THE INDEPENDENCE FUND AWARDED FUNDING FROM BOB WOODRUFF FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT VETERANS THROUGH INDEPENDENCE@HOME PROGRAM
THE INDEPENDENCE FUND AWARDED FUNDING FROM BOB WOODRUFF FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT VETERANS THROUGH INDEPENDENCE@HOME PROGRAM
Organizations Join Forces to Provide Emergent Needs to Veterans Affected by COVID-19
CHARLOTTE, NC (August 13, 2020) – The Independence Fund received an NFL-Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) partnership “COVID-19: Projecting the Economic, Social and Mental Health Needs of America’s Veterans” grant to support its work with Veterans in the Independence@Home program, created out of emergent needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this grant is to provide financial assistance to support 19 catastrophically wounded Veterans, as well as their Caregivers and members of their families.
“We are so grateful to receive this grant from such a valuable partner,” said The Independence Fund CEO Sarah Verardo. “Since the onset of this pandemic, our Veterans, their Caregivers and their families have expressed emergent needs in the form of mortage and rent assistance, utilities, childcare, transportation services, home WiFi services, household cleaning and ukeep, grocery and medical product delivery and streaming services for work and learning. Being able to meet even more Veterans at their doorstep is so valuable in providing assistance for economic and mental health needs at a time so crucial.“
To read the original grant announcement from the Bob Woodruff Foundation, please click here.
For more information on The Independence Fund, follow the organization on Facebook, Twitter (@IndyFund) and Instagram (@independencefund), or visit www.independencefund.org.
For more on the Bob Woodruff Foundation, visit https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/ and keep up with them on Facebook, Instagram (@stand4heroes) or Twitter (@stand4heroes).
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About the Bob Woodruff Foundation
The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) was founded in 2006 after reporter Bob Woodruff was hit by a roadside bomb while covering the war in Iraq. Since then, the Bob Woodruff Foundation has led an enduring call to action for people to stand up for heroes and meet the emerging and long-term needs of today’s veterans. To date, BWF has invested nearly $70 million to Find, Fund and Shape™ programs that have empowered impacted veterans, service members, and their family members, across the nation. For more information, please visit bobwoodrufffoundation.org or follow us on Twitter at @Stand4Heroes.
About The Independence Fund
Established in 2007, The Independence Fund is a national Veterans Service Organization dedicated to meeting the unmet needs of catastrophically wounded Veterans, Caregivers, and their families through a variety of programs. To learn more, visit www.independencefund.org.
Media Contacts:
Kate Cook
Bob Woodruff Foundation
Katherine.cook@bobwoodrufffoundation.org
917.408.1667
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