Infinite Hero Foundation representatives went to Washington, D.C. last week to formally launch the school counseling program at Ft. Belvoir Elementary School and attend the Armed Forces Foundation (AFF) 8th annual Congressional Gala where the program was announced.
Held at the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown D.C. on March 27, the AFF Gala was a great opportunity to show support for our military families and gain exposure for Infinite Hero Foundation’s work to address the impact of deployment stress and mental health issues on military families, particularly children. More than 600 Congressional Representatives, Department of Defense leaders, celebrities and corporate sponsors were in attendance, but the real guests of honor were the wounded members of our Armed Forces and their families. The AFF’s latest initiative to develop a comprehensive school-counseling program was highlighted several times throughout the night.
Later in the week, Ft. Belvoir Elementary School hosted a reception to celebrate the partnership between the school, the district, the local government, Ft. Belvoir, the AFF and Infinite Hero Foundation. Representatives from each group spoke about the importance of this program and the depth and breadth of impact that it will make on the lives of the students.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with the Armed Forces Foundation to fund their first school counseling program,” Infinite Hero Representative Erick Poston commented. “We chose this as our first grant because mental health issues such as PTSD and TBI are the unseen wounds of war, but have a tremendous impact on service members and their families,” he continued. “We look forward to the positive impact of this program on the students at Ft. Belvoir and know that it will serve as a model for addressing these issues more broadly.”
The Infinite Hero Foundation is honored to fund this vital work. To learn more about the school counseling program, read our most recent blog post here.
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