2018 Mission Statement
THE 2018 MISSION STATEMENT STILL APPLIES SINCE
THE NEED IS STILL GREAT, BUT WE HAVE FOUND AN
800 LB. GORILLA IN THE ROOM WHICH NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED. OUR MISSION HAS EXPANDED.
AFTER READING THE 2018 MISSION STATEMENT
CONTINUE READING THE 2023 MISSION STATEMENT.
Welcome to Veteran's Helping Hands Project
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We are a group of veterans and concerned civilians whose goal is to help returning veterans and their families to assimilate back into society through counseling and vocational rehab. We are also working closely with many "Wrap-Around-Services" such as Health & Human Services, & Volunteers of America for many of the social services needed to help the vet reengage. We are committed to help facilitate the complete healing and rehabilitation of veteran's back into their personal lives.
Keeping our freedom is everyone's responsibility. Less than 1% of our young men & women will fight for our freedoms, while the rest of us bear the responsibility to make sure the warriors succeed. We also bear the responsibility of helping the warriors integrate back into our society when they come home as "damaged goods". |
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"I CAN TAKE A VETERAN OFF OF THE STREET,
PUT HIM INTO A HOUSE, AND PAY HIS RENT FOREVER. BUT I HAVE NO MONEY FOR A SECURITY DEPOSIT, OR FIRST AND LAST MONTH'S RENT UP FRONT. THIS IS WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP" U.S. DEPT OF VETERAN'S AFFAIRS VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER WHOSE JOB IS FINDING HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETS |
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2018 GOALS
These are just some of the ways we plan to help our veterans as they come back home. There are many areas that the VFW. VA or American Legions don't have the accessibility or monetary means to cover. We are finding that one of our functions is bringing the vet together with existing programs offered by the VA. |
Living Costs |
Counseling Costs |
Vocational Rehabilitation CostsVeteran's Advocacy |
Family Outreach Costs |
OUR SOLUTION TO MANY PROBLEMS
FOLLOWS:
VETERAN'S SKILLED TRADES CENTER OF SOUTH DAKOTA IS
A MULTI-FACETED PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS FORMAL
EDUCATION, ON-THE-JOB-TRAINING IN CONSTRUCTION SKILLS,
FORMAL LIFE SKILLS CLASSES, PTSD AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, JOB SERVICES FROM DOL, AND SBA, PLUS HELP
FROM MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS EITHER OFFERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OR HELP QUALIFYING FOR
GOVERNMENT EXISTING PROGRAMS.
FOLLOWS:
VETERAN'S SKILLED TRADES CENTER OF SOUTH DAKOTA IS
A MULTI-FACETED PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS FORMAL
EDUCATION, ON-THE-JOB-TRAINING IN CONSTRUCTION SKILLS,
FORMAL LIFE SKILLS CLASSES, PTSD AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, JOB SERVICES FROM DOL, AND SBA, PLUS HELP
FROM MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS EITHER OFFERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OR HELP QUALIFYING FOR
GOVERNMENT EXISTING PROGRAMS.
It looks like all of the above programs will be covered by way of profits generated by building and selling homes built by our veterans in the Veterans Skilled Trades Center (VSTC) a division of VHHP. The dogtrot duplex to the left is an example of what we can build. We can make this either as a duplex, a single family dwelling, or add another story. This project is 95% through the process of opening a manufacturing facility in Hot Springs, SD to build small homes for the homeless and low income vets, and we will have veteran's who have been given a second chance other than prison, along with the veterans from the Black Hills VA hospital drug & alcohol rehab program build the homes under journeyman supervision. When this program is operational, South Dakota will have the first Skilled Trades Center in the nation built to help our veterans reengage. When the vet is out of Detox, and they need to go to work or fall back in, we will be putting them to work building homes. Through this process we will teach the Construction Industry trades like carpentry, electrical, & plumbing to the vets struggling to find a mission and structure in life again. We have contractors waiting to give the vets jobs if they show an aptitude for the trades. THIS PROJECT CASH-FLOWS, MEANING THERE WILL BE PROFIT AT THE END OF EACH BUILD TO HELP ALL OF THE ABOVE CAUSES. SINCE THIS PROJECT PAYS ALL OVERHEAD AND STILL MAKES A PROFIT, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT 100% OF THE DONATIONS YOU GIVE WILL GO TO THE VETERAN'S CAUSES. NO OTHER VETERAN'S NON-PROFIT CAN SAY THAT 100% WILL GO TO THE VETS.
