Program for Youth Caregivers, Umpire Academy Among Fisher Awardees
Five nonprofits received a total of $400,000 for their innovative support of troops, military families, and veterans.
The award winners have found innovative ways to fill gaps and meet the needs of the military and veteran communities, including leadership training for military youth caregivers and training veterans to be baseball umpires.
Fisher Service Award Winners
- Caregiving Youth Student Leadership Program, part of the Military Child Education Coalition of Harker Heights, Texas, received a grant of $100,000.
“These are students who balance homework with hospital visits, who help care for a parent who is healing from injury or illness,”
said Mary Bier, president and CEO of the Military Child Education Coalition. Bier accepted the award during a ceremony and noted that students in the program often sacrifice their own needs to care for someone they love.
Author summary: Five nonprofits awarded $400,000 for innovative support.