Operation Warrior Resolution Awarded $25,000 Grant

January 6, 2023 – Sarasota

With a staggering number of local veterans dealing with mental health issues and loneliness, local ally groups are teaming up to alleviate the aftermaths of trauma through innovative brain-based therapies.

Operation Warrior Resolution has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support veterans and their family members as they transition out of programs designed to provide holistic mental health services to resolve trauma and promote long-term wellness. 

During week-long retreats, Operation Warrior Resolution provides veterans with brain-based healing techniques and alternative therapies like yoga, meditation, and equine therapy. This funding will be used to support program participants’ ongoing needs after participating in the retreats so they can continue to integrate and sustain these changes into their lives moving forward.

This includes group coaching calls, individual coaching sessions, one-on-one visits with a health and nutrition coach for a personalized diet and exercise plan, additional sessions with their therapist, as well as therapy for their spouses, couples counseling, and children’s counseling to treat the whole family.

Since 2018, Operation Warrior Resolution has been helping veterans heal by providing mental health therapy and brain-based healing techniques, also known as The Cortina Method. The nonprofit was started by veteran therapist and wellness expert Kendra Simpkins, who saw an immense need for this type of support in the veteran community.

Operation Warrior Resolution has helped over 100 veterans through their retreat program and almost one thousand veterans and their families through other activities and events in the Sarasota area. The organization is funded through grants, donations, and fundraisers so everything is at no cost to the veteran and their family. Operation Warrior Resolution also partners with local businesses to provide discounts on services for veterans.

The organization can be found online at www.operationwarriorresolution.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OperationWarriorResolution.