The Text-a-Thon starts July 15 and it's as easy as texting 5 friends.
In crisis?
Call the first-responder peer line
Post-traumatic stress is a neurological injury, not a character flaw or a sign of weakness. It responds to treatment. For a lot of first responders, the hardest part is not the work itself, it is stepping far enough away from it to let the nervous system settle and the healing actually begin.
That is what a retreat does. It takes someone out of the environment that keeps the alarm switched on and puts them in a structured, supported space with peers who have lived the same kind of days. The result is not a vacation. It is focused recovery work in a setting designed to make it possible.
You cannot simply sign up for most of these retreats on your own. They run on referral and sponsorship, and space is limited. That is where the Fund comes in.
Here is what we do:
You do not need to have everything figured out before you reach out. The first step is a conversation. We take it from there.
We connect responders to retreats we know and trust. These are organizations doing serious, proven work with first responders and veterans.
Tell us a little about yourself and Jo will reach out personally. There is no cost to you, and no obligation. This is a conversation, not a commitment.
One text can help a first responder come home whole.
A few minutes helps fund peer support, retreats, and training for first responders and their families.