RESURRECTING LIVES FOUNDATION

VETERANS STANDING TOGETHER ACROSS AMERICA (VSTAA) SPONSORS PATRIOTIC EVENTS CONNECTING VETERANS WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR GOAL IS TO BRIDGE THE CIVILIAN-MILITARY GAP, CONNECT VETERANS WITH RESOURCES, AND FOSTER HEALING AND STRENGTH. THE STAND TOGETHER FLAG PROJECT RAISES AWARENESS OF THE BRAIN HEALTH ISSUES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN VETERAN SUICIDES. THE PROJECT PROMOTES FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND GRATITUDE FOR SERVICE. WE BRING VETERANS OUT OF ISOLATION AND HAVE THEM CONNECT TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY IN A CEREMONY OF HONOR AND HEALING WITH A MOVEMENT OF PATRIOTISM. MORE THAN 750,000 GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM VETERANS STRUGGLE WITH TBI OR PTSD ISSUES. VSTAA HAS MADE ITS WAY TO OHIO, CALIFORNIA, HAWAII, ALASKA AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG TO MISSOURI, TEXAS, FLORIDA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND OKLAHOMA. IN OHIO, VSTAA HAS GAINED OVER 1200 SIGNATURES AFFECTING OVER 1000 PEOPLE. - HOUSED IN MAHONING COUNTY AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SOURCE OF COMMUNITY INTEGRATION OF VETERANS IN CALIFORNIA, VSTAA IS STILL MAKING ITS MOVE THROUGH THE STATE AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT LIVES. CURRENTLY, IT HAS POSITIVELY AFFECTED OVER 6000 PEOPLE WITH MORE THAN 2500 SIGNATURES. IN HAWAII, VSTAA HAS AFFECTED MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE WITH MORE THAN 200 SIGNATURES AND IS STILL MAKING ITS MOVEMENT. IN ALASKA, VSTAA HAS AFFECTED MORE THAN 350 PEOPLE AND HAS MORE THAN 250 SIGNATURES.

SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS AND STRATEGIES COME FROM OUR MONTHLY PODCAST SERIES, BRAINSTORMS: REAL VOICES/REAL STRATEGIES FOR VETERANS, AS WELL AS TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTION, AND THE IMPACTFUL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. OUR PODCAST FEATURE TOPICS SUCH AS VSTAA, GOLD STAR MOM, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, TRANSITIONING FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIFE, MILITARY FAMILIES, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND VETERAN STORIES.OUR X PLATFORM HAS GROWN TO OVER 3,100 FOLLOWERS ALONG WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF RE-TWEETS, IMPRESSIONS, ENGAGEMENT AND LIKES EACH MONTH. FACEBOOK HAS GROWN TO OVER 2,080 FOLLOWERS WITH GROWING ENGAGEMENT, REACTIONS, AND SHARES. LINKEDIN HAS OVER 1,500 FOLLOWERS WITH GROWING NUMBERS OF IMPRESSIONS, VIEWS, AND APPEARANCES. ACCESS TO OUR PODCAST INTERVIEWS VETERANS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND EXPERTS IN TBI/PTSD PROVIDES MULTIPLE STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH BRAIN HEALTH, INCLUDING HOLISTIC INSTRUCTIONS IN NUTRITION, EXERCISE, MEDITATION, MINDFULNESS, AND THE LIKE, KNOWN TO ASSIST BRAIN HEALTH ENGAGING EMPLOYERS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN VETERANS AND CIVILIANS TO EASE THE BURDEN OF INTEGRATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE PODCAST HAS REACHED SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES SUCH AS OHIO, TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, FLORIDA, VIRGINIA, ALASKA, HAWAII JUST TO NAME A FEW AS WELL AS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S., SUCH AS GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, RUSSIA, BRAZIL, SWEDEN, AND CANADA. THE VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT "WE NEED YOU NOW TOO" WON THE GOLD ADDY AWARD IN NE OHIO, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST HONOR GIVEN AT THE AMERICAN ADVERTISING AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNIZE CREATIVE EXCELLENCE IN ADVERTISING. WE ARE SHARING THIS PSA WITH OTHER VETERANS' SUICIDE PREVENTIONS ORGANIZATIONS FOR NATIONAL IMPACT SUCH AS FACE THE FIGHT, FOUNDED BY USAA. RLF HAS JOINED THE COALITION WITH FACE THE FIGHT AND PARTNER WITH THEM TO RAISE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION.