Fort Villanow Veterans Project
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Fort Villanow is a project created by Combat Veterans, for Combat Veterans. Our goal is to give Veterans and their families a safe haven of hope.
When more people within a community feel empowered, there is a greater likelihood that individual members will feel a greater sense of connectedness. Empowerment could play an important role in bringing together veterans who might be feeling isolated. Educating and empowering veterans will hopefully improve the likelihood that they will recognize and seek help for PTSD. We are working to create a place of empowerment and much needed support for healing.
Equine Assisted Therapy has been shown in numerous studies to be beneficial to people who need to work through unfinished business. It relieves psychological distress as well as addressing a person’s physical and social problems. In E.A.T. the horse acts as a metaphor for developing personal power by overcoming large obstacles and stressful life situations. A balance must be achieved between strength and control, both with the animal and with outside life, making work with horses a unique mode of healing and development.
Animals also provide relief from stress and social support by making the person feel loved and cared for without obligations or judgments. For veterans struggling with stereotypes and stigma, animals might prove to be a non-judgmental companion.
Stigma, stereotypes and lack of resources cannot continue to be reasons for not receiving help for PTSD. At Fort Villanow we want to open the door for more veterans in need of help.
Also, we have started a new part of the program that includes honoring the Veterans that have passed. Using go fund me, a person can donate money toward a marble Veterans plaque for only $75.00. More and more people have been in contact with us about monument issues, and we are more than happy to provide them with this service. The plaque is 14x7 and includes the name of the hero who passed, along with the branch and date.
When more people within a community feel empowered, there is a greater likelihood that individual members will feel a greater sense of connectedness. Empowerment could play an important role in bringing together veterans who might be feeling isolated. Educating and empowering veterans will hopefully improve the likelihood that they will recognize and seek help for PTSD. We are working to create a place of empowerment and much needed support for healing.
Equine Assisted Therapy has been shown in numerous studies to be beneficial to people who need to work through unfinished business. It relieves psychological distress as well as addressing a person’s physical and social problems. In E.A.T. the horse acts as a metaphor for developing personal power by overcoming large obstacles and stressful life situations. A balance must be achieved between strength and control, both with the animal and with outside life, making work with horses a unique mode of healing and development.
Animals also provide relief from stress and social support by making the person feel loved and cared for without obligations or judgments. For veterans struggling with stereotypes and stigma, animals might prove to be a non-judgmental companion.
Stigma, stereotypes and lack of resources cannot continue to be reasons for not receiving help for PTSD. At Fort Villanow we want to open the door for more veterans in need of help.
Also, we have started a new part of the program that includes honoring the Veterans that have passed. Using go fund me, a person can donate money toward a marble Veterans plaque for only $75.00. More and more people have been in contact with us about monument issues, and we are more than happy to provide them with this service. The plaque is 14x7 and includes the name of the hero who passed, along with the branch and date.
Organizer
Tony Dyer
Organizer
Corinth, GA
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