The New York-based Mother Cabrini Health Foundation recently awarded Hope For The Warriors a $125,000 one-year grant. The grant supports Hope For The Warriors’ staff and programs’ operational costs with the overarching goal to support post 9/11 service members, veterans and their families with clinical support services, critical financial needs, and peer support within New York state.
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of New Yorkers, bolster the health outcomes of vulnerable communities, eliminate barriers to care, and bridge gaps in health services.
Hope For The Warriors is a national nonprofit dedicated to restoring a sense of self, family and hope for veterans, service members and military families.
“As we begin to recover from a pandemic that has hit vulnerable populations the hardest, we must continue to address the challenges communities across New York state are facing: food and housing insecurity; lack of access to basic healthcare including vaccines; workforce issues; and educational, racial, economic, and health disparities made worse during COVID-19. We must continue to support the full range of services that make for healthy people and communities,” said Monsignor Gregory Mustaciuolo, CEO of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.
The $125,000 grant will be used to provide stop-gap tele-mental health services to New York-based military families which can include coaching into care, clinical assessments, suicide prevention and coping skills classes. In addition, funds will be used to provide peer support by a Hope For The Warriors military veteran staff member trained to provide peer support, mental health first aid and suicide prevention.
A portion of the grant will also provide direct financial support to military families experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of eviction or homelessness, food insecurity or barriers to mental and/or medical care. The goal of the financial assistance is to ensure housing stability in the form of rent/mortgage and utilities, and food security; as well as transportation costs to remove barriers to essential mental and medical care/treatment/appointments.
“As Hope For The Warriors continues to serve military families in the New York area, we’re seeing a higher need for assistance with critical care needs such as financial support and access to quick mental healthcare, said Robin Kelleher, co-founder and CEO of Hope For The Warriors. “With this grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation we’re truly impacting the well-being of the many veterans, service members and families.”
This is the third grant awarded to Hope For The Warriors to assist military families in New York from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation totaling $300,000.
For more information on Hope For The Warriors or to connect for services, visit hopeforthewarriors.org.
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