Help Stop Veteran Suicides Now
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What is the history of the project?
The City of Refuge was an idea that I came up with to help veterans that are suffering from a variety of wartime disorders. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization that specialize in suicide prevention, mental health, and substance abuse counseling services.
We want to get veterans off dangerous illegal and prescription drugs and offer a more natural holistic alternative. We will give our patients relief from their ailments, detoxifying them, restoring their mental focus, and give them better control of their overall outcomes.
How was this project decided?
When my father was ill, we talked about how the treatment of veterans these days was absolutely shameful. After dealing with the VA, and becoming hopelessly frustrated, I understood why the suicide rate among veterans was so high. I had a vision to find a better way to help these men and women. I promised my father before he passed away, that I'd follow through and build a holistic healing center for veterans. To raise the necessary funds to build the center, I decided on a gofundme campaign.
Who will this project help?
Veterans from all over Hawaii and the Mainland.
Goals and Objectives:
The City of Refuge Veterans Center Inc., a place of healing for American veterans, body, mind, and soul. This is a N.G.O.(Non Governmental Organization) operated by veterans, for veterans.
It will be a place where vets can come, relax, and focus solely on their physical, mental, and spiritual health, without any distractions from the modern world.
The City of Refuge will be a holistic healing center that specializes in mental health and substance abuse counseling services.
They can get all the support, and treatment that they need, all in one place. The Refuge will be open to all veterans, but the emphasis will be on helping returning Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans.
1. Our mission is to prevent veteran suicides before they happen.
2. To give veterans a place of peace to call their own. Where they can come, relax, and focus solely on their physical, mental, and spiritual health.
3. To provide mental health and substance abuse counseling services to veterans in need.
4. To create a place to exchange new ideas, information, and treatment options.
5. To inform the American people that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Thousands of veterans are returning from war everyday, and they’re all at risk. With the unusually high suicide rate among veterans, it’s time to stop talking, and start doing something that will save these brave men and women.
Why is this project important?
Many veterans are returning from combat suffering from a variety of disorders. Many haven't filed for disability benefits yet, have been denied benefits, or live too far away from a VA Clinic to receive any kind of tangible help.
Without professional assistance, many of these veterans engage in self-medication with alcohol, illegal and prescription drugs. This starts a downward spiral of depression and self-loathing that is hard, if not impossible, to recover from. They need professional assistance, and I plan on providing it to them.
If we can afford to send our troops to Iraq and Afghanistan for a tour of duty, we certainly can afford to send them to Maui for a few weeks of treatment and support.
I'm trying to save the lives of the 22 veterans that commit suicide everyday across the United States. In 2014 we had 273 active duty military suicides, and over 8,030 veteran suicides across the United States.
These suicides affect hundreds of thousands of family members every year. These men and women can be saved with the right treatment and support.
My mission is to help these brave men and women before it's too late.
How will the money raised be spent?
Increasing our administrative capabilities. Targeting qualified individuals to add to our team. To raise veteran awareness issues, and our proposed solutions. Campus development feasability studies:
1. Master planning
2. Facilities
3. Architecture
4. Engineering
Capt. Keith D. Lambert Founder & Executive Director City of Refuge Veterans Center Inc.
The City of Refuge was an idea that I came up with to help veterans that are suffering from a variety of wartime disorders. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization that specialize in suicide prevention, mental health, and substance abuse counseling services.
We want to get veterans off dangerous illegal and prescription drugs and offer a more natural holistic alternative. We will give our patients relief from their ailments, detoxifying them, restoring their mental focus, and give them better control of their overall outcomes.
How was this project decided?
When my father was ill, we talked about how the treatment of veterans these days was absolutely shameful. After dealing with the VA, and becoming hopelessly frustrated, I understood why the suicide rate among veterans was so high. I had a vision to find a better way to help these men and women. I promised my father before he passed away, that I'd follow through and build a holistic healing center for veterans. To raise the necessary funds to build the center, I decided on a gofundme campaign.
Who will this project help?
Veterans from all over Hawaii and the Mainland.
Goals and Objectives:
The City of Refuge Veterans Center Inc., a place of healing for American veterans, body, mind, and soul. This is a N.G.O.(Non Governmental Organization) operated by veterans, for veterans.
It will be a place where vets can come, relax, and focus solely on their physical, mental, and spiritual health, without any distractions from the modern world.
The City of Refuge will be a holistic healing center that specializes in mental health and substance abuse counseling services.
They can get all the support, and treatment that they need, all in one place. The Refuge will be open to all veterans, but the emphasis will be on helping returning Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans.
1. Our mission is to prevent veteran suicides before they happen.
2. To give veterans a place of peace to call their own. Where they can come, relax, and focus solely on their physical, mental, and spiritual health.
3. To provide mental health and substance abuse counseling services to veterans in need.
4. To create a place to exchange new ideas, information, and treatment options.
5. To inform the American people that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Thousands of veterans are returning from war everyday, and they’re all at risk. With the unusually high suicide rate among veterans, it’s time to stop talking, and start doing something that will save these brave men and women.
Why is this project important?
Many veterans are returning from combat suffering from a variety of disorders. Many haven't filed for disability benefits yet, have been denied benefits, or live too far away from a VA Clinic to receive any kind of tangible help.
Without professional assistance, many of these veterans engage in self-medication with alcohol, illegal and prescription drugs. This starts a downward spiral of depression and self-loathing that is hard, if not impossible, to recover from. They need professional assistance, and I plan on providing it to them.
If we can afford to send our troops to Iraq and Afghanistan for a tour of duty, we certainly can afford to send them to Maui for a few weeks of treatment and support.
I'm trying to save the lives of the 22 veterans that commit suicide everyday across the United States. In 2014 we had 273 active duty military suicides, and over 8,030 veteran suicides across the United States.
These suicides affect hundreds of thousands of family members every year. These men and women can be saved with the right treatment and support.
My mission is to help these brave men and women before it's too late.
How will the money raised be spent?
Increasing our administrative capabilities. Targeting qualified individuals to add to our team. To raise veteran awareness issues, and our proposed solutions. Campus development feasability studies:
1. Master planning
2. Facilities
3. Architecture
4. Engineering
Capt. Keith D. Lambert Founder & Executive Director City of Refuge Veterans Center Inc.
Organizer
Keith Lambert
Organizer
Kahului, HI
