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and services in place to help with their needs after services, especially when they are injured or suffer a disability. While there is much room for improvement in these services, many countries provide little or no support to veterans once they have served.
Kaag also knows you cannot do it all alone, so sometimes you need to collaborate. The IM ABLE Foundation has collaborated with other organizations in the past on events and also started“ Operation Lead from the Front” where IM ABLE teams vets with their adaptive population. The integration forces attention to the adaptive population and not the challenges vets themselves may be facing. Many veterans return from service with burns, paralysis, loss of limbs, traumatic brain injuries( TBI), or other forms of trauma.
The IM ABLE Foundation has come a long way. Once providing adaptive equipment grants to now having adaptive programming and more expansive ways to provide opportunities for people of all abilities to thrive. While the Foundation can really use your financial support to help all of these programs continue to benefit the veterans and adaptive participants served, Kaag feels the best way to support the Foundation is to get involved and volunteer.“ We like to have emotionally connected donors.”
As you can probably guess, Chris and his family are very active.
He, along with wife, Gretchen, and 8 year old son, Carter, can usually be found working out, mountain biking, taking a walk, or some other sport. As life returns to normal, Chris and his family looks forward to interacting with the wonderful community where he lives and has shown its support.
For more information about the IM Able Foundation, or to make a donation, go to www. imablefoundation. org