Causes: Military & Veterans Organizations, Veterans

Mission: Operation Not Forgotten is a program of Life Renewed International, a non-profit, 501(c) (3) organization, and was created to help veterans and their families achieve a better quality of life. Operation Not Forgotten operates through peer-support groups called Vet Life Communities. WHAT IS A VET LIFE COMMUNITY™? Operation Not Forgotten is a mission of Life Renewed International, a non-profit, 501(c) (3) organization, and was created to help veterans and their families achieve a better quality of life. Operation Not Forgotten works through Vet Life Community, a network of local weekly peer-based support meetings - the buddy system, veterans helping veterans, families helping families face to face - offering the tools necessary to assess needs and determine what, if any, help veterans and their families may require as they transition back into civilian life. Our Quality of Life Assessment instrument provides an accurate, graphic picture of the veteran’s readjustment back into his family and offers our trained Life Coaches a blueprint to guide veterans’ success. Veterans also work in our Step By Step Twelve Step Journal and apply new insights to the challenges they face as they rejoin society. Another important aspect of Operation Not Forgotten Vet Life Communities is the renewed sense of brotherhood/sisterhood that veterans felt when they were in the military. Vet Life Community is a place where veterans can meet other veterans and form new friendships with people who really understand; people who have “been there”. Community members often get together for Sunday afternoon ball games, camping, televised sports, or even just a cup of coffee at a local coffee shop. Families can come together for backyard cookouts, or barbeques, hiking excursions, trips to the beach, or just sharing a meal … The important thing is there is someone there for veterans to reach out to; a buddy to “have our six” – a place to find support … a Vet Life Community. Vet Life Community is designed to create a confidential, community-based meeting place. Meetings are free for all participating veterans and their loved ones. Contact Information: Steve Schiffman – steve@liferenewed. org

Results: https://operationnotforgotten. com/page/what-experts-and-veterans-say

Target demographics: Veterans and their families

Geographic areas served: United States

Programs: free veteran peer mentoring, Quality of Life Assessment, Life Coaching