Operation Healing Forces Inc

TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF ACTIVE-DUTY AND RECENT-VETERAN WOUNDED,ILL AND FALLEN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (SOF) AND THEIR FAMILIES BY STARTING OR CONTINUING THE PROCESS OF MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY HEALING IN PREPARATION TO RETURN TO THE FIGHT OR TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY INTO CIVILIAN LIFE.

EACH OHF RETREAT IS UNIQUE IN ITS ACTIVITIES AND SETTINGS, BUT OUR GOALIS ALWAYS THE SAME: CREATING BONDS THAT CURE.OPERATION HEALING FORCES CONDUCTS WEEK-LONG THERAPEUTIC RETREATS FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS COUPLES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. EACH RETREAT IS LED BY AN OHF RETREAT LEAD WHO IS ALSO A RETIRED MEMBER OF THE SOF COMMUNITY.THE RETREAT ENVIRONMENT COMBINED WITH PEER-TO-PEER COUNSELING AND RECREATIONAL THERAPIES ENABLE SINCERE BONDING BETWEEN COUPLES, WITH OTHER SPOUSES GOING THROUGH SIMILAR HARDSHIPS, AND AMONG FELLOW SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES SERVICE MEMBERS (SEE CONTINUATION AT SCHEDULE O ).THE ORGANIZATION HAD A PHENOMENAL YEAR IN 2022, WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- THE NUMBER OF FIRST TIME DONORS INCREASED TO 556 (FROM 203 IN 2021)- DONATED PROPERTIES FOR RETREATS TOTALLED 51 IN 2022.- MORE THAN 408 SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES AND SPOUSES ATTENDED RETREATS IN 2022.ADDITIONALLY, A RECENT SURVEY OF PARTICIPANTS OF OHF THERAPEUTIC RETREATS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING:- OVER 93% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED IMPROVED COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR SPOUSES FOLLOWING THE OHF RETREAT.- 95% OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR SPOUSE REMAINS IMPROVED FOLLOWING THE OHF RETREAT (MOST RESPONDENTS WERE SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR PAST RETREAT).- 96% OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR SPOUSE REMAINS IMPROVED FOLLOWING THE OHF RETREAT (MOST RESPONDENTS WERE SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR PAST RETREAT).- 84% OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THAT THE PEER TO PEER EXCHANGE DURING THE RETREAT AIDED IN THEIR PERSONAL RECOVERY.- 83% OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THAT OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AIDED IN THEIR PERSONAL RECOVERY.- 82% OF RESPONDENTS LEARNED OF NEW BENEFITS OR RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEIR FAMILIES ON THE RETREAT.- 100% OF RESPONDENTS WOULD RECOMMEND OHF RETREATS TO OTHER SOF COUPLES.- 98% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED IMPROVEMENTS IN MULTIPLE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS FOLLOWING THEIR RETREAT. - OVER 97% OF RESPONDENTS REPORT INCREASED CONFIDENCE PARTICIPATING IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING THE OHF RETREAT.

THROUGH THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATION COMMAND'S WARRIOR CARE PROGRAM AND OHF ALUMNI TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL/CRISIS REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL, TRAVEL, RESPITE, AND FAMILY NEEDS. IN 2022, THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES PROGRAM ("SOAR PROGRAM") HAS ASSISTED MORE THAN 1,830 WOUNDED OPERATORS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND CRISIS SUPPORT THROUGH 556 REQUESTS FROM THE USSOCOM WARRIOR CARE PROGRAM AND ALUMNI.ADDITIONALLY, THE SOAR PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH EMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL PLANNING, LEGAL REFERRALS AND MORE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.