FORCESUNITED INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: FORCESUNITED, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AUGUSTA WARRIOR PROJECT, INC.), A DEDICATED VETERAN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, LEADS TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS, ALL VETERANS REGARDLESS OF THEIR SERVICE OR STATUS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO RESOURCES WHICH EMPOWER THEM TO CREATE AND LIVE A MORE FULFILLING LIFE. FORCESUNITED'S MODEL IS BASED ON DEVELOPING PROACTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH WARRIOR TO SUPPORT THEM WITH ACHIEVING THEIR INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND TO PREVENT OR MITIGATE LIFE CRISIS BY HOLISTICALLY ADDRESSING ISSUES EARLY AND COLLECTIVELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. FORCESUNITED'S LOCAL OPERATIONS AND ASSISTANCE INCLUDE NOT ONLY ACCESSING SERVICE-CONNECTED BENEFITS BUT UTILIZING A VAST RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, AND OTHER NEEDED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. OUR COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ENSURE THIS WELL-DESERVED SUPPORT FOR OUR WARRIORS.

FORCESUNITED IS THE ONLY LOCAL ORGANIZATION OF ITS KIND THAT CONNECTS TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, FROM ALL ERAS, WOUNDED OR NOT, WITH PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO MITIGATE CRISIS, IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AND EMPOWER THEM TO PROSPER IN THE COMMUNITY.

FORCESUNITED'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROMOTE LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD A BETTER TOMORROW FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED, ASSISTING THEM IN ACHIEVING WHAT THEY FOUGHT FOR: FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE. FORCESUNITED'S TEAM TRULY UNDERSTANDS THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND GOALS OF OUR FELLOW WARRIORS, BECAUSE OVER 80% OF OUR TEAM IS A VETERAN AND/OR FAMILY MEMBER. THROUGHOUT 2019, OUR TEAM'S COMMITMENT TO PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED ENSURED STRONG COORDINATED COMMUNITY CARE SPANNING A TWENTY-COUNTY AREA IN GEORGIA AND A THIRTEEN-COUNTY AREA IN SOUTH CAROLINA. FORCESUNITED'S 2019 METRICS ILLUSTRATE THE NUMBER OF LIVES IMPACTED IN THE LOCAL AREA: 17,238 TOTAL WARRIORS ASSISTED SINCE FOUNDED IN 2007 1,364 NEW WARRIORS REGISTERED AND SERVED IN 2019 2,090 INDIVIDUALS WERE SUPPORTED, AND THE TEAM PROVIDED 3,458 SERVICE EPISODES IN 2019:O 1,289 WARRIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES PROVIDED WITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN STABLE HOUSINGO 222 WARRIORS GAINED EMPLOYMENTO 488 WARRIORS ASSISTED WITH EMPLOYMENT-RELATED ACTIVITIESO 135 WARRIORS ASSISTED WITH POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION BENEFITSO 408 WARRIORS ASSISTED WITH ACCESSING HEALTH CARE BENEFITS O 159 WARRIORS PROVIDED WITH FOOD ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCESO 187 WARRIORS ASSISTED WITH TRANSPORTATION NEEDSO 70 WARRIORS CONNECTED WITH LEGAL ASSISTANCEO 11 WARRIORS CONNECTED WITH MONEY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCEO 37 WARRIORS PROVIDED WITH HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICESO 219 WARRIORS ASSISTED WITH UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT NEEDSOF THE 1,364 NEW WARRIORS SERVED IN 2019:GENDERS WERE: MALE = 1,053 FEMALE = 310 OTHER = 1AGES OF WARRIORS WERE: 0-15 = 8 16-25 = 58 26-44 = 470 45-64 = 615 65-74 = 158 75+ = 55MILITARY SERVICE BRANCHES: ARMY = 848 AIR FORCE = 146 NAVY = 230 MARINES = 131 COAST GUARD = 9 SERVICE ERAS (NOTE: SOME WARRIORS SERVED IN MORE THAN ONE SERVICE ERA): WWII = 2 BETWEEN WWII AND KOREAN WAR = 0 KOREAN WAR = 10 BETWEEN KOREAN WAR AND VIETNAM WAR = 8 VIETNAM WAR = 168 POST-VIETNAM WAR = 379 PERSIAN GULF WAR = 152 POST 9/11 = 645

