Physical Health and Mental Wellness
Building Homes for Heroes goes above and beyond to support our Veterans, Gold Star families, and First Responders by providing a fundamental basis for family connectivity, hope and healing, camaraderie, and communication. One major aspect of this in 2023 was the growth of our programs to help with physical health and mental wellness. To accomplish this, we’ve sponsored hundreds of workshops and retreats across the country that trained veterans and first responders with essential skills that aim to improve their every-day well-being, their mental health and performance, their physical fitness, and their quality of life.
Ranging from traditional to innovative support, we were able to support more than 1,600 heroes in 2023 alone and hope to support more than 2,500 heroes in 2024. We have supported veterans who climb the world’s tallest mountains, and those who participate in adaptive sports, such as the Warrior Games, the Invictus Games and other international competitions. We also host an annual team building family retreat, bringing together more than 200 of our veteran home recipients and their family members for three days of family fun, friendly competition, connectivity, the forming of new friendships and spirited camaraderie. This program has also been extremely beneficial for our veterans, allowing them to regain their military camaraderie with fellow servicemen and women. It helps them understand that they are not defined by their injuries and that they can overcome them. With more support, we strive to further grow this program on a national scale. With reports of as many as 23 veteran suicides a day, we’re finding these programs to be among our most important as we envision the future ahead.