Freedom Claims Agency

10/14/2026

Supporting Those Who Served – Weekly Veteran Organization Spotlight 🇺🇸

This week’s spotlight goes to: All4Hope, Inc Programs 💙

All4Hope is an outreach organization based in Wisconsin. It supports active-duty military members, veterans, their families, and youth. The organization uses presentations, activities, and seminars to promote connection and emotional well-being. Its work rests on four guiding principles: Purpose, Hope, Action, and Kindness.

Their support for the military community includes programs and activities that strengthen family connections, communication, and wellness at every stage of a loved one’s deployment. This focus recognizes that military service affects the entire family and that staying connected matters before, during, and after time apart.

Other efforts include youth care packages, camp scholarships, and community mental wellness programs. All4Hope also partners with Wisconsin National Guard Children & Youth Programs to support military children and families, including scholarships and honor programs for military children attending Camp Lakota. The organization states that 100% of public donations directly fund its programs.

How You Can Support or Get Involved:
🌐 Website: https://all4hopeinc.org/index.html
📘 Facebook: All4Hope, Inc Programs

If you are a veteran, service member, or military family member, you can contact All4Hope to learn about its programs and opportunities to connect. Supporters can donate, share its mission, and help make care packages, camp experiences, and community wellness programs available to more young people and military families.

10/07/2026

Supporting Those Who Served – Weekly Veteran Organization Spotlight 🇺🇸

This week’s spotlight goes to: HAVEN Mission INC 💙

H.A.V.E.N. Mission Inc., which stands for Helping American Veterans & Emergency Responders’ Needs, is a veteran-founded 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting military veterans, active-duty personnel, and emergency responders. Its mission is to provide direct financial assistance during hardship or unexpected crises, helping those who serve manage everyday challenges that can become overwhelming without support.

For veterans and their families, that assistance can include practical needs such as home repairs, maintenance for personally owned vehicles, veterinary care, and the cost of after-school and extracurricular activities for their children.

Their approach keeps support rooted in the local community. Rather than performing repairs or services themselves, H.A.V.E.N. works with the person seeking assistance and the service provider or contractor they choose. Once assistance is approved, the organization works directly with the business providing the service. This approach helps ensure accountability while supporting local businesses.

How You Can Support or Get Involved:
🌐 Website: https://www.havenmissioninc.org/
📘 Facebook: HAVEN Mission INC

If you are a veteran, active-duty service member, or emergency responder facing an unexpected expense, contact H.A.V.E.N. to learn about available assistance and the approval process. Supporters can follow their work, share their mission, and contact the organization to learn how to help meet the practical needs of those who serve.

09/30/2026

Supporting Those Who Served – Weekly Veteran Organization Spotlight 🇺🇸

This week’s spotlight goes to: Bows For Battle 🏹

Bows for Battle is a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, dedicated to supporting veterans through the discipline, focus, and healing power of archery. Archery offers veterans a meaningful way to slow down, focus on the present, develop new skills, and spend time with people who value service and shared purpose. Bows for Battle is creating a space where veterans can come together, support one another, and experience the benefits of recreation and camaraderie.

As a new organization, Bows for Battle is just getting started, and we are excited to see the impact they will make for veterans in Wisconsin and beyond. Supporting new veteran-focused nonprofits helps ensure more service members and veterans have opportunities to find connection, purpose, and belonging after service.

How You Can Support or Get Involved:

🌐 Website: https://bowsforbattle.org/
📘 Facebook: Bows For Battle

Follow Bows for Battle to stay up to date on upcoming programs, events, and opportunities to get involved. If you are a veteran interested in archery or a community member who wants to support a new, veteran-focused nonprofit, share their mission and help them grow.

09/23/2026

Supporting Those Who Served – Weekly Veteran Organization Spotlight 🇺🇸

This week’s spotlight goes to: ValorFit 💪

ValorFit is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps veterans regain confidence, purpose, and connection through group-based functional fitness. The organization believes a veteran’s self-worth should not be left on the battlefield and works to make fitness communities more accessible to those who have served.

Veterans can receive financial assistance for memberships at vetted local group fitness facilities and gyms, including CrossFit affiliates. The goal isn't just to provide a gym membership, but to connect each veteran with a supportive community to work toward their wellness goals. The standard program lasts 10 weeks, with the hope that participating veterans will continue their fitness journey and remain part of their gym community beyond that initial period.

How You Can Support or Get Involved:
🌐 Website: https://www.valorfit.org/
📝 Veteran Program Application: https://www.valorfit.org/join-our-program
💝 Donate: https://www.valorfit.org/donate-1
📘 Facebook: ValorFit

If you are a veteran interested in building strength, healthy routines, and community through group fitness, you can apply online for ValorFit’s program. If you are a supporter, you can make a tax-deductible donation, share their mission, or help connect a veteran with a local fitness community that can support their next chapter.

09/19/2026

Excited to be at the Anchor Bar & Grill for the TAKE A VET FISHING NFP event! 🎣🇺🇸

Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans and the weather was not cooperating for the fishing portion of the event. But when you cannot go fishing, talking VA benefits is a pretty good consolation prize!

Grateful for the opportunity to spend time with fellow Veterans, answer questions, and help Veterans better understand VA benefits

09/16/2026

Supporting Those Who Served – Weekly Veteran Organization Spotlight 🇺🇸

This week’s spotlight goes to: Custom Canines Service Dog Academy 🐾

Custom Canines Service Dog Academy is a volunteer-powered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises, trains, and places highly skilled service dogs for military veterans, first responders, and others living with disabilities. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, the organization’s mission is to help clients live a life of abundance through the support, independence, and companionship of a carefully trained service dog.

