Gaines

The intent of the Rural Community & Faith-Based Partnership Program is to involve community & faith-based organizations in developing and implementing strategies to support the wellbeing of veterans and their families residing in the rural areas of Texas. There are 254 counties in Texas, of which 144 to 191 are considered rural, frontier, or “micropolitan”. VMHD aims to address the mounting need of services in these rural areas of Texas by engaging and involving local community & faith-based organizations.

The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Endeavors, Killeen provide in-person and virtual high-quality, accessible, and integrated mental health care to Veterans, regardless of role while in uniform, discharge status, or combat experience, active duty service members (with a TRICARE referral), and military families.

Phase I-Veteran Horsemanship Training/Therapeutic Riding:

In phase 1, the goals are to reduce anxiety, focus on the here-and-now, create safety through repetitive and predictable sequences, and stabilize rhythmic movement all while on a horse.

Phase II-Equine Assisted Psychotherapy:

In this phase, the veteran works with a licensed counselor and horses on relationships and socialization, increased problem-solving, exploring resource building, regaining control, and creating a new identity.

Phase III-EMDR:

Major food bank in the Lubbock area. Help applying for other benefits, referral to closer food banks if needed

Connects veterans and military families to small peer support groups staffed by veteran volunteers and other community resources. 

Individual job search from veterans for veterans and resume help for IAV

Individual job search from veterans for veterans and resume help for IAV

Administers Hazlewood act, assists veterans with educational opportunities

Free help in civil legal cases for financially qualifying veterans.  Multiple locations.