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Wounded Warriors Family Support provides veterans and their families with dynamic programs to improve the quality of their lives.   We are grateful to be sharing these moments with you through your local media.

For media inquiries, please email kate@wwfs.org.

Wounded Warriors Family Support Provides Veterans with Program Toward Financial Competency, Independence

Sept. 20, 2024 – According to a 2021 Military Family Support Programming Survey, 80.7% of respondents indicated that their finances caused them some stress over the past 12 months…

Party At The Pen Proceeds to Benefit Wounded Warriors Family Support

Sept. 6, 2024 – Can you think of a better place to showcase vintage motorcycles than a former state penitentiary? Party At The Pen features a good time at a historic venue.  Classic choppers will…

Victory Lane Omaha to Host Second Annual Purple Heart Car Show to Benefit Wounded Warriors Family Support

August. 10, 2024 – Victory Lane Omaha will host Omaha’s largest car show to benefit wounded veterans and their families.  Purple Heart Car Show proceeds will be presented to Omaha-based WWFS…

Wounded Warriors Family Support Awards Scholarships to Omaha North High School JROTC Honor Cadets

April 25, 2024 Wounded Warriors Family Support is proud to collaborate with the Marine Corps League-Miguel Keith Detachment 609 to recognize future leaders active in the Omaha North High…

Wounded Warriors Family Support’s The 13 Heroes Ford Bronco Will Be Displayed During 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit

April 22, 2024 Wounded Warriors Family Support will have a colorful and patriotic vehicle on display at the UAW Solidarity House during the 2024 NFL Draft Thursday through Saturday in Detroit..

Wounded Warriors Family Support Donates Nearly $30,000 in Cleaning, Paper Products to Victory Apartments

April 15, 2024 – Support and unity were recently displayed when Wounded Warriors Family Support donated nearly $30,000 in cleaning and paper products to Victory Apartments veterans…  

Wounded Warriors Family Support Honors 10 Veterans Welding Training Program Graduates

April 2, 2024 – Over the coming decade, the United States will need an average of 49,200 welders, solderers and similar jobs each year as the current generation of skilled trades people retire or leave…

A United Front, the Wounded Warriors Family Support partners with the Young Marines National Foundation

Together, we are stronger.  That’s the underlying principle as two benevolent forces supporting Young Marines & Veteran families – Wounded Warriors Family Support & Young Marines National Foundation…

Wounded Warriors Family Support, Assurant Honors Mississippi Veteran Kevin with 2023 GMC Sierra 1500 Truck

November 7, 2023 – Assurant, Inc. through the Assurant Foundation, and Wounded Warriors Family Support (WWFS) today presented Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Kevin Gatson of Durant, Mississippi…

Army Veteran Will Be Presented with Modified Truck

August 5, 2023 – Wounded Warriors Family Support and Assurant, through its Assurant Foundation, will present U.S. Army veteran Kevin Gatson of Durant, Mississippi, with a specially modified 2023 GMC…

Scooter’s Coffee Presents $58,960 Donation to Wounded Warriors Family Support to Help Combat-Wounded Veterans and Their Families

Sept. 7, 2023 – Through a $58,960 check donation that was presented to Wounded Warriors Family Support (WWFS) today, Scooter’s Coffee will help the organization provide valuable resources and…

Hunter Alexander Frank Car and Bike Show & Memorial Ride Set for Sept. 16

Sept. 6, 2023 – What started as a memorial ride to honor a Navy serviceman who died in El Salvador in 2020 has transformed into a day-long fundraiser.  Two years ago, Brandon Flores rode his motorcycle…

Wounded Warriors Family Support Forms Charity Partnership with Veterans Help Group

Sept. 5, 2023 – United States Department of Veterans Affairs statistics indicate that veterans who hire an advocate to assist with VA claims tend to receive more money.  Family support is Wounded…

Runza Restaurants Will Donate 10% of Nov. 8 Sales to Wounded Warriors Family Support

Oct. 12, 2023 – Runza Restaurants will donate 10% of Nov. 8 sales at 25 participating Omaha metro locations to Wounded Warriors Family Support.  “Runza Restaurants is proud to take an active role…

Wounded Warriors Family Support Partners with Pathway Financial Education

Jan. 11, 2023 – Credit problems. Underwater mortgages. Late house payments.  A FINRA Investor Education Foundation analysis discovered that military veterans are more likely to suffer these…

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