Posted on 12/25/2018 7:48:34 AM PST by Jim Noble
My wife and I do a lot of work with the USO. No organization we know of does a better job of getting money to where it is needed helping both active and retired military personnel. Most people think the USO is about troop entertainment, but that is a tiny percentage of what they do. USO stands for United Service Organization and they receive almost no government funding and are staffed mostly by volunteers. The head of the USO Northwest where we live gets a very small supplemental salary to supplement his military retirement.
Gary’s work is authentic. He does a ton of stuff for vets. Dave Roever works with him a bunch, too.
If I had money to donate, Gary would get it because of all he does, and I KNOW hes authentic.
DAD said the same about R. R. and we had issues with then when we had Emergencies while he was in the Navy over 20 yrs time.
We do St. Jude’s Children’s Cancer.It is growing and uses the money for the kids and research.
Fisher House is the most transparent. I wouldn’t trust WWP as far as I could throw Trace Atkins.
https://warhorsesforveterans.com. try these guys. My buddy was given an all expenses reunion with the chopper pilot he pulled out of their Huey after getting shot down in Nam last year.
How is the Gary Sinise Foundation?
Whoops, nevermind.. I see. :)
I didn’t like it when they pulled that crap either, but I figure that was the political wannabees that think their sh!t don’t stink.
I still give to my local Salvation Army and I am pretty sure all the donations (money and goods) are used for the local needy.
Due to their radical anti-firearms stance, as revealed on GunTalk Radio, I would not give WWP one thin dime. Try Honored American Vets Afield (HAVA) or other veterans charity instead.
Amen! Brother.
rwood
>>I rarely trust any charity as it seems most of the money goes to pay big salaries to those at the top.<<
Before I retired from Federal service in 2010, the Combined Federal Campaign issued a pamphlet each year identifying all institutions and agencies eligible for donations and the percentage of funds received that was being used to cover administrative expenses. The WWP was at that time using an unusually high percentage of income for administration. That said, I believe the WWP provides and excellent service to our military.
I know one thing about them they spend a hellvualot of money on commercials.
I’m sure this has been said already, but please consider smaller charities that donate directly to vets. Personally I like charities aimed at providing service dogs to vets or that retrain military dogs to be service dogs.
I question the % of dollars that get to the wounded? I recall some years back that the staff was taking a lot of cash. I am not current now on this.
The shortage, if there is one, is the lack of qualified practitioners willing to take on the responsibility of working with traumatized combat veterans. Much easier to hold hands with young snowflakes, which is what counselors mostly specialize in today, than to guide a vet through the process of healing from the effects of unimaginable stressors.
Wounded Warriors is not completely up to snuff. I personally recommend:
I got lots of good info here and wound up donating to Gary Sinese.
Thanks, all.
Good to hear, Jim Noble. I must have hit a keyword button by mistake to have gotten on the thread today, but glad to read so much consensus on FR. It can be a rare commodity!
Amen to Fisher House... Guy put up his own money at the start to provide housing and support for families of severely wounded vets at Walter Reed Hospital during their prolonged treatments. Makes a huge difference in outcomes to have family almost on site. Those men and women suffered the most.
Last time I checked, they had the lowest overhead of any of the service member assistance programs. Donating since 2004.
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