One of the biggest challenges facing veterans returning to civilian life is the effects of post-traumatic stress (PTS). All too often, this disorder impacts veterans trying to adjust to everyday life and re-enter the workforce. This is why programs like Saratoga WarHorse are critical as they play an instrumental role in helping veterans find confidence and support their well-being.
Daniella Nordin, Director of Outreach at Saratoga WarHorse shares more about the organization and its mission.
Saratoga WarHorse Foundation is a veteran-run, nonprofit organization serving military veterans and service members living with PTS throughout the United States. Our participants’ trauma is most often a result of combat experiences, Military Sexual Trauma (MST), and/or transitioning from military to civilian life. We help these veterans to move past their trauma by partnering them with rescued and retired off-the-track Thoroughbred racehorses. There is NO cost for veterans to attend the Saratoga WarHorse program. We pay 100% of travel, lodging, meal, and program expenses.
Veterans that have gone through our program are changed for life. I’d like to highlight three veterans turned their lives around after participating in our program.
Recently, Alaant team members Denise Anderson and Michelle Conn had the opportunity to visit Saratoga WarHorse. They provided dinner to participating veterans and staff. When they arrived, the participants had just finished the program and their smiling, happy faces said it all. It was a pleasure and honor to see this wonderful program in action. The beautiful thing about this program is not only are the veterans benefiting from time with these beautiful animals, but the horses are also being cared for and rehabbed to hopefully one day be adopted. In a way, these wounded warriors are nursing each other back to health. Check out the pictures of our visit on our Facebook page.
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To all of our nation’s veterans we thank you for making a difference in the world. Read our salute to other local veteran: Adam Britten, Tiffany Orner, John C. Lyons and the Stand Up and Play Foundation and the veteran family members of the Alaant team.
The Veterans Miracle Center’s provides Veterans and Active-Duty Military Personnel clothing, personal care and hygiene products, houseware items, ambulatory equipment, toys for their children and much more free-of-charge.
Miriam Dushane, Managing Partner, Alaant Workforce Solutions
Miriam is all in when it comes to doing whatever she can to help the area grow and thrive. She is passionate about the work she does helping talented professionals find the right job opportunity and her work in the community is focused on furthering this area as a center for economic growth and vitality. Miriam likes to garden and take care of her pets and animals. She is a member of an adult only skate group where she roller blades every week. She loves the Mets! And she is completely obsessed with vacuum cleaners; she really likes to vacuum and has 6 right now.