Not Forgotten Outreach Inc

Nfo Created Vetcorps Based on Veteran Agriculture Initiatives and Americorps, Adding Mental Health Services to Support Veterans Transferring to Civilian Life. NFO'S Vetcorps Is the First Veteran-centric Americorps Program to Provide Agriculture Andmental Health Training to Military Families. Nfo Provides Evidence-based Therapies (mindfulness-based Interventions, Trauma-conscious Yoga, and Ecotherapyto Assist Veterans With PTS, Tbi, and MTS as They Begin Agriculture Activities and Reintegrate Into Civilian Life.?not Forgotten OUTREACH'S (NFO'S) Goals Over the Next Three Years for Vetcorps Include the Following: 1) Training 45 Vetcorps Members, Consisting of Veterans and Military Family Members, Through an Immersive Curriculum Including Farming, Ranching, and Whole Health Skills Training to Become Employed as the Next Generation of Sustainable Farmers and Ranchers in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado; 2) Providing Outreach to 750 Veteran Farmers and Ranchers to Increase Awareness of Regional Agricultural Training Resources, Agricultural Employment Opportunities, and Usda RESOURCES.NFO'S Target Audience for This Proposal Is Veteran and Military Family Beginner Farmers and Ranchers in Taos County, Northern New Mexico, and Southern Colorado. the Need for Military Family Agricultural Training Services and Veteran Centric Services in Taos County and Surrounding Areas Is Large. Currently 2,515 Veterans Live in Taos County, Comprising 9.3% of the Adult Population Compared to 7.5% Nationally. New Mexico Ranks 13TH in the Nation for Concentration of Veterans, With 150,650 Veterans Representing 9.6 Percent of the Adult Population. in New Mexico 8.4% of Veterans Are Female (us Census Bureau, 2019). Veterans in New Mexico Are More Than Twice as Likely to Have a Disability Than Non-veterans. 31.7% of Veterans in New Mexico Reported Having a Disability (NM Department of Workforce Solutions, 2019).VETCORPS Trains Veterans and Military Families in an Open, Relaxed Environment. This Allows Veterans and Their Families to Learn and Work Together to Overcome Physical and Mental Barriers, Giving Returning Veterans the Opportunity to Reintegrate Productively Into AMERICA'S Rural Communities. Nfo Believes That by Equipping Our NATION'S Military Veterans and Family Members With Transferable Agricultural Skills and Resources, They Will Be Better Equipped to Reintegrate Into Society With Agricultural Jobs. the Six Month Curriculum Focused Around Experiential Agriculture and Hands-on Workshops Provide Diversified and Sustainable Agriculture Practices That Can Be Applied to PARTICIPANTS' Farm Operations.nfo Collaborates With Agriculture Experts, Agriculture Organizations, and Federal Entities to Provide a Holistic Farming and Ranching Curriculum and Accomplish Vetcorps Goals of Training and Empowering Participants to Pursue Agriculture. Collaborators Include Morning Star Farms of Taos, Zia Queen Bee, Alianza Agri-cultura, Michael O'GORMAN--FARMER Veteran Coalition Founder, Nmsu Cooperative Extension Service, Richard Lopez--usda Beginner Farmer Veteran Regional Coordinator, and the New Mexico Farmers Marketing Association.