GIVING TUESDAY
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025
SPECIAL EVENTS
Stand With Those Who Stand For Us
Give Today. Change a Life. Strengthen a Hero.
Your gift empowers Veterans, First Responders, their families, and K9 partners through six critical VFR Foundation programs. Every dollar makes an immediate and lasting impact.
WHY GIVE?
Every day, the men and women who serve our communities face challenges, dangers, and emotional strain. Their families sacrifice just as much. The VFR Foundation exists to ensure these heroes—and the next generation who will follow them—have the support they need.
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Your donation today directly funds programs that build confidence, provide opportunity, and save lives.
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OUR PROGRAMS
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Resilient Responders Martial Arts Program
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Empowering children of First Responders through discipline, confidence, self-respect, and mental resilience.
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VFR High School Scholarship Program
Offering scholarships to children of First Responders pursuing higher education and working toward meaningful futures.
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Police & Fire Academy Grant Program
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Assisting new recruits with essential supplies, fees, and training materials to help them launch their service careers.
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Thermo Imaging Grant
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Howling Heroes K9 Support Program
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Supporting K9 officers and their handlers with equipment, medical needs, training resources, and safety gear.
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Psychological Resilience & Accountability Training
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Led by veteran, law enforcement chaplain, and pastor David Kern, this one-day training seminar equips individuals and organizations with the tools to thrive under pressure, build stronger teams, and foster long-term mental resilience.
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Situational Life Coaching
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First responders carry more than just the weight of the job—they face daily pressures in relationships, parenting, finances, and life transitions. The VFR Foundation’s Situational Life Coaching (SLC) program is designed to meet these real-world challenges head-on with personalized, practical support.​
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YOUR IMPACT
Your Gift Helps Us Provide:
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Martial arts training for youth
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Scholarships for graduating seniors
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Academy support for future police and fire personnel
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Thermal imaging units for safer operations
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Equipment and support for hardworking K9 units
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Stability and hope for First Responder families
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Your generosity saves lives, changes lives, and strengthens entire communities.
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THANK YOU
Every gift matters. Every donor makes a difference.
Thank you for standing with our heroes.
The VFR stands for Veterans and First Responders - a direct message to those who we serve.
But to all of us in the organization it is so much more. Our name is an expression of our awe in:
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The Valor of these men and women.
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The Freedom they fight and sometimes die for.
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The Respect they embody - and that we proudly send back in their direction.
Our mission is to create a place where these individuals can recover, relax and rejuvenate - this is how the idea for The VFR Homefront Campus was born. This campus will provide first responders - primarily Police, Fire, Military, Veterans - and their families with unique experiences in the natural environment to help them thrive as individuals and as a part of their communities.
The VFR Homefront will offer service families the opportunity to experience best-in-class programming and therapeutic interventions that help families to stay connected, process trauma, and promote healing and well-being. We will maintain a dedicated focus on mental health services and support such as mental health evaluations, therapy, counseling to address depression/ anxiety, PTSD & much more.