Family Retreats
Wounded Warriors Family Support provides vacation retreats to combat wounded veterans and their families free of charge. The family retreats are a chance for wounded veterans to heal and reconnect with their loved ones in a peaceful, non-stress environment.
Our family retreats give combat wounded veterans and their families a break from the pressures of everyday life to take time to become stronger as individuals and families. Wounded veterans are given the opportunity to decompress and share in positive experiences with their spouses and children, strengthening the bonds of their families and making lasting memories.
Currently we have retreats available at Bahama Bay Resort in Orlando, Florida and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Eligibility Requirements: Wounded Warriors Family Support’s mission is to support the families of our combat wounded enlisted service members with dependent children and widows of enlisted service members killed in action or as a result of wounds sustained while serving. WWFS is a Purple Heart preferred organization. If the Veteran has not been awarded the Purple Heart the following eligibility requirements apply:
An 80%-100% or greater, combined disability rating with a single physical disability rating of 30% or greater for combat-related injuries or wounds in an area such as:
- Blindness/loss of vision
- Severe Burns
- Spinal cord injury/paralysis
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Must have dependent children.
Availability
Resort stays are limited to seven days, six nights.
Minimum six weeks notice required for reservations.
Units are booked if both blue and red bars are across desired dates.
Availability
Resort stays are limited to five days, four nights.
Minimum 3-4 month notice required for reservations.
Unit is booked if red bar is across desired dates.