Wounded Warrior Project Awards Grant to Catch A Lift Fund
WWP Grant Program Broadens Network of Support and Services for Injured Service Members
BALTIMORE, June 11, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Catch A Lift Fund has received a grant from Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) to provide gym memberships, in home gym equipment, and physical fitness programs to this generation of combat-wounded veterans nationwide. WWP's Grant Program, now in its fourth year, is expanding the availability of programs and services that provide support to this generation of injured service members.
Catch A Lift Fund (CAL) is a 501c3 non-profit, dedicated to the physical and mental recovery of America's wounded veterans. Founded in memory of fitness enthusiast Army Corporal Chris Coffland, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2009, Catch A Lift's mission is to provide gym memberships and in home gym equipment to this generation of combat-wounded veterans nationwide so that they can recover, rehabilitate, and reintegrate through physical fitness. CAL empowers veterans to actively contribute to their health on a daily basis by providing them with fitness programs that fit their individual needs. CAL has over 1,600 wounded veterans currently in the program, with over 1,000 more expected to join by the end of 2015.
"The drive and determination our CAL veteran members show each and every day is inspiring," said Lynn Coffland, president at Catch a Lift Fund. "Fitness is often a way of life for active duty service members, and many of our veterans have lost that through their injuries. CAL has given them the hope and realization that through fitness they can achieve a new 'self' and reach their new highest potential again both mentally and physically. A healthy mind and body will keep our veterans not only alive but thriving."
"Working together with these excellent organizations, we are expanding and strengthening the network of support we can provide to our warriors, free of charge," said Steve Nardizzi, chief executive officer at WWP. "Side by side with WWP, our grant recipients are creating and deploying critically needed, specialized programs and services across the country, ensuring that no warrior falls through the cracks."
WWP focuses on providing grants to organizations that operate in underserved areas or provide services outside the scope of WWP's 20 free programs and services. The Catch A Lift Fund was selected as a grant recipient because it delivers services that improve wounded veterans' ability to recover, rehabilitate and reintegrate through physical fitness, a funding priority that WWP selected based on direct feedback from injured veterans in WWP's Annual Alumni Survey. Since 2010, WWP has been using survey data to identify gaps in existing services and support. The results help WWP gauge the top issues that injured veterans, their families, and caregivers struggle with as they transition from military to civilian life.
It is estimated that over 50,000 servicemen and women have been physically injured in recent military conflicts; another 320,000 have experienced a traumatic brain injury while on deployment, and as many as 400,000 additional service members live with the invisible wounds of war, including combat-related stress, major depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
For more information on WWP's Grant Program and a description of the grant recipients, please visit 2015 WWP Grant Program.
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About Catch A Lift Fund
Catch A Lift Fund (CAL) is a 501c3 non-profit, dedicated to the physical and mental recovery of America's wounded veterans. Founded in memory of fitness enthusiast, Army Cpl. Chris Coffland - KIA Afghanistan 2009, Catch A Lift's mission is to provide gym memberships and in home gym equipment to post 9/11 combat wounded veterans nationwide so that they can recover, rehabilitate, and reintegrate through physical fitness. CAL believes in empowering veterans to actively contribute to their health on a daily basis by providing them with fitness programs that fit their individual needs. CAL veterans are seeing and feeling results. CAL has over 1,600 wounded veterans in the program and will have a projected 1,000 more by the end of 2015. Due to the success rate of veterans in our program, CAL is growing rapidly!
Our motto: Any gym. Anywhere. Fitness for wounded veterans.
About Wounded Warrior Project
The mission of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. WWP's purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org.
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