Operation Homefront real help for veterans and families

Operation Homefront real help for veterans and families
by Chaplain Kathie
Wounded Times Blog
October 28, 2012

On Friday as I was getting ready to meet a Mom struggling with trying to get her Iraq veteran son help with PTSD, my cell phone rang. An elderly woman called from Naples. She wanted to know where she could donate money to and didn't "want to donate to some frivolous charity" but wanted to make sure her money did some good for these men and women. I told her that Point Man Ministries of Florida doesn't need much money to do what we do but we do need some money to keep going. We need help with traveling and buying books/bibles, buying a meal for a veteran in need of spiritual comfort, paying ever rising phone bills and computer expenses, but not much else. We don't advertise, so no expense there. This work takes more time than anything else. Well, Christ did say, "Freely it was given to you, freely give" so considering words of comfort, understanding and compassion have no dollar sign, it doesn't cost me much.

There are a lot of people out there wanting to help but not sure where the money is going. I'd like you to take a look at a group here in Florida and take a look at what they do for what they claim the money goes to. They are actually making a real difference in veterans' lives!

Operation Homefront

Operation Homefront provides emergency assistance and morale to our troops, to the families they leave behind, and to wounded warriors when they return home. Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 30 chapters nationwide. Since its inception, Operation Homefront has provided critical assistance to more than 105,000 military families in need. Some of our most outstanding accomplishments are: more than 5 million dollars provided to military families in crises; goods and services valued at more than 6.5 million dollars to assist military families; and an excess of 20,000 care packages delivered to soldiers abroad with an additional 2,500 packages delivered to military families at home.

Charity Navigator Operation Homefront
Score (out of 70) Rating
Overall 66.06
Financial 64.43
Accountability and Transparency 70.00

Income Statement
(FYE 12/2011)
REVENUE
Total Contributions $24,462,035
Program Service Revenue $0
Total Primary Revenue $24,462,035
Other Revenue $110,814
TOTAL REVENUE $24,572,849

EXPENSES
Program Expenses $23,280,889
Administrative Expenses $568,731
Fundraising Expenses $828,370
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $24,677,990

Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-105,141

Net Assets $9,696,674

Operation Homefront Florida

I sure wouldn't turn down a donation from anyone. (As a matter of fact right now I'm in dire need of it just to cover what I've already spent.) Point Man International Ministries needs donations, that's for sure but we don't need a lot. Operation Homefront needs more donations because what they do costs more. Considering they are helping families financially what they do is not free but it is priceless.

We've all heard about other groups out there interested more in making money by advertising everywhere and getting corporations to sponsor everything they end up doing, but here's a place that gives out of heart and that's an organization I can support. As a matter of fact, I have since 2008.

PTSD support for spouses

Disabled veterans suffer when the check is not in the mail

Wounded soldiers become homeless waiting for benefits

Operation Homefront moving in wounded and families

There are more but you get the idea.