My Nonprofit Reviews

Volunteering in the Healing Warrior Hearts (HWH) trauma recovery retreats sponsored by Texas For Heroes has been a life-changing experience for me as a Veteran. It's very rewarding to work together as volunteer staff members to ensure that the moment Veterans arrive, they feel like they are in a safe space where they can finally share the invisible wounds of service. As volunteers, it's an honor to witness their story by listening with empathy and without judgment, helping them feel truly seen and heard.
The support obtained by Texas For Heroes from the community is evident through the delicious meals and comfortable accommodations provided at no cost to us veterans. Knowing that there are people out there who value our sacrifice enough to fund these retreats means the world to me as a fellow Veteran volunteer.
I've witnessed many Veterans gain invaluable emotional well-being tools and start transforming their PTSD into Post Traumatic Growth through the Healing Warrior Hearts Retreats. I continually hear from fellow Veterans at the HWH retreats that they too found pride in their service again and and are so grateful to become part of a supportive community that understands the unique challenges we face. The camaraderie and healing I've experienced and witnessed here is unmatched, and I am grateful for the opportunity to heal and grow with fellow veterans. Texas For Heroes has truly helped me reclaim my life by creating opportunities of meaningful service for me as a retired Marine. Texas For Heroes provides me a rewarding mission of continued service! #ForeverGrateful

I was invited to be a volunteer staff member for Texas for Heroes based on my experience and training with Healing Warrior Hearts in Milwaukee. I found their trauma recovery retreats to be very welcoming, inclusive and affective for the healing the Veterans were looking for and the volunteer staff! They have an exceptional leadership team that is supportive, growing and professional! I'm also impressed with the supportive community they're building as many of the Veterans return to volunteer and continue their healing journey together! I'm really excited that they've found Great Nonprofits to promote their service to Veterans! The support from the community is very encouraging as well with the Katy VFW donating meeting space, local restaurants donating meals, Schmidt Funeral Home of Katy donating airport transportation, and other local businesses offering significant discounts to support the healing of the Veterans. They have a great relationship with the Comfort Suites so non-local volunteers and Veteran Participants are well taken care of and ready for each day of the retreat! I continue to travel from WI to TX as a Volunteer Instructor to continue my healing and support the healing of fellow Veterans and volunteers participating in the trauma recovery retreats offered by Texas for Heroes. I'm honored to be part of this service to Veterans that literally saves lives and enables Veterans to experience Post Traumatic Growth and break out of PTSD!

Skeptical would be an upgrade to how I felt about another resource that was supposed to help me deal with the hurt and anger related to the sexual trauma I experienced in the military but Thank God I trusted my friend Kim's recommendation! Having just a glimpse of how it changed her more than decades of previous resources had, I decided to give it a chance. The Healing Warrior Hearts retreat was expertly organized and staffed by the kindest, most professional people! Patricia and the other instructors along with the volunteer staff were incredibly attentive and insightful into what my issue was and how to help me release it! The intro to neuroscience helped me understand that I've basically been "checked out" for nearly 15 years, that I've been blaming myself and living with shame. Now, I'm learning to recognize the dysfunction and depression that have been holding me back and find new ways of responding to all of that so I can enjoy life and my family while helping others do the same. Forever grateful, Dianne