(CONTINUED FROM ABOVE) PROGRAM SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019 INCLUDE:GUIDESTAR RATING BY CANDID: FORCESUNITED FIRST RECEIVED THE PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY ON GUIDESTAR IN 2018 AND WE ARE PROUD TO DISPLAY THIS SEAL AND RATING BY GUIDESTAR IN 2019. WE REMAINED AMONG THE TOP NONPROFITS AWARDED THE PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY, GUIDESTAR'S HIGHEST LEVEL OF RECOGNITION. GUIDESTAR IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST RESOURCE FOR NONPROFIT INFORMATION WITH DATA ON 2.7 MILLION CURRENT AND FORMERLY IRS-RECOGNIZED NONPROFITS, AND THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND THAT ENCOURAGES NONPROFIT TRANSPARENCY ON A NATIONAL SCALE. GUIDESTAR SERVES TO VERIFY THAT A NONPROFIT IS ESTABLISHED AND THAT DONATED FUNDS GO WHERE THE DONOR INTENDED. WE ARE PROUD TO DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY. CALL OF DUTY ENDOWMENT SEAL OF DISTINCTION RECIPIENT: FORCESUNITED WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF TWO NONPROFITS NATIONALLY FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT SECTOR. FORCESUNITED JOINED AN ELITE LIST OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. THE CALL OF DUTY ENDOWMENT'S SEAL OF DISTINCTION AWARDS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY, AND INTEGRITY IN PLACING VETERANS IN QUALITY JOBS. EACH WINNER RECEIVES A $30,000 GRANT, WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL RESTRICTED FUNDING, ADVICE, AND SUPPORT. SINCE ITS INCEPTION SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE SEAL OF DISTINCTION PROGRAM HAS PROVEN TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE NONPROFIT EVALUATION APPROACH IN THE VETERAN COMMUNITY. IT IS THE RESULT OF A PHENOMENAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN DELOITTE AND THE ENDOWMENT THAT SYSTEMATICALLY EVALUATES AND IDENTIFIES THE HIGHEST PERFORMING NONPROFITS IN THE VETERAN EMPLOYMENT SPACE.QUARTERLY VICTORY IN PARTNERSHIP (VIP) COMMUNITY BREAKFASTS: THE QUARTERLY VIP COMMUNITY BREAKFASTS BROUGHT TOGETHER VETERANS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND LEADERS TO DISCUSS AND COLLABORATE ON SIGNIFICANT VETERANS' INITIATIVES AFFECTING MANY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THE VIP COMMUNITY BREAKFASTS CELEBRATED THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR LOCAL VETERANS, AND ASSISTED IN EMPOWERING VETERANS, EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY, AND DISPELLING STEREOTYPES REGARDING VARIOUS MILITARY TOPICS. 11 TO 11 CAMPAIGN: FORCESUNITED KICKED OFF THE ELEVEN TO ELEVEN CAMPAIGN ON 9/11, PATRIOTS DAY, WITH DIFFERENT EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS UNTIL VETERANS DAY ON 11/11. THIS CAMPAIGN WAS CREATED TO HONOR, SUPPORT AND HIGHLIGHT ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND STEPPED UP TO BE HELP ON THE HOMEFRONT. DOZENS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS CAME TOGETHER DURING THIS TIME TO BRING AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO FORCESUNITED SERVES ACROSS THE REGION. NEW NAME. SAME MISSION. STILL LOCAL! ONE OF THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018-2019 WAS OUR DECISION TO REBRAND THE ORGANIZATION TO FORCESUNITED (SPELLED AS ONE WORD) AND WE ARE STILL "GETTING THE WORD OUT" ON THIS! WHILE THE DECISION TO MAKE THIS CHANGE WAS NOT AN EASY ONE BASED ON THE HISTORY THE AUGUSTA WARRIOR PROJECT (AWP) HAS HAD THROUGHOUT THE REGION, IT WAS MADE TO BETTER CAPTURE OUR TRUSTED HOLISTIC MISSION AND REPRESENT THE GREATER SUM OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, THE ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE WHO UNITE WITH OUR TEAM TO HELP OUR BRAVE WARRIORS CREATE THE LIVES THEY SO RICHLY DESERVE. OUR NEW NAME ALSO ENABLES US TO BETTER PRESENT OURSELVES AS THE TRULY LOCAL AND COMPLETE VETERAN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN OUR AREAS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA BY CONSOLIDATING OUR PREVIOUS PUBLIC PRESENCE OF AUGUSTA WARRIOR PROJECT, AWP, AIKEN WARRIOR PROJECT, AND AIKEN-AUGUSTA WARRIOR PROJECT INTO ONE CLEAR AND CONCISE NAME.WARRIOR SUCCESS CENTER: FORCESUNITED'S HEADQUARTERS AND WARRIOR SUCCESS CENTER (WSC) LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA PROVIDES US WITH A CENTRAL LOCATION AND BETTER PROXIMITY TO THE VA HOSPITALS, THE MILITARY INSTALLATION, MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND RESOURCES, AND THE GROWING AREAS WE SERVE IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THE WARRIOR SUCCESS CENTER SERVES AS A HUB FOR TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE SEEKING CRUCIAL CONNECTIONS AND ADVOCACY TO ENSURE TRANSITIONAL SUCCESS IN AREAS SUCH AS: VETERAN BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HOUSING, EMERGENCY SERVICES, HEALTH CARE, AND WELLNESS. DUE TO THE GENEROSITY OF A COMMUNITY PARTNER, WE WERE ABLE TO UPDATE OUR COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS ENHANCING THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR OUR WARRIORS.

