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By Listening Out Loud Foundation
To building a small holding, educate veterans in the farming industry, support local hard hit communities in health and wellness, create allotments, outbuildings, educate in nutrition, healthy eating
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The Veterans Farm to Fork Project, is aimed to support a number of entities firstly its designing to educate veterans in the farming industry and health, wellness and nutrition. The whole project is aimed at becoming self sustainable we intend to generate funding from developing the land and the growth of products such as fruit trees, allotment, crops and Polly tunnels. We also intend on doing animal training and therapy. On the site we have identified we can support local communities with outward bound meals, supporting vulnerable families and elderly, also on the site we can teach veterans catering, and run a small farm shop and cafe selling home grown products. Teach bee keeping and farm our own local honey. Overall self sustainability is key to the project, we would also like to educate young children in health, wellness, leadership, confidence and teamwork and the importance of learning, also we aim to cater for all disability organisations and groups.
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Why it's a great idea:
The benefits of this is to become a sustainable entity supporting all groups such as: Veterans Elderly Vulnerable people and families Children Disabled groups The benefits for these above groups will be health, wellness, leadership, teamwork, skills, vocational training, culinary and hospitality workshops, education, experience , confidence. This will all be supported with animal therapy and mental health, furthermore conducted in a holistic and therapeutic environment. It’ll support with gaining and identifying future employment opportunities and support in gaining future qualifications.
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The types of animals we are looking at are: Sheep Goats Pigs Horses Dogs Cats Ducks Geese Rabbits Donkey Chickens
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VolunteerOUR MISSION
To reduce poverty, distress and suffering for homeless veterans.
We work with veterans to help them become integrated back into society and give them a platform towards independence.
In October 2012 the charity was formed.
It is almost impossible to imagine how frustrating veterans find it when trying to navigate the state system after fighting for their country. It is especially difficult if they are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) as they have often become alienated from friends and family with no job waiting for them.
All these factors create a very slippery slope into homelessness.
?That is why we are here for them - why we do what we do.
Since we opened our doors in 2012 we have given 250 ex-forces personnel a home and the offer of help they needed. Those we were able to help were willing to help themselves by initiating positive changes and by working to rid themselves of their addictions. Those we haven't yet been able to help are, in their own words, 'not ready'.
Following our dedicated work, numerous ex-forces personnel have moved into the local community and are now working full time. There are also those who live independently but still receive benefits and support whilst continuing with their counselling. In the LOL house we have one member who is working full time and awaiting a home for independent living. The other members at the house are all at different stages of their journey.
We house members for up to two years and it is because of this we are in dire need of more adequate housing. We are currently raising funds for our Lawton Street project so we will be able to house another eight members. We are dedicated to a continued focus on mental health and addiction issues.
We have found ourselves helping more and more with court appearances and reuniting ex-servicemen with their children. We work closely with children's services to ensure the children have a happy reunion. Quite often we find the children say that they see dad as looking the same but not acting the same. They ask questions like 'Why is daddy sleeping all day and not seeing his friends?'
We are very aware that the trauma is often passed around the whole family and that they ALL need support.
Project Owner: Listening Out Loud Foundation The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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