The
mission of Freedom's Families is to save families of veterans from the
devastation of divorce.
We envision a future where more veterans of the Iraq and
Afghanistan wars and their families stay together and avoid divorce.
What We Do
We bring disabled
veterans from around the country to Utah with their families for a recreation
based retreat experience at no cost to them. We introduce them to the purposive use of recreation
to improve communication skills, help negotiate family roles post-disability,
and strengthen family cohesion while improving family life satisfaction. Families will eat meals together, overcome
challenges together, increase leisure awareness capabilities, and communicate
in a safe and enjoyable environment.
Why We Do What We Do
Vetrans
from the Iraq & Afghanistan who are diagnosed with Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) are twice as likely to divorce than their
comrades without the disability, and they are three times as likely to
divorce two or more times. Divorce affects all members of the family
and has transgenerational implications for children of disabled
veterans. Many families want to stay together but lack the tools
necessary to do so. That's where we come in.
Our Values
Family. We believe the family is the basic
unit of society and that veterans with an acquired disability heal best in a
loving, nurturing, and supportive environment.
Courage. The moral or mental
strength to stand, venture, or persevere in the face of danger, fear, or
adversity. Courage is choosing to stand
for the right even when it’s not popular or easy to do so.
Integrity. Integrity is freely chosen honesty
and harmony with personal standards. We promote and adhere to moral and ethical
principles in such a way as to produce an authentic state of undiminished
wholeness.
Leisure Education. We
believe in the power of leisure to change lives for the better. We introduce families to the benefits of
purposive recreation to help heal the wounds of war left on the body, mind, and
spirit.
Personal Responsibility. Recovery from injury is
not predetermined by external forces. We
direct our own life through a combination of choice and action. As agents capable
of interacting with our environment on multiple levels (i.e., physical,
emotional, cognitive, and spiritual), we are each accountable to ourselves, our
families, and society for what we say and do.
Quality of Life. We seek to improve the quality of life and wounded and disabled veterans and their families by exposing them to the many possibilities of leisure in a purposive way.
Social Responsibility. Social responsibility is doing the right thing at the right time. It is the idea that businesses should not function in an environment devoid of morality, bu should be concerned with and contribute willingly to the welfare of their communities. Smart business decisions are not just a mater of counting up short-term dollars and cents but of considering consequences and lasting impact as well. Wise decision-makers envision a future where what they do today matters tomorrow; to people, to the community, and history.
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