CATCH A LIFT FUND

Founded in memory of Army Cpl. Chris Coffland following his death in Afghanistan in 2009, the Catch A Lift Fund's mission is to provide combat wounded veterans with personalized fitness, nutrition, and wellness grants, enabling them to heal through physical fitness and mental wellbeing. Since its inception in 2010, the Catch A Lift Fund (CAL) – a national 501(c)(3) – has provided over 5,000 fitness grants to wounded veterans across the U.S. By focusing on fitness and wellness as a holistic recovery, CAL ensures a healthy future for our veterans. Our programs provide fitness memberships, adaptive home gym equipment, personalized exercise and nutrition plans, peer support networking, and Fitness Career Education. To date, thousands of CAL veterans have lost weight, reduced medications, increased their overall feelings of wellness, re-established relationships with family and friends, and re-integrated into their communities through fitness. A Catch A Lift Fund Grant can be used every day. It’s not a weekend trip or a one time adventure – it’s a lifestyle. Engaging in physical activity is a necessary habit that benefits each veteran’s current state of health and sets the groundwork for a productive and a healthy future. This single form of holistic wellness can be used everyday, which contributes to the veteran’s continued healing and growth.

At intake, veteran baselines for health, mental wellness and goals are collected than recollected several times throughout the funding period. Exercise accountability is tracked through several methods. The MAPS Program (Motivation, Accountability, and Peer Support) is an invaluable tracking program which supports our veterans to ensure success for each CAL member.Veterans mentor other new members. Once a veteran receives his or her grant, they are provided access to our Squad Leader program where they are led by a civilian or military volunteer who helps keep them accountable and motivated throughout the year. For veterans with a high level of motivation, we offer a Self-Assess program in which veterans track their own goals and outcomes through proprietary surveys. CAL veteran coaches, if needed, help members obtain the correct and safe workouts, nutrition and coaching for their specific needs or injuries.

CAL has developed a unique data base and custom application. This collects a large variety of information used throughout each members funding periods. Information can be updated, outcomes collected and data queried. Each members files are unique only to them and reflects all each individuals personal information, service history, injury reports, grants and outcomes. Our team consists of dedicated professionals that maintain data in a concise and confidential manner.
CAL proprietary surveys have been developed with wellness and mental health professionals, are detailed and insightful for collecting a wealth of invaluable knowledge from our members. Weight loss, reduction in pharmaceutical medicines, improved family interaction, new sense of purpose, career opportunities, and most importantly, cited from our members "saving lives" are all outcomes that have been proven through Catch a Lifts' past 6 years.

Catch A Lift has successfully accomplished impacting the lives of thousands of veterans. The impact has changed, if not, saved lives. Are program has brought hope to the future of our young veterans lives. Fighting a constant battle from the invisible scars of war can overcome a veterans life as well as reoccurring injuries. Engaging a veteran both physically and mentally has changed that battle. We look to the future with promise by offering healthy solutions to this strong and fearless generation of veterans.