Causes: Military & Veterans Organizations, Veterans

Mission: Project Sanctuary’s mission is to help active duty military personnel, veterans, and their spouses and children reconnect and reintegrate into their communities by providing therapeutic, curative, supportive and recreational activities in the healing leisure environment of the Colorado Rockies. Continuing support and services are provided to each family for two years after attending a retreat.

Results: -Project Sanctuary has hosted 32 therapeutic retreats and is providing support and services for 259 military families, 923 individuals-Of these families, 149 are active duty, and 110 are veterans. -80% of the participating service members are “wounded warriors” with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI), physical wounds and/or amputations. -The numbers speak for themselves. Of the families served by Project Sanctuary: o90% are still together. oOnly three arrests have occurred, compared to much higher numbers for the returning military population at large. oNO PARTICIPANT HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Target demographics: Any family unit that has served in any branch of the US Military.

Geographic areas served: Project Sanctuary provides retreats for families nation wide. We also host volunteers nation wide.

Programs: Therapeutic Retreats