(CONTINUED FROM ABOVE) WARRIOR SUPPORT: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FORCESUNITED CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES NETWORK AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. MANY OF THE DIVERSE NEEDS AND LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES FORCESUNITED ASSISTED WITH WERE OFTEN RESOLVED WITHIN HOURS DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FORCESUNITED HAS THROUGHOUT OUR AREAS IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. SOME OF THE UNIQUE NEEDS INCLUDED TRANSPORTATION, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD ASSISTANCE, MONEY MANAGEMENT, CLOTHING, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, RESIDENTIAL FURNITURE FOR FAMILIES MOVING INTO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, BEDS AND BEDDING, TOOLS FOR EMPLOYMENT, AND ASSISTANCE WITH A VARIETY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS. PREVENTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: IN 2019, FORCESUNITED WAS AWARDED THREE GRANTS RESTRICTED SOLELY TO THE PURPOSE OF OUR PREVENTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THESE GRANTS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO INCREASE OUR HOLISTIC CARE OF WARRIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING CRITICAL ASSISTANCE AND COORDINATING SERVICES SUCH AS: EVICTION PREVENTION, TEMPORARY HOUSING, EMERGENCY LODGING, HOME REPAIRS, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION NEEDS, AND PERSONAL ITEMS FOR LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS WARRIORS. TRANSITION AND REINTEGRATION (T&R) PROGRAM: OUR T&R PROGRAM SERVES HUNDREDS OF WARRIORS EACH YEAR, CONNECTING THEM WITH SOLUTIONS FOR UTILIZING THEIR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS, EDUCATION BENEFITS, FINDING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT, AND MAINTAINING STABLE HOUSING. THESE VITAL SERVICES ARE READILY AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF FORCESUNITED'S MANY PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESSES, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, AND WITH THE LOCAL VA AND MILITARY INSTALLATION. OUR T&R ADVOCATES FACILITATE THIS PROACTIVE PROGRAM OF ENGAGING WARRIORS ACROSS THE VARIOUS STAGES OF TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE MILITARY AS WELL AS HELPING TO ALLEVIATE THE FEAR AND STRESS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANY LEVELS OF REINTEGRATION INTO CIVILIAN LIFE. TRANSITION SUCCESS CENTER (TSC): SINCE CREATING THE TSC ON FORT GORDON IN 2014, IT HAS BECOME A VITAL "ONE STOP" RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS WHILE ON FORT GORDON. FORCESUNITED'S ADVOCATES LOCATED AT THE TSC EDUCATE, ADVOCATE AND GUIDE TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS FOR A SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION INTO THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION ARENA. THIS IS DONE PRIMARILY THROUGH MONTHLY BRIEFINGS, JOB FAIRS AND OUTREACH EVENTS, IN ADDITION TO ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH FORCESUNITED'S ADVOCATES. THIS HALLMARK COMPONENT OF OUR T&R PROGRAM IS A SCALABLE, REPLICABLE MODEL WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE THE WAY THE MILITARY WORKS WITH SERVICE MEMBERS TO PREPARE THEM FOR TRANSITION INTO THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: FORCESUNITED'S EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ASSISTS TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR SPOUSES WITH ALL-ENCOMPASSING EMPLOYMENT NEEDS. THIS PROGRAM OPERATES FROM TWO ANGLES, WORKING WITH BOTH EMPLOYERS AS WELL AS OUR VETERAN CLIENTS. WE CULTIVATE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND EDUCATE EMPLOYERS ON THE BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES FOR HIRING VETERANS. FORCESUNITED BOOSTS AWARENESS OF THE ADVANTAGES OF HIRING VETERANS AND THE VALUE THAT THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE LEND TO WORKPLACES. WE ASSIST WITH TALENT ACQUISITION BY JOB MATCHING VETERANS TO EMPLOYERS. