Wounded Warrior Project expanded partnerships to include 12 new and existing veteran and military service organizations to help meet the needs of the nation’s wounded, ill, and injured veterans and their families.
The Farmer Veteran Coalition was one of the dozen awarded. A national non-profit serving nearly 25,000 veterans turned ranchers and farmers, FVC creates a new generation of producers and food leaders while simultaneously offering veterans a place to heal on America’s farms and ranches.
WWP funding will directly support the Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund. It’s a small grant program that provides assistance to veterans in the early stages of their agricultural careers with the purchase of a piece of equipment. For hundreds of members, the Fellowship Fund has made the difference in the viability of their operation.
Like WWP, FVC believes that every warrior has a next mission. Ranching and farming provides the kind of mission-oriented work that many veterans found satisfying while in the military, in addition to offering them a sense of purpose, opportunity, and physical and psychological benefits.
WWP is providing their 2021 partners more than $2.3 million combined total in grants to expand the impact of WWP’s existing efforts and to fill gaps in programs and services.
Find out more about the Farmer Veteran Coalition here
See more on the Wounded Warrior Project here