Custom Canines does much of its work with military veterans and first responders. The organization custom-matches each veteran with a dog based on their capabilities, lifestyle, mobility, personality, and support needs. Then provides training to build a lasting partnership.

For veterans living with post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, or other service-connected challenges, a specially trained PTS service dog can provide dependable companionship and practical support in daily life.

How You Can Support or Get Involved:
🌐 Website: https://www.customcanines.org/
📝 Service Dog Application: https://www.customcanines.org/applications-forms
📘 Facebook: Custom Canines Service Dog Academy

If you are a veteran interested in a service dog, you can review Custom Canines’ eligibility requirements and contact its Veteran Support team at (844) 888-8850, extension 4, or at [email protected]. The application fee is $75, and the estimated wait time is 3-5 years. Placement decisions are based on the best match between each person’s needs and each dog’s skills and personality.

09/11/2026

Today, we remember the innocent lives lost on September 11, 2001. We honor the first responders, service members, families, and ordinary Americans whose courage and unity carried our nation forward.

Twenty-five years later, we remember not only the tragedy of that day, but also the strength, sacrifice, and resilience that followed.

May we never forget those we lost, those who answered the call to serve, and the enduring promise of freedom they helped protect.

Never Forget.
September 11, 2001 🇺🇸

09/09/2026

Supporting Those Who Served – Weekly Veteran Organization Spotlight 🇺🇸

This week’s spotlight goes to: Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. & Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing - Appleton, WI Program 🎣

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing is a nonprofit organization dedicated to healing America’s veterans through the therapeutic art of fly fishing. The Appleton program gives local active-duty service members and veterans a chance to connect through fly fishing, mentorship, friendship, and time outdoors.

Founded in 2005 to serve wounded service members returning from combat, Project Healing Waters has grown into a nationwide organization serving veterans from every era of military service. Their mission is more than catching fish. Participants build confidence, practical skills, meaningful friendships, and a sense of belonging.

The Appleton program meets at MR. Outboards Watersports Marine, located at 1785 Mid Valley Drive in De Pere, Wisconsin.

How You Can Support or Get Involved:
🌐 Website: https://projecthealingwaters.org/
📘 National Facebook: Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc.
📘 Appleton Facebook: Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing - Appleton, WI Program

If you are an active-duty service member or a veteran, you can connect with the local Project Healing Waters program to participate in fly fishing, build new friendships, and spend time outdoors. If you are a supporter, you can follow Project Healing Waters on Facebook, share its mission, volunteer, or help make these meaningful outdoor experiences available to more veterans.

08/26/2026

Supporting Those Who Served – Weekly Veteran Organization Spotlight 🇺🇸

This week’s spotlight goes to: Purple Heart Riders - WI Chapter 🏍️

Purple Heart Riders is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for American military veterans who have received the Purple Heart Medal for wounds sustained in combat. The organization brings together combat-wounded veterans who share a love of motorcycles, creating opportunities for camaraderie, connection, and continued service.

Purple Heart Riders of Wisconsin is part of this national community, honoring the sacrifices of Purple Heart recipients while building a supportive network among veterans. Through rides, events, outreach, and shared experiences, members strengthen bonds of military service and create a welcoming community for those wounded in combat.

How You Can Support or Get Involved:
🌐 Website: https://purpleheartriders.org/
📘 Facebook: Purple Heart Riders - WI Chapter

If you are a Purple Heart recipient and motorcycle enthusiast, Purple Heart Riders offers an opportunity to connect with fellow combat-wounded veterans. If you are a supporter, you can follow Purple Heart Riders of Wisconsin on Facebook, share their mission, and help honor the courage and sacrifice of Purple Heart recipients.

08/22/2026

Looking for a chance to visit Lambeau Field? Enter now for your chance to win!

UPDATE: 8/26/2026. 🎉 CONGRATULATIONS TO DOUG. S! 🏈Please call our president Tim Cody back to coordinate the transfer of the tickets. Thank you to all who registered and for your service to our nation. We wish we had more tickets to give away.

🎟️ PACKERS PRESEASON TICKET GIVEAWAY FOR A LOCAL VETERAN! 🎟️

Thanks to a generous donor, the Fox Valley Veterans Council is giving away FOUR tickets to see the Green Bay Packers take on the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field! 🏈💚💛

📅 Friday, August 28
⏰ Kickoff at 7:00 PM
📍 Section 136, Row 48, Seats 45–48

The winning veteran may bring family members or friends as their guests!

HOW TO ENTER:

1️⃣ Like the Fox Valley Veterans Council page:
https://www.facebook.com/foxvalleyveteranscouncil

2️⃣ Complete the entry form:

https://bit.ly/4mP49Vl

⏳ Entry deadline: Wednesday, August 26, at 11:59 AM

The winner will be notified Wednesday afternoon or evening.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

➡️ Entrants must be U.S. military veterans.

➡️ Only one entry per household.

➡️ The winner must provide proof of military service and veteran status if selected in the drawing.

➡️ The winning veteran may bring family members or friends as their guests.

➡️ The winner and their guests must follow all Green Bay Packers and Lambeau Field rules, behave respectfully and responsibly, and be good representatives of the veteran community and the Fox Valley Veterans Council.

➡️ The winner will be asked to share photos of their group at the game.

➡️ Tickets are non-transferable and may not be sold.

➡️ If the winner cannot attend, the tickets must be returned as soon as possible so they can be offered to another veteran.

➡️ Parking, food and tailgating expenses are not included.

Please share this giveaway and tag a veteran who might enjoy a night at Lambeau!

Thank you for your service, and good luck! 🇺🇸🏈💚💛