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE SEEK EMPLOYERS WHO ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH HOMELESS AND PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED POPULATIONS AND HELP THOSE VETERANS TO SECURE THE POSITIONS. FROM THE OTHER ANGLE, FORCESUNITED PROVIDES VETERANS WITH ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY TO ASSIST THEM WITH JOB SEEKING READINESS, RESUME ASSISTANCE, GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. ASIDE FROM INDIVIDUAL TALENT ACQUISITION AND CASE MANAGEMENT, FORCESUNITED ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING OUR VETERAN CLIENTS IN FRONT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT USING EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION BOOT CAMPS. THESE BOOT CAMPS SERVE MORE WARRIORS CONCURRENTLY IN ALL STAGES OF EMPLOYMENT NEEDS. THE BOOT CAMPS PROVIDE VALUABLE UP TO DATE INFORMATION AND BEST PRACTICES FROM LOCAL HR PROFESSIONALS COVERING AREAS SUCH AS RESUME WRITING, SKILLS AND STRENGTH IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION, SOCIAL MEDIA IMPORTANCE, LINKEDIN PROFILES, INTERVIEW SKILLS, AND WAGE NEGOTIATION, AS WELL AS PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS BY AN ON-SITE PHOTOGRAPHER. IN 2019, FORCESUNITED HOSTED 3 BOOT CAMPS FACILITATED BY COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OUR ADVOCATES THAT PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHT TO CAPTURING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER 60 VETERANS AND SPOUSES. MILITARY SUCCESS CENTER (MSC): IN 2015, THE T&R PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MSC AT AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE. FORCESUNITED CREATED THIS DEDICATED LOCATION WHERE SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS CAN NOT ONLY MEET ONE-ON-ONE WITH FORCESUNITED'S ADVOCATES TO DISCUSS BENEFITS, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT CONCERNS, BUT ALSO MEET AND CONNECT OR STUDY WITH OTHER VETERAN STUDENTS. THE MSC NOT ONLY PROVIDES THE VETERAN AND MILITARY STUDENT POPULATION WITH A WONDERFUL CAMPUS LOCATION AND RESOURCE, BUT IT OPENED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO LAUNCH A VA WORK-STUDY PROGRAM FOR VETERAN STUDENTS IN 2016. TODAY, THE MSC TRULY PROVIDES VETERAN-TO-VETERAN SUPPORT AND CONNECTIONS. VETERANS TREATMENT COURT: MOST VETERANS ARE STRENGTHENED BY THEIR MILITARY SERVICE, BUT THEIR COMBAT EXPERIENCE HAS LEFT A GROWING NUMBER OF VETERANS WITH ISSUES SUCH AS PTSD AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. LEFT UNTREATED, MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS COMMON AMONG VETERANS CAN LEAD TO THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT SERVES AS A MEANINGFUL ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION FOR THE VETERAN WHO CAN FUNCTION IN THE COMMUNITY WITH SUPPORT. THIS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE JUDGE, THE ATTORNEYS, THE VA'S VETERAN JUSTICE OFFICER, CASE MANAGERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. FORCESUNITED PLAYS AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN THIS PROGRAM BY MENTORING AND HELPING THE COURT SYSTEM UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS VETERANS CAN EXPERIENCE. ADDITIONALLY, FORCESUNITED HAS CREATED A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT BY INTRODUCING ITS HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM AS OPTION TO THE CURRENT CARE PLANS. OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM OFFERS PARTICIPANTS OF THE COURT TO JOIN OUR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS YOGA, CYCLING, KAYAKING, AND THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES. PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE: THE GOAL OF THE PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE IS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY BY REDUCING CRIME THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SEAMLESS PLAN OF SERVICES AND SUPERVISION FOR EACH RETURNING PERSON. FORCESUNITED, IN CONJUNCTION WITH CORRECTIONS PROFESSIONALS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, ASSISTS RETURNING VETERANS IN NAVIGATING BARRIERS TO THEIR SUCCESSFUL REENTRY TO ULTIMATELY INCREASING PUBLIC SAFETY AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM. FORCESUNITED IS THE SOLE LEAD FOR OFFERING SERVICES SUCH AS RESTARTING VETERAN'S VA BENEFITS AND CONNECTING EACH VETERAN TO RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

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