 and started to provide food to Veteran families after noticing an increase in need due to job losses, items being scarce on the shelves and fear of being in public. They supplied more than 37 tons of food to Veteran families and Veteran organizations. On October 29, 2020, the IRS approved WnW as a 501(c)(3) status. It was then that WnW began structuring their Mission plan for activities. On January 02, they held their first event, titled - "WnW Start 2021 Healthy Hike". Since that time until now (09/21/21), they have held (11) events that were directly structured for our Nation's Heroes, as well as several other events that indirectly benefitted them. In addition to the events, Woods n Water networks with and assist other agencies/organizations to provide services such as Veteran Service Officers, financial assistance, family support and much more needed services that both our Nation's Heroes and their family may benefit from.