Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Receiving sponsorship is the largest problem we have. Since our Organization is not focused on just one specific area, many do not want to become a sponsor unless it effects or helps people in their specific Town or County. We focus on the healing from PTSD for Combat Veterans from all over. Not just in a specific area. That is the message we want to get out to the public and make aware that helping these men and women from all over means more than just the very few in one area.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Outdoor Adventures for Combat Veterans
Our Program gives the Men and Women, who have been to Combat, the opportunity to get into the outdoors and help, through Outdoor Adventures, with the effects of PTSD. We also do outdoor adventures for the Children of Combat Veterans. What better way to help them heal than to get into the outdoors with their Child
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of people no longer couch surfing or doubling up with others as a result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Men and boys
Related Program
Outdoor Adventures for Combat Veterans
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
You can make a difference in a Combat Veterans life. With your help and Donations we are able to help prevent 22 Combat Veterans a Day that commit suicide through the outdoor adventures HwS Provides.
Number of Combat Veterans given hope and healing from the mental stress of PTSD through the Outdoors.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Men and boys
Related Program
Outdoor Adventures for Combat Veterans
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Our Goals of giving the hope they need and healing from PTSD are being completed through your donations. We are getting more and more outdoors every year.
Number of families who report they are supported in utilizing natural supports in their communities (e.g., family, friends, neighbors, churches, colleges, recreational services)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Men and boys, Children and youth
Related Program
Outdoor Adventures for Combat Veterans
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Our Organization also supports Families. We provide these outdoor adventures for the Veterans but also have adventures for their families.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
22 Combat Veterans commit suicide every day. Many of these have never had a physical injury in combat. Through the healing power of the outdoors and allowing these Men & Women to heal in the outdoors through these many hunting and fishing adventures, we are able to prevent many of the statistics and allow them to become a much better productive Citizen and allow them to heal mentally. We pride ourselves with helping Combat Veterans from all wars. We do not just focus on the current war Combat Veterans. We also do not require any to have been injured in combat. All Veterans matter. The healing that mother nature provides is a permanent form of healing.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Providing all expense paid Outdoor Adventures. Getting these Men & Women into the outdoors where they have absolutely no worries and allowing them to visit with other men and women who have been through similar trauma of Combat without the fear of repercussion. Often we allow their Family Members to come where they are all allowed to heal together and bond as they have not been able to after Combat.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have land available across the State as well as areas offering low cost outdoor adventures, such as hunting and fishing, that we pay for to allow these Men & Women to have worry free entertainment for the healing process. Weather it be ranches, lakes, rivers, etc. We provide adventures in all areas and we take care of all of their worries.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have accomplished getting these Men & Women the much needed healing of the outdoors. We have provided an avenue for them to come together and heal. We have gotten them to many places to show that they are not alone in this fight against PTSD. Next is to expand. To help many more Combat Veterans. To get them out of their homes where many are doing nothing but being depressed and living these nightmares daily. We try to never do trips for just the same people. We want to help as many as we possibly can by bringing more and more new Combat Veterans on these trips.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Combat Veterans who have been in all different wars. We do not discriminate on race, color, or sexual orientation. We are here to help the Combat Veterans. Their feedback after our interactions is very important in our goal to help even more Combat Veterans.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys, Suggestion box/email,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We recently have started including more spouses in our trips. We have found that often this is what the Combat Veterans are needing for their healing process.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board, Our funders,
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How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?
We have learned the importance of what we do through the feedback we receive. We are able to better help the ones we serve through the feedback we receive.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback,
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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HUNTING WITH SOLDIERS
Board of directorsas of 02/03/2022
Gordon Melton
Hunting with Soldiers
Term: 2007 - 2022
Bobby Pennington
Hunting with Soldiers
Term: 2016 - 2022
Bobby Pennington
Hunting with Soldiers
Nathan Viduya
Hunting with Soldiers
Gordon Melton
Hunting with Soldiers
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Race & ethnicity
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Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.