Wisconsin servicemen and servicewomen returning home in hopes of a smooth transition from service to society are faced with the worst economy in decades, shrinking or closed businesses and few, if any, employment opportunities.
Still other Wisconsin veterans are having difficulty returning to society because they are lost in a morass of bureaucratic entanglements often exacerbated by complications associated with physical injury, post-traumatic stress (PTSD) or the unforeseen triggers of an undiagnosed traumatic brain injury (TBI) or a traumatic eye injury (TEI).
Recently, a group of Wisconsin veterans created the Wisconsin Veterans Foundation Inc. (WVF), an organization whose sole purpose is to assist Wisconsin veterans in need.
The Wisconsin Veterans Foundation Inc is a nonprofit, charitable (501(c)(3)) organization whose mission is to either prevent Wisconsin veterans from falling through the cracks or assisting them when they have. To meet our mission, the foundation has three main goals: provide financial assistance, education and networking.
Meeting our mission oftentimes comes in the form of providing financial assistance with long overdue rent, unpaid mortgages, groceries, utilities, car repairs, gas and more.
To accomplish our mission and goals, the Wisconsin Veterans Foundation Inc. needs financial assistance from individuals and more importantly Wisconsin’s business community. Whether financial support through corporate contributions or donations, competitive business, corporate or foundation grants; the foundation is prepared to do that which is necessary to make Wisconsin’s veterans transition from service to society smooth and successful.
At present, our financial needs far exceed our ability to respond. Moreover, our educational goals far exceed our financial resources and our ability to establish a comprehensive network. However, in cooperation with Wisconsin’s businesses, the Wisconsin Veterans Foundation Inc. can ensure Wisconsin’s veterans full and complete transition from service to society.
