Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER MILITARY VETERANS TO GROW FOOD, COMMUNITIES, AND EACH OTHER. OUR LONG-TERM VISION IS TO END ISOLATION THAT LEADS TO SUICIDE AND HELP MAKE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE THE NORM. WE COMBINE MILITARY VETERAN REINTEGRATION WITH SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVES. USING THE FARM AS THE CATALYST, WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILIARY VETERANS TO LEARN NEW SKILLS, ENGAGE WITH THE BROADER CIVILIAN COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDE EACH OTHER WITH PEER SUPPORT. OUR PROGRAMS ADDRESS VETERAN ISOLATION, A ROOTE CAUSE OF MANY ISSUES FACING THE VETERAN POPULATION; INCLUDING SUICIDE, UNEMPLOYMENT, HOMELESSNESS, AND DIVORCE. BY WORKING TO CREATE A CULTURE OF SUPPORTIVE PRACTICES, OUR MISSION IS FOCUSED ON LONG-TERM PREVENTION OF, RATHER THAN, REACTION TO THE ISSUES MENTIONED ABOVE.
EMPOWER MILITARY VETERANS TO GROW FOOD, COMMUNITIES, AND EACH OTHER.
FARM OPERATIONS: IN 2019, VETERAN AND CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS GAVE OVER 1,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND GREW OVER 4,000 POUNDS OF FOOD. WE DONATED 2,500 POUNDS OF FOOD TO THE BELLINGHAM FOOD BANK, SOLD A SMALL AMOUNT TO SEMIAHMOO RESORT, AND GAVE THE REST TO THE GLEANERS.
PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM: GROWING VETERANS' PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED BY VETERANS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN COLLABORATION TO CREATE A DEEPER UNDERSTAND AND CONNECTION AMONGST VETERANS AND THEIR PEERS. LEARNING OBJECTIVES INCLUDE RECOGNIZING THE SYMPTOMS, CAUSES, AND CYCLES OF STRESS AND PTSD, AND FACILITATION HEALTHY CONVERSATIONS AND OUTCOMES, BY THE USE OF NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BEST PRACTICES IN PEER SUPPORT. WE HOSTED 3 PEER SUPPORT WORKSHOPS AND TRAINED 41 PEER SUPPORTERS DURING THAT TIME.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michael Frazier | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $47,251 |
| Tonelli Gruetter | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tony Cafferelli | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Arie Greenleaf | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Forsell | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| William Smith | VICE-PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 |
| Christopher Brown | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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