The non-profit aimed to combat veterans suicide held a paintball event at Maine Military Supply in Holden on Saturday as part of its new recreation program.
The non-profit is refocusing its energy while still helping Maine veterans Author: Jackie Mundry (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:07 PM EDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 4:56 AM EDT April 30, 2021
MAINE, USA In less than six years, the Maine Veteran s Project has raised a million dollars to help veterans across the state.
While the monetary donations are important, the non-profit s founder, Doc Goodwin, said that s nothing if they aren t able to help veterans.
The organization s mission is to prevent veteran suicides. An average of 22 veterans a day die by suicide and the Maine Veteran s Project s mission is to lower that number. For the past few years, the organization was working on home improvement projects to help veterans with the financial stress some of them face.