2023 MISSION STATEMENT
In the last 2 years we, as veteran's advocates, have found that there is a 800 lb. gorilla in the room called "Veteran's Mental Health" that is not being addressed by the military or the U.S. Veteran's Affairs. The Military has been using opioids for pain killers for our wounded vets causing addiction then the military just cuts them off and makes them go "cold turkey" causing the vet to go "to the streets" for pain relief. The DOD just figured out that when the addicted vets are released back into society 78% of the vets do not have this situation reflected in their records so the VA has no record of the situation to offer mental health counseling, unless the veteran submits himself for treatment. Consequently we have an 800 lb. gorilla in the room that is being ignored and we haven't brought the veteran's PTSD into the equation yet. This is another whole can-or-worms. These situations are the main reasons our veterans are committing suicide at a rate greater that the rest of our society. We are not the only ones who have figured this out, but we are the only non-profit who will be building WORK into the equation as the platform to work from for the healing process. US Veteran's Affairs says "the number one therapy for substance abuse is WORK". We will get their hands busy, and their minds occupied with something other than their problems. Through this avenue we will build work ethic and self esteem back into the veteran's lives, hopefully curbing the massive veteran suicide rate. We currently have over 20 community groups waiting to offer counseling, life skills classes, plus the DOL offering many programs to help the veteran find WORK. We also are working with the Seventh Circuit Court system with their "Veteran Court" program and their probation offices State wide thereby getting a chance to be the "Second Chance" offering Hope and a future to these 3rd-strike veterans. THESE GROUPS ARE NOT NEW TO THIS BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO ORGANIZATION OR "HUB" TO KEY ON TO OFFER THE SERVICES.
THE"SILO THEORY" APPLIES WHEN WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WE WILL BE THE "HUB" FOR THE "SILOS" TO CONNECT THROUGH.
2023 MISSION STATEMENT
In the last 2 years we, as veteran's advocates, have found that there is a 800 lb. gorilla in the room called "Veteran's Mental Health" that is not being addressed by the military or the U.S. Veteran's Affairs. The Military has been using opioids for pain killers for our wounded vets causing addiction then the military just cuts them off and makes them go "cold turkey" causing the vet to go "to the streets" for pain relief. The DOD just figured out that when the addicted vets are released back into society 78% of the vets do not have this situation reflected in their records so the VA has no record of the situation to offer mental health counseling, unless the veteran submits himself for treatment. Consequently we have an 800 lb. gorilla in the room that is being ignored and we haven't brought the veteran's PTSD into the equation yet. This is another whole can-or-worms. These situations are the main reasons our veterans are committing suicide at a rate greater that the rest of our society. We are not the only ones who have figured this out, but we are the only non-profit who will be building WORK into the equation as the platform to work from for the healing process. US Veteran's Affairs says "the number one therapy for substance abuse is WORK". We will get their hands busy, and their minds occupied with something other than their problems. Through this avenue we will build work ethic and self esteem back into the veteran's lives, hopefully curbing the massive veteran suicide rate. We currently have over 20 community groups waiting to offer counseling, life skills classes, plus the DOL offering many programs to help the veteran find WORK. We also are working with the Seventh Circuit Court system with their "Veteran Court" program and their probation offices State wide thereby getting a chance to be the "Second Chance" offering Hope and a future to these 3rd-strike veterans. THESE GROUPS ARE NOT NEW TO THIS BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO ORGANIZATION OR "HUB" TO KEY ON TO OFFER THE SERVICES.
THE"SILO THEORY" APPLIES WHEN WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WE WILL BE THE "HUB" FOR THE "SILOS" TO CONNECT THROUGH.
