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| Last updated on December 27, 2007 |
The Home Front Cares, Inc. provides support for the Pikes Peak Region's military families of all services, to include activated National Guard and Reservist, who have been impacted by deployment in a harm's way military zone.
Description:
General Assistance Fund
The Home Front Cares (THFC) is an all volunteer not-for-profit corporation with minimum overhead, providing emergency financial assistance, goods and services to families of Active Duty, Activated Reserves and National Guard troops serving in harm's way based in Colorado.
THFC delivers assistance through a close collaboration with existing military family support centers, including the Army Community Service at Fort Carson; and the Family Support Centers at the United States Air Force Academy, Peterson Air Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station and Schriever Air Force Base. The family support centers identify and verify financial needs.
Energy Assistance Program
As an agency of Energy Outreach Colorado THFC receives limited grants to pay energy bills for all Active Duty, Activated Reserve and National Guard, who need financial assistance and live within the Pikes Peak Region.
Wounded Troops/Casualty Assistance Fund
Pays travel costs and incidental expenses of military family members traveling to visit seriously wounded service members in military hospitals. The same service is extended to family members to attend memorial services of service members killed in action.
Adaptive Housing and Vehicle Modification Program
Assists disabled military and veterans, in the State of Colorado, to obtain the housing and vehicle modifications necessary to improve their quality of life and aid them in adapting to their disabilities.
Welcome Home GWOT Heroes Fund
Supports welcoming ceremonies for soldiers and families, unit activities, memorial services, and other functions which are not readily covered by existing infrastructure. Provides Welcome Home Packets for deployed soldiers and families. Provides funding for brigade level activities such as balls. Sponsors Wounded Warriors Social Event to be held for benefit of wounded troops. Supports special needs for hospital and rehabilitative facilities.
Phil Long's Operation Home Support
The Phil Long family of car dealerships, in partnership with The Home Front Cares, helps to solve transportation problems for military families, through roadside assistance, rental car discounts and maintenance, service and repair discounts
History:
Since its inception in May of 2003, The Home Front Cares (THFC) has provided help to more than 1200 military families valued at $800,000. Last year THFC spent nearly $400,000 in support programs.
To accomplish this mission, funds, goods and services are solicited from the community and distributed to needy families through non-profit and support organizations that serve the military.
The privacy and dignity of families are maintained in The Home Front Cares' program.
The start of military action in Iraq on 20 March 2003, spurred two retired Air Force Colonels, Bob Carlone and Joe Henjum, to initiate plans for the start of The Home Front Cares program.
The initial action was to brief the boards and memberships of the Military Officers' Association of America (formerly TROA) and the Retired Enlisted Association (TREA). Both chapters enthusiastically endorsed the concept.
When the Military Affairs Council (MAC) of the Chamber of Commerce endorsed the concept, numerous civic organizations expressed interest to assist needy military families and become sponsors.
The program was announced to the public on 13 May 2003 at the Colorado Springs' City Hall by Mayor Lionel Rivera, with a large group of local and military organizers present.
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Contact person: Roz Trojan, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Address:
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P.O. Box 38516
Colorado Springs, CO 80937 |
Web Site: http://www.thehomefrontcares.org
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The Home Front Cares volunteers work out of their homes or businesses. |
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