Wounded Heroes Foundation
Address
150 N Riverside Plaza - Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
(708) 212-2272
Description:
When the Wounded Heroes Foundation (WHF) was conceived twelve years ago, there were approximately 2,000 wounded men and women back in the US from the Iraq and Afghan wars. Today, there are more than 20,000. Evacuated straight out of the field and separated from their unit, they lose their emotional support base and sometimes even their physical possessions.
WHF provides immediate financial assistance to our heroes and their families. This support includes purchasing plane tickets and hotel rooms to allow families to be together during the long road to recovery; providing Survival Care Packages to Walter Reed, Brooke Army Medical Center, National Naval Medical Centers in Bethesda and San Diego and to the US medical units in Iraq, Afghanistan and Germany; and visiting with our wounded heroes and their families, here in Chicago and in military medical centers throughout the US, to provide additional encouragement and support.
Hours:
Volunteer ran organization.
Intake Process:
Please call.
Program Fees:
None
Languages:
English
Eligibility:
Anyone interested in volunteering.
Is Shelter?
No
Date of Official Change:
December 7, 2017
Address Listings
Physical (Primary)
150 N Riverside Plaza - Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
Contacts
Phone Numbers
Main Line
(708) 212-2272
Services
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Description
Our care packages include items that have been personally requested over the years. When we asked our brave Wounded Heroes what they needed, these were some of the answers we received: "Every once in a while, we like to get out of the robes, and some of us with leg wounds can't get pants on that well, so shorts help a lot."" ""The hospital supplies the usual hospital gowns which are very breezy."" ""Maybe bags that can attach to something for the guys on crutches, it sucks when you don't have a free hand anymore."" ""Boxer shorts medium to large. As you know hospitals don't believe in underwear"" ""Teva style sandals are nice, it beats walking around in the footies."" ""Real toothbrushes and toothpaste will help."" ""Something to carry our gear in."" ""Actual regular razors, not the disposable stuff the hospital gives, it chews our faces up."" ""Personal hygiene bags would be nice, because otherwise the guys won't have anything to hold their stuff in when they move on from the hospital."" ""Soap, shaving cream, Q-tips (for the dust!).""
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
Anyone interested in donating.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English
Service Area
No boundaries.
Geography Served
None
Description
Each year, the Wounded Heroes Foundation (WHF) organizes and sponsors a motorcycle ride from Chicago to one of many military bases and medical centers throughout the country. Riders and other supporters deliver care packages, friendship and emotional support to recovering military personnel, while raising funds to support the ongoing mission of WHF. Additionally, we provide a luncheon for recovering military personnel and their family while providing entertainment. Previous rides have visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Camp Lejeune, Fort Knox, Fort Campbell, and many more.
Hours
Please call for specific dates and times.
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
Anyone interested to participate.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English
Service Area
No boundaries.
Geography Served
None
Description
In partnership with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly known as Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), the Wounded Heroes Foundation (WHF) offers an annual multi-day sports and recreation camp over the summer for injured military personnel with physical disabilities. Participants work with US Paralympic athletes and elite coaches from around the country to acquire skills in sports like archery, judo, tennis, track, rock climbing, wheelchair basketball, rowing, swimming, scuba diving and more. Sports clinics are designed to provide these brave men and women with introductory experiences or advanced skill building opportunities, as well as the chance to improve self-confidence and to form vital social networks with their peers.
Hours
Please call for specific dates and times.
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
Any disabled veteran may participate at the camp. Anyone wishing to volunteer is welcome.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English
Service Area
No boundaries.
Geography Served
None
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