By Project Sanctuary founder and CEO Heather Ehle Every person, every organization will always be faced with challenges and obstacles. How we react is more about our character and often sets our future path. It is far too common to react by sitting behind a screen and blogging, complaining, or remaining stuck. The other option […]
By Missy Hyatt, CTRS, Project Sanctuary’s Chief of Programs As a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) and one of Project Sanctuary’s first employees, I’ve worked with a lot of kids. I did some rough math and calculated that I’ve worked with over 1,000 kids over the years. When I look back at all the retreats […]
By Project Sanctuary founder and CEO Heather Ehle “I asked for steel-toed boots so I could help my dad.” During one of our Project Sanctuary summer therapeutic retreats, I had the pleasure of hiking in the Rocky Mountain National Park with our youth program. By bringing up the rear, I can make sure that everyone […]
From the outside looking in, Project Sanctuary may seem like an organization that simply provides fun retreats for military families – a time for families to have a vacation together river rafting, horseback riding and enjoying six days in the wilderness. Free vacation, right?! Wrong. What you don’t see is what’s healing and transforming the families—it’s […]
The military homecoming is a rush of joy and emotions—the battle has seemingly ended. But has it? Those who serve don’t always escape the battlefield when they arrive safely home. The battle continues…and sometimes it gets harder. Repeated deployments, extended deployments, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and other wounds visible AND […]
By Heather Ehle, Project Sanctuary Founder & CEO My civilian-run nonprofit is better than your veteran-run nonprofit, and here is WHY… Because my civilian-run nonprofit is run by Veterans. What? And we all get along. Really? Now let’s sing Kumbaya and hold hands while we address the veteran suicide and unemployment rates. We are all at […]
By Heather Ehle, Project Sanctuary Founder & CEO “Why Soldiers Eat Bullets,” or for us civilians, why in the world would a service member choose to commit suicide? The newly reported veteran suicide rate has climbed to an astonishing 22 veteran suicides a day. Here’s a clue: it has nothing to do with finding a […]
Partnership to provide funding support, financial education classes and individual coaching GRANBY, CO (February 26, 2013) – Project Sanctuary announced a new partnership today with First Command Financial Services to support the stability and strength of military families. First Command is making a $100,000 donation to Project Sanctuary and will serve as the organization’s exclusive […]
Project Sanctuary was chosen as a top 5 finalist in the Joining Forces Community Challenge. What an honor to meet the First Lady, Dr. Biden, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff and his wife Mrs. Dempsey! It was a week of business meetings, round table discussions and networking. HUGE thank you’s to the Rubins for […]
Granby, CO, March 2012 — Project Sanctuary’s therapeutic retreat #22 started off pretty much like most. Twelve stressed out military families arrived Friday night, wide eyed and not sure what to expect for their six-day adventure. For this particular retreat, we had partnered with Sierra Club (they understand the benefit of outdoor recreation). “Military children serve, too, […]
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