WWFS Spreads Holiday Cheer to Veterans at Victory Apartments
December 15, 2021 According to a Mental Health and the Pandemic: Veteran Responses survey of 305 military veterans by Hill & Ponton Disability Attorneys, loneliness is the most negative mental health effect during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wounded Warriors Family Support spread holiday cheer and good will to the 70 veteran residents at the Victory Park […]
WWFS 1st Annual Holiday Lights Tour for Wounded Veteran Families
December 12, 2021 Wounded Warriors Family Support (WWFS) hosted our 1st Annual Holiday Lights Tour for wounded veteran families in the greater Omaha community. Ollie the Trolley was booked to provide the transportation to a large number of displays around the Omaha area. Our local families met at the WWFS office and enjoyed a dinner […]
Scooter’s Coffee and Wounded Warriors Family Support Join Forces
Veterans Day Promotion to Honor Veterans October 20, 2021 – Omaha, NE – Scooter’s Coffee, , the Midwest coffee franchise that has experienced several consecutive years of growth, is providing customers and staff the opportunity to join the brand in helping wounded combat veterans this November. Scooter’s Coffee will conduct 10 days of donations from […]
USA Today: Homeland Security Special Edition
We are proud to be included in the USA Today Homeland Security special edition of their paper! The edition focuses on the challenges our nation is facing and how we are overcoming these issues. There are a lot of very good topics that USA Today is covering in this paper. A special thank you to veteran […]
Wounded Warriors Family Support Becomes Official Sponsor of Camp Corral
September 21, 2021 Wounded Warriors Family Support has become an official sponsor of Camp Corral, a leading provider of support and enrichment opportunities for the children of this nation’s wounded, ill and fallen military heroes. Camp Corral offers year-round resilience programming to include Summer Camp and Family Camp Retreats. With a shared focus on providing […]
Message from Board Chairman, Lt. General John B. Sylvester, on recent events in Afghanistan.
“When America Goes to War…Our Families Go to War” August 18, 2021 Dear Wounded Warriors Family Supportersand our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marine Beneficiaries and Families: As a veteran myself of both the wars in Vietnam and throughout the Middle East I am acutely aware of the impact of current events in Afghanistan. Our Soldiers, […]
Wounded Warriors Family Support Receives Nearly $28,000 Donation from Billy Reid
August 4, 2021 Wounded Warriors Family Support recently received a $27,548 donation from luxury clothing designer and retailer Billy Reid. Billy Reid honored those who heroically served our nation with a 15% donation of all Memorial Day weekend proceeds to Wounded Warriors Family Support. “We are thrilled Billy Reid chose to support our mission through […]
KIOS Omaha Interviews WWFS President and CEO, Kate McCauley
June 9, 2021 Wounded Warriors Family Support President and CEO, Kate McCauley, joined host Mike Hogan on “Live & Local” to talk about the mission and the many diverse ways that WWFS helps veterans and their families. Mike Hogan is the Digital Media Coordinator and local host of the show “All Things Considered”. The “Live & […]
VENZA Summit Challenge Raises Awareness for Combat-wounded Veteran Families
May 25, 2021 Beginning on May 3rd, VENZA challenged their two 25-person teams to log in their daily steps with a team goal to reach the heights of Mt Everest daily (85,000+ steps) for 21 days straight. The VENZA Summit Challenge raised funds and awareness for the combat-wounded veteran families that Wounded Warriors Family Support […]
Omaha Patriotic Parade
May 26, 2021 Thousands of people came to downtown Omaha on Friday evening to honor Gold Star families and veterans for Memorial Day. Wounded Warriors Family Support was proud to be part of the parade and to spread awareness of the families we serve on a daily basis. The Patriotic Parade was organized by Patriotic […]