Who is covered under the Special Operations Warrior Foundation program?The benefits of our programs are provided to all surviving children whose parent died as a result of an operational mission or training accident while assigned to a U. S. Special Operations Command unit. U. S. Special Operations Command consists of some 50,000 Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Special Operations Forces - active and reserve - that are organized into a variety of land, sea and aerospace forces including: ARMY
What services does the Special Operations Warrior Foundation offer?The Special Operations Warrior Foundation assistance program consists of three major components: educational counseling, scholarship assistance, and wounded warrior assistance. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides scholarship grants - not loans - to children of special operations forces who died as a result of an operational mission or training accident. The funds are used by the student for tuition, books, fees, room & board, transportation and personal costs. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides free college scholarship grants for tuition, books, fees, room & board for the surviving children of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations personnel killed in an operational mission or training accident. Currently the foundation is committed to providing scholarships for more than 700 children. In 2007, SOWF provided a total of $1.5 million in scholarship grants, educational programs and financial counseling for 111 students at colleges and universities across the country. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides immediate financial assistance to special operations personnel severely wounded in the global war on terror. The Foundation has provided $450,000 in financial assistance to severely wounded personnel so they could meet much need immediate needs such as travel, lodging, transportation, etc. How many children does the program support?Today, more than 700 deserving children exist who should not be denied the education their fallen parent would have wanted for them. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation is committed to providing scholarship grants, not loans, to all children who lose a parent in an operational mission or training accident while serving in Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations. How does the Special Operations Warrior Foundation raise its money?The Special Operations Warrior Foundation obtains its funding primarily from private citizens, corporations, and participation in the Combined Federal Campaign and State Campaigns in Florida, North Carolina, Washington, Texas, California, Maryland, and Virginia. The Warrior Foundation participated in 15 fundraising events in 2007. In 2007 the Combined Federal Campaign donations totaled nearly $1 million bringing the total revenue to nearly $7 million. With more than 100 children eligible each year for college in the upcoming years, the Foundation's financial need, determined by a professional actuarial corporation, is $76 million. What is the Warrior Foundation Confidentiality Policy for beneficiaries and donors?Click here to read the Confidentiality Policy letter. How can you donate money - sponsor an event - or offer your services?You have the ability to materially change the lives of some very special children -- while providing an ensuring reminder of our appreciation for the services of some brave and indeed very "special" people. There are several ways you can contribute to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. You can send your tax-deductible donation via mail to:
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