Initiatives - Bob Woodruff Foundation

Our Ongoing Thought Leadership

We identify, pursue, and champion those areas of need that are most critical to the population we serve.

Stand SMART for Heroes

The Bob Woodruff Foundation is proud to partner with best-in-class scientific organizations to provide important research findings to the community of organizations that represent and serve post-9/11 veterans, service members, families, and caregivers.

Bridging the Gap: How Existing Systems of Care Can Collaborate to Address Homelessness Among Veterans

Tackling the Terms: Baseline Definitions for Equine-Assisted Services

Emergency Financial Assistance: Best Practices

Shared Decision Making for PTSD Treatment

Using Medical-Legal Partnership to Reduce Barriers to Veteran Health and Wellbeing

Reading Between the Posts: How to Use Social Media Patterns to Identify Veterans At Risk for Suicide

New Treatment Opportunities from Genetic Markers for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Susceptibility and Risk

Original Research

Stand SMART for Heroes

The Bob Woodruff Foundation is proud to partner with best-in-class scientific organizations to provide important research findings to the community of organizations that represent and serve post-9/11 veterans, service members, families, and caregivers.

Bridging the Gap: How Existing Systems of Care Can Collaborate to Address Homelessness Among Veterans

Tackling the Terms: Baseline Definitions for Equine-Assisted Services

Emergency Financial Assistance: Best Practices

Shared Decision Making for PTSD Treatment

Using Medical-Legal Partnership to Reduce Barriers to Veteran Health and Wellbeing

Reading Between the Posts: How to Use Social Media Patterns to Identify Veterans At Risk for Suicide

New Treatment Opportunities from Genetic Markers for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Susceptibility and Risk

More Research

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Understanding the PACT Act
To assist those who qualify for benefits under the PACT Act, in Understanding the Pact Act, we highlight – key aspects of the PACT Act – common misperceptions about the… Read More
Spotlight on How Military Service Can Affect Fertility
Children in military and veteran families, face mental health challenges compounded by frequent moves, deployments, and barriers to care.
Suicide Prevention or Suicide Protection: Understanding Every Organization’s Unique Role
In 2020, suicide was the second most common cause of death for veterans under the age of 45. Although the suicide rate for veterans has decreased slightly since 2018, the… Read More
Stand SMART for Heroes: Spotlight on Military Children’s Mental Health 
Children in military and veteran families, face mental health challenges compounded by frequent moves, deployments, and barriers to care.
Food Insecurity Among Military Families: Contributing Factors and Solutions
Among military households, the rate of food insecurity is higher than the national average. How can we address this?
Advancing Health and Wellbeing in the Military and Veteran Community: A Discussion of Psychedelics and Mental Health 
How do we prepare for psychedelic-assisted therapy in the military and veteran community, and plan for related concerns?
Setting Standards for Delivering High-Quality Care to Veterans with Invisible Wounds
For veterans living with invisible wounds, care delivery organizations must define and measure standards for high-quality care.
Strengthening Ties Between Civil Legal Aid and Veteran-Serving Organizations
Should veterans serving organizations have a “no wrong door” policy to build relationships with civil legal-aid providers and comprehensively address veterans’ needs?
Determining the Right Data Tool for Your Community-Based Partnership
The Bob Woodruff Foundation is proud to partner with best-in-class scientific organizations to provide important research findings to the community of organizations that represent and serve post-9/11 veterans, service members,… Read More

VIVA – Veterans In Vitro InitiAtive

Supporting programs that help veterans begin a family is rooted in the Bob Woodruff Foundation mission – to find, fund, and shape innovative programs that help veterans, service members, and their families thrive. The Bob Woodruff Foundation is proud to have funded more than 30 veterans since we initiated the VIVA Fund in 2016.

The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) works in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to inform veterans with service-connected fertility challenges of the various fertility benefits and services available to them. When the VA-funded program is not appropriate for a veteran, BWF may provide up to $5,000 funding to veterans eligible for the BWF Veterans In Vitro InitiAtive (VIVA) Fund.

High Impact Collaboration™ Convenings

The Bob Woodruff Foundation hosts a series of High Impact Collaboration™ convenings on a range of issues that can drive change. The convenings are designed to spotlight leading-edge advances in select fields and to generate strategic partnerships among government, military, nonprofit and corporate stakeholders that have the capacity to support our mission.

Convening Reports

Catch up on reports from our High Impact Collaboration™ convenings!

Medical-Legal Partnership – May 2019

This High Impact Collaboration™ event brought together 85 professionals, including practitioners involved in 23 medical-legal partnerships at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, leadership from Departments of Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services, and advocates working to drive policy impacting our nation’s veterans and military-connected families and caregivers.

Intimacy After Injury

Therapeutic Advances to Alleviate the Devastating Impact of War Injury on Fertility and on Physical and Emotional Intimacy.

Animal-Assisted Therapy and Service Dogs in Military Medicine – June 2014

On June 12, 2014, the Bob Woodruff Foundation sponsored a second convening on the use of service dogs in treatment protocols for service members and veterans suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS).

Adaptive Sports Training & Certification Programs

During the past year Northeast Passage at the University of New Hampshire, with support from the Bob Woodruff Foundation, conducted a study of the sanctioned training available to and utilized by adaptive sports programs, their volunteers, instructors, and coaches.

Animal-Assisted Therapy and Service Dogs in Military Medicine – December 2013

On December 4, 2013, the Bob Woodruff Foundation, in collaboration with the National Intrepid Center for Excellence (NICoE), sponsored a convening on the expanding role of animal-assisted therapy and the use of service dogs in military medicine.

Upcoming Events

Oct 02

Black Bear Golf Club
10:30am – 6:30pm
On 10/2 Project Help will host its inaugural golf outing to support their Hardship Fund from 10:30 AM – 6:30 PM EST in Franklin NJ. For more information contact Sandy Mitchell, [email protected], (973) 875-2068, or click the link below. Project Help is holding its inaugural golf outing[…]

Oct 03

Brooklyn Workforce1 Career Center
10:45am – 10:45am
On 10/3 Brooklyn Workforce1 will host Priority 1 Veterans Employment Screening Event at 10:45am EST. For more information contact Whitney Wooten, [email protected], (347) 930-8422, or click the link below. Workforce1 has relationships with hundreds of businesses across New York[…]

Oct 03

Congers Veterans Memorial
12:00pm
On 10/3 Rockland County Veterans Service Agency will host Gold Star Family Recognition Day at 12:00 PM EST. For more information contact Rockland County Veterans Service Agency at [email protected] or (845) 638-5244. Gold Star Family Ceremony Postponed until Tuesday, Oct 3rd at[…]