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We were thrilled to award The Fire Watch with $904 to celebrate 904 Day last week! We thank them for everything they do for the Northeast Florida community.
The Fire Watch is Florida’s fight to end veteran suicide. We are uniting our War Fighters and allies to swiftly activate local assets, stand watch, & build a life-saving network. The Problem: Veteran suicide is a growing crisis, & at least 20 veterans are taking their lives every day in America. To date, solutions for this epidemic have been inadequate at best. In particular, federal solutions have had little to no effect on the crisis on the ground here in Northeast Florida. Given that Northeast Florida is home to over 125,000 veterans, the need, the challenge, and opportunity are evident. The Origin: Based upon the success & experience of Northeast Florida non-profit K9s For Warriors, the nation’s largest provider of service dogs to disabled American veterans, in preventing veteran suicide, The Fire Watch was created to re-create on a regional scale the support system & inter-connectivity required to keep our veterans safe from taking their own lives. The Plan: The Fire Watch is a coordinated effort between the City of Jacksonville & the counties of Baker, Clay, Nassau & St. John’s to end veteran suicide in our region. The City of Jacksonville will serve as the legal home of The Fire Watch & coordinate with the surrounding counties via inter-local agreements. Through a series of partnerships & collaborations between local, state, & federal agencies, private donors, media entities, & regional & national non-profits, The Fire Watch will coordinate an effort to organize existing resources to combat the veteran suicide epidemic locally. In addition, The Fire Watch will initiate a series of new programs directed at keeping local veterans supported & far away from even contemplating suicide; in particular, The Fire Watch will create a network of 10,000 local veterans & allies all working together to strengthen our one-on-one support & interpersonal connections. Through trust, & comradery & support, we will keep our warriors safe.
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We were thrilled to award The Fire Watch with $904 to celebrate 904 Day last week! We thank them for everything they do for the Northeast Florida community.
We’re offering the first 27 donors that contribute $100 to our $27 for 27% Suicide Prevention Month Campaign a ticket to the 9/19 Jumbo Shrimp baseball game with access to ‘The Corner Lot’, an exclusive covered party area, courtesy of Corner Lot! Our team greatly appreciates both Corner Lot for sharing our passion for ending #VeteranSuicide and the NEFL community for your support, as ANY contributions assist in keeping The Fire Watch's suicide prevention training programs free! Qualifying donors will be contacted with tickets and more details - donate here: https://lnkd.in/ghhnscHX #SuicidePreventionMonth #YourTurnToStand #Veterans #VeteranSuicideAwareness
9/11/2001 #NeverForget 🇺🇸 Since the start of the ‘War on Terror’ in 2001, it has been estimated around four times the amount of active duty personnel and veterans have died by suicide than service members killed in combat operations (according to a 2021 Brown University study). We must join together as citizens of this great nation and look after each other - civilians, first responders, current service members, and #veterans alike.
September 4th in #Jacksonville is dedicated to celebrating all the incredible things about the NEFL community, and our team was excited to be selected as The Fiorentino Group's 904 Day Donation Winner - we greatly appreciate their organization's support of local nonprofits! ❤️🙌 Learn more about our mission of supporting #veterans: https://lnkd.in/eJ63FwQ #YourTurnToStand #VeteranSuicide #VeteranSuicideAwareness
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September is Suicide Prevention Month and we want to begin this time of awareness by highlighting a few (as always, FREE!) local and virtual events hosted by: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs The Fire Watch Victim Service Center of Central Florida 💻 Download for clickable registration links.
Following our August presentation at The American Legion’s 105th Annual Conference and our July presentation at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention Conference, we have received inquiries from Alaska, Los Angeles, and Washington State, among others, about launching a similar initiative to our Watch Stander program in order to address their regional crises. Together, we will end Veteran suicide! Learn more about our mission of supporting #veterans: https://lnkd.in/eJ63FwQ #YourTurnToStand #VeteranSuicide #VeteranSuicideAwareness
During The American Legion’s 'Be the One' Symposium, panelists discussed progress in the battle to reduce the number of #veterans lost to suicide - thank you to The American Legion and leadership of its 'Be the One' initiative for highlighting our groundbreaking Watch Stander program and the 27% reduction in Veteran suicides we’ve experienced over the last 4 years in Northeast Florida. Learn more about the symposium here: https://lnkd.in/g7gdGQsx #YourTurnToStand #VeteranSuicide #VeteranSuicideAwareness
Our team extends its gratitude to HERD Foundation Delray for recently joining us in supporting our state’s #veterans by becoming a Veteran Safe Place (VSP), with their Certificate of Qualification presented by The Fire Watch’s own Henry Angulo (Regional Programs Director SEFL)! Learn more about VSPs and our fight to end Veteran suicide in #Florida: https://lnkd.in/e2i8Utut #YourTurnToStand #VeteranSuicide #VeteranSuicideAwareness
Veteran suicides are down 27% over 3 years in Northeast Florida! To continue this promising trend and help us deliver similar results throughout the state, we kindly ask those who share our mission of supporting #veterans to consider contributing to our ‘$27 for 27%’ fundraising campaign during Suicide Prevention Month – your much appreciated generosity will assist in keeping our community suicide prevention training programs free! Donate to help end Veteran suicide in #Florida: https://lnkd.in/ghhnscHX #YourTurnToStand #VeteranSuicide #VeteranSuicideAwareness #SuicidePreventionMonth
Sending our congratulations out to Family Care Center in #Tampa for recently receiving their Veteran Safe Place (VSP) Certificate of Qualification, presented by our own Brianne Brown (Regional Programs Director Central FL)! Learn how your organization can join our mission of supporting #veterans in crisis and ending Veteran suicide in #Florida here: https://lnkd.in/e2i8Utut #YourTurnToStand #VeteranSuicide #VeteranSuicideAwareness