SEAL-Naval Special Warfare Family Foundation

The scope of services provided by the Foundation embraces three Core Areas: The Hero, The Family and The Warrior. We distribute our funding as follows: 32% Family Resiliency, 31% Bereavement, 21% Family Support, 16% Family Integration Direct Support, and 15% Administrative/Overhead Costs.

The Hero
One of the most sacred and solemn duties of the Foundation is to provide comfort and ongoing services for those Navy SEAL families who have offered up the ultimate sacrifice in the preservation of freedom. It is our honor and privilege to be there when they need us, especially the children.

Bereavement Camps: These camps for children who have known the loss of a U.S. Navy SEAL parent are designed to provide a sanctuary where healing and loss can be shared. The camps inspire camaraderie, resiliency and leadership. Camp activities are comprised of physically and mentally challenging excursions and peer group discussions that encourage shared feelings of loss.
Bereavement Funding: These funds support the clear financial needs that arise through the loss of a family member, including funeral support and memorial events. It also includes coordinating and resourcing participation by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Military, Honor Guards, local Police and Fire department support, as well as Naval Special
Warfare receptions where the Department of the Navy is not authorized to cover expenses.

The Family
Crisis Support: Immediate access to funding is a critical safety-net for a wide assortment of activities and emergencies that arise for NSW families on short notice. Examples include, but are not limited to: child care, family illnesses, care assistance, emergency home repairs for families with deployed service members, natural disaster repairs, and other emergency issues that arise unexpectedly.
Spouse Family Reintegration Seminar: This program prepares NSW spouses for their SEAL’s return from a combat deployment.
Kids: Our number one focus, provides NSW children, who will change schools an average of 8 times, with direct educational diagnostic testing, services and tutoring/mentoring to address the complexities of a child on the autism spectrum, a special needs child or a child struggling with behavioral or emotional difficulties.
Spouse Strength: The vital service of creating an effective and ongoing bond among NSW Spouses is a key mission of the Foundation’s Sisterhood Program. Meetings are occasions for NSW Spouses to socialize and discuss areas of shared concern. Bi-monthly meetings are held by the Sisterhoods around the globe. These meetings commonly feature a guest speaker and are themed to specifically reinforce resiliency and Navy SEAL family esprit de corps.
Family Readiness Group Support: This capability adheres to the Foundation’s overriding strategy of augmenting resiliency throughout the entire NSW Family spectrum. Funds are used to great effect in increasing unity, ensuring training and educational activities and empowering significant peer support and close interaction between NSW Families.

The Warrior
Navy SEAL/SWCC Graduation Dinners: The Foundation hosts a private dinner event for the families of all the graduates the evening before their official graduation ceremony from the SEAL/SWCC training courses. These engagements facilitate an initial connection among Navy SEAL/SWCC families, who will become a support system for one another through the course of their U.S. Navy SEAL’s career.
Wounded Warriors: When a U.S. Navy SEAL is injured, we work with the NSW Command’s Casualty Assistance Program to bridge the gaps in Government Programs and provide additional capability during these critical times. While the Government has very specific programs to deal with these situations they might not meet all the needs. This program supports the wounded during their entire road to recovery, offering assistance as needed, including resourcing experimental treatments that the VA or other government institutions will not fund.