{{Infobox organization |name = Hope For The Warriors CFC #27800 |image = Hope_For_The_Warriors_logo.png |formation = 2006 |type = [[501(c)#501.28c.29.283.29|501(c)(3)]] [[corporation]]#20-5182295 |purpose = Assistance for US service members and their families that have been affected by injuries or death while serving |leader_title = President/CEO |leader_name = Robin Kelleher |num_staff = 35 full-time employees |website = http://www.hopeforthewarriors.org/ }}
'''Hope For The Warriors''' is a national [[nonprofit organization]] in the [[United States]] that provides assistance to combat wounded service members, their families, and families of those killed in action. The organization focuses on those involved in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] and [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] and their families. Hope For The Warriors recently received a Four-Star Rating from [[Charity Navigator]]<ref>{{citation | title = Hope For The Warriors | publisher = Charity Navigator | accessdate = 2011-11-09 | url = http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=13101}}</ref> and was highlighted by [[George W. Bush]] in the Warrior Open.<ref>{{citation |title=Military Orgs |publisher=George W. Bush Presidential Center |accessdate=2011-11-17 |url=http://www.warrioropen.com/military-orgs}}</ref>
==About==
Hope For The Warriors was co-founded in 2006 by Robin Kelly and Shannon Maxwell. They decided to found an advocacy group after Maxwell's husband, Tim Maxwell, was wounded in [[Iraq]] and suffered a [[traumatic brain injury]] (TBI).<ref name="CampLejeune">{{citation | title = Hope For The Warriors | date = 22 July 2010 | publisher = WTOC 11 | accessdate = 2011-11-09 | url = http://www.wtoc.com/story/12854048/hope-for-the-warriors}}</ref> Hope For The Warriors provides aid to veterans in multiple forms, including building or refurbishing homes and providing professional development.<ref name="CampLejeune"/><ref>{{citation |title=Homes for the wounded, families |publisher=Marine Corps Base CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina |accessdate=2011-11-09 |url=http://www.lejeune.usmc.mil/mcb/topStorywarriorhouse.asp |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301090321/http://www.lejeune.usmc.mil/mcb/topStorywarriorhouse.asp |archivedate=2012-03-01 }}</ref> It raises awareness of returning [[Veteran|veterans]] by hosting Run For The Warriors in different areas of the United States,<ref>{{citation | title = Harmon Meadow Run For The Warriors | publisher = Kintera.org | accessdate = 2011-11-09 | url = http://run.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=456720&lis=1&kntae456720=6FF09C38301C4F65933B43C0CD9E75F0}}</ref> and by hosting athletes in Team Hope For The Warriors, who run or [[handcycle]] in the [[Marine Corps Marathon]] and the [[New York City Marathon]] or compete in triathlons, in order to raise money for the non-profit organization.<ref>{{citation | title = ASA and Hope For The Warriors Recognize Wounded Warriors Sacrifices During ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 | publisher = NewsWise | accessdate = 2011-11-09 | url = http://www.newswise.com/articles/asa-and-hope-for-the-warriors-recognize-wounded-warriors-sacrifices-during-anesthesiology-2011}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Team Hope For The Warriors |publisher=Hope For The Warriors |accessdate=2011-11-09 |url=http://www.hopeforthewarriors.org/mcm2010.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425230738/http://www.hopeforthewarriors.org/mcm2010.html |archivedate=2012-04-25 }}</ref><ref>{{citation | title = 2011 Team Hope For The Warriors 2011 ING NYC Marathon | publisher = Kintera | accessdate = 2011-11-14 | url = http://team.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=455012}}</ref> Hope For The Warriors was a charity partner for both the 2011 [[Marine Corps Marathon]] and the 2011 [[New York City Marathon]].<ref>{{citation |title = MCM Charity Partners |publisher = Marine Corps Marathon |accessdate = 2011-11-14 |url = http://www.marinemarathon.com/Register/MCM_Charity_Partners.htm |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140702042418/http://www.marinemarathon.com/Register/MCM_Charity_Partners.htm |archivedate = 2014-07-02 }}</ref><ref>{{citation | title = Silver Charities | publisher = The ING New York City Marathon | accessdate = 2011-11-14 | url = http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/charities/charity_silver_bronze.shtm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111116082150/http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/charities/charity_silver_bronze.shtm | archive-date = 2011-11-16 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
Hope For The Warriors was mentioned on Salon.com in an article called [http://www.salon.com/2011/11/24/how_to_give_back_this_thanksgiving/ "How to give back this Thanksgiving"]. The article cites Hope For The Warriors as a worthy military charity to donate to based on its Charity Navigator rating.<ref>{{citation | title = How to give back this Thanksgiving | work = Salon.com | date = 24 November 2011 | accessdate = 2011-11-30 | url = http://www.salon.com/2011/11/24/how_to_give_back_this_thanksgiving/}}</ref>
==Select board members== The Hope For The Warriors website lists all of the nonprofit's board of directors.<ref name="BoD">{{citation | title = Board of Directors | publisher = Hope For The Warriors | accessdate = 2011-11-30 | url = http://www.hopeforthewarriors.org/story/18882788/board-of-directors}}</ref> Some of the board members include [[Jack Marin]], Captain Dan Moran,<ref>{{citation | title = Face of Defense: Wounded Warrior Helps Fellow Veterans | publisher = U.S. Department of Defense | access-date = 2011-11-30 | url = http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=66049 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113195109/http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=66049 |archive-date=2012-01-13 }}</ref> General [[Charles Krulak]], General [[Richard Cody]], [[Charlie Summers]], and [[Gary Sinise]].
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[[Category:United States military support organizations]] [[Category:Organizations established in 2006]] [[Category:Charities based in Virginia]]