Shields & Stripes Receives $45,000 for Mental Health Initiative

Shields & Stripes received a $45,000 grant from The Step Up Foundation on Veteran’s Day weekend to support mental health care for our nation’s heroes.

This weekend of Veteran’s Day was marked by a twist, Shields & Stripes teams received a grant worth $45,000 from Sara Wilkinson and The Step Up Foundation. Mrs. Wilkinson, a former partner and widow of one of the members, founded the organization with a vision of assisting those non-profits who are proactively trying to address the issues of mental health amongst our nation’s heroes. The compassionate funding will ensure that Shields & Stripes expands its outreach to veterans and first responders and avails of critical mental health interventions. As the foundation puts it, “We can do hard things together”; Shields & Stripes is now in a more strategic position to address matters of significance with the backing of such funds.