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Causes: Human Services, Military & Veterans Organizations, Personal Social Services, Veterans
Mission: To improve the quality of life for family members of catastrophically wounded service members through the coordination of local and national resources.
Results: Since 2008, QoLF has provided nearly $3.5 million of assistance for over 500 military families nationwide and has also provided information and referral to almost 300 families.
Target demographics: Family Caregivers of Wounded Veterans
Geographic areas served: Nationwide
Programs: The Quality of Life Foundation's Wounded Veteran Family Care Program meets the needs of caregivers of wounded veterans. It tries to find local resources to meet family needs. If local resources are not sufficient, the program tries to find help through national businesses and non-proft organizations. If they are still not able to find resources to meet the family caregiver's needs, the foundation has a small unmet needs fund. The foundation's help can include advocacy with the Veterans Administration, extracurricular activities for minor children, home organization and cleaning, educational assistance, caregiver recreation, and much more The foundation coordinates its help with the wounded veteran family caregiver and possibly the existing federal case manager.