Family

Support

Family Support offers services to all military connected families, including veterans, active-duty, guard/reserves, spouses, children, and caregivers. The Family Support department is led by licensed staff members who are committed to providing excellent, sympathetic, care and respect. In most cases, services are reserved for pre- and post-retreat families and families referred by other veteran serving partners. Family Support will help you explore:

• Short and long-term goals
• Navigate resources
• Make referrals
• Provide crisis support
• Discuss support systems

Families are invited to engage with Family Support to discuss financial resources, counseling referrals, and connection to services offered by collaborating partners.

Pre-retreat support: Family Support works with the therapeutic retreat team to establish pre-retreat support by answering questions and addressing concerns related to the retreat. Upon arrival at the retreat, families feel supported and are eager to begin working on reconnecting with one another, participating in classes, engaging in therapeutic activities that invigorate and rejuvenate the mind, body, and soul. The retreat is the catalyst towards healing and empowers families to connect with Family Support post retreat to maintain their healing journey upon arriving home.

Additional information: To best serve you and your family, Family Support may ask for documentation related to your military service such as

• Service Records (DD-214, DD-215, or ERB)
• Disability status
• Related documents as they relate to facilitate assistance

Additionally, Family Support will engage in several modalities of contacting you, please feel free to let our team know your preference. We might ask for an updated phone number and/or email address, if we can’t locate one in your case.

Family Support encourages you to reach out and ask questions about services. We are here for YOU! We value you and we are here to support you, your family, our military community.

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Mental Health Services

Our licensed staff can help refer you to low-to-no-cost mental health services that are local to you.

Emergency Financial Assistance

Limited financial assistance may be available to families on a case-by-case basis.

Veteran & Military Family Resources

Get help navigating the long list of military nonprofits that can offer you resources and support thanks to our network of trusted partners and service providers.

Project Sanctuary was able to provide us an emergency gas card to offset the cost of a hefty car repair bill and helped us again during the government shutdown with resources for food. A gas card may seem small, but it helped me get a job, get to VA appointments, and finally get our youngest into daycare. Most importantly,

I felt like a human

I didn’t feel like I had to beg for help.

—Amanda Schook, military spouse

Project Sanctuary is not a crisis hotline

If you need immediate assistance, call 911 or access 24/7 peer support at Vets4Warriors