WORK VESSELS FOR VETS PARTNERS WITH SEMPER FI & AMERICA’S FUND TO HELP “CHARLIE FIVE” – A NEW MEXICO NONPROFIT
NEW MEXICO April 13, 2023. Work Vessels for Vets partnered with The Semper Fi & America’s Fund to award farm equipment to "CHARLIE FIVE" a nonprofit that gives equine therapy horses to veterans and first responders throughout the American West.
“Charlie Five is a nonprofit program that uses personal experience as a model to serve fellow Veterans and First Responders,” says Jeremy Svejcar of New Mexico. “Our main goal is to give horses to qualifying Veterans and First Responders who have participated in equine therapy so they can continue their growth and forward motion on their own.” Visit their programs at www.CharlieFive.org www.CharlieFive.org
Jeremy served in Operations Southern Watch, Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. When he returned from his last deployment, he had a difficult time adjusting to life back in the states. It took a few more years before Jeremy realized just how bad off he was. He was depressed and began to withdraw from society to the point where going to the grocery store was incredibly tough. He avoided things he used to enjoy, and depression started taking over. He began to put together a plan to take his own life.
After years of struggle, he was selected for a program that used horses to help veterans find purpose. When he returned home, he started Charlie Five to pay it forward for the gift he was given.
“Work Vessels for Vets is proud to work closely with the Semper Fi & America’s Fund to jointly purchase equipment to help injured veterans help themselves,” says Cathy Cook, Executive Director.
About Work Vessels for Vets, Inc.: Work Vessels for Vets (www.WVFV.org), awards America’s injured veterans with the tools they need to make a successful transition from service-connected injuries to entrepreneurship. Since its founding in 2008, the volunteers at Work Vessels for Vets, Inc awarded equipment to more than 2900 injured veterans in all 50 states. To date, the value of these “hands up” has exceeded $3.9 million! These awardees have gone on to hire thousands of fellow veterans and create tens of millions in economic activity.
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About Semper Fi & America’s Fund: Semper Fi & America’s Fund cares for our nation’s critically wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and military families, and was started in 2003 by military spouses who immediately jumped in to provide bedside support to wounded and injured service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Now with 18 years of serving military families, it is considered one of the nation’s most trusted charities, one of only three veteran nonprofits to receive an A+ rating from CharityWatch. Supporting all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, Semper Fi & America’s Fund provides one-on-one case management, connection, and lifetime support. Today. Tomorrow. Together. Learn more at: https://thefundsite.wpengine.com.
