About The Program:
Panhandle Warrior Partnership™ (PWP) is a veteran-focused, community-led initiative to proactively connect with all veterans and ensure access to quality resources and opportunities available in collaboration with the community. The Florida Panhandle is home to one of the largest concentrations of military installations and personnel in the country and while there is a well-knit support structure for active duty and their families; that support structure becomes disjointed and not easily navigated when our service members become veterans. An estimated 100,000 veterans reside in the communities of Northwestern Florida, “The Panhandle”. The larger cities within Northwestern Florida have a variety of support organizations and opportunities, but many veterans, especially in the largely rural areas that span the distance between the Panhandle cities, are not aware of them or the benefits they’ve earned. Veteran organizations are focused on direct services and do not have the capacity to proactively engage the veteran population prior to a need being identified. Additionally, community offerings within the cities can be unaware of what the veterans in the Panhandle are looking for and how to best support them.
PWP is standing by to serve veterans, their families, and caregivers in Northwest Florida. Coordinated assistance with veterans’ benefits and connections to local and national resources are just a call away!
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Meet The Program Lead
Bob Foster
Program Lead
Robert Foster serves as Community Program Lead, and as Past President of the Association of the US Army - Big Ben-Emerald Coast Florida, Foster has been active in the North Florida Military Community for almost a decade.
Foster is active on the Boards of multiple Veteran-Related Non-Profits: The Gulf Coast Veterans Advocacy Council as Florida Coordinator of Infrastructure and Resources; The Blue Angels Armed Forces and Electronics Association as VP-PR; The West Florida Defense Alliance; and The Santa Rosa-Okaloosa Counties' Military Affairs Committee. In addition, Foster was Program Director of the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurial Program at the University of West Florida where over a three-year period he helped scores of Veterans launch their own Company. Foster served in the USAR from 1965-1971.
Support PWP
Interested in supporting the veteran community of Northwest Florida? Please donate electronically using the form.
If you have a vehicle that you are looking to get rid of, PWP is now accepting vehicle donations in partnership with Vehicles for Veterans! Call 1-855-811-4838 or visit the link for more info!
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