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Lifeline Connections Receives Generous Grant To Support The Life-changing Services Offered In Windhaven Veterans Program (WVP) - 09/03/25

Lifeline Connections is honored to announce the award of a generous grant from Boeing to support the life-changing services offered in our Windhaven Veterans Program (WVP), a part of our Healing Animal Partners (HAP) program. These programs provide equine-assisted therapy to veterans, active-duty service members, and other individuals impacted by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), trauma-related symptoms, and other mental health conditions. 

 

Only about half of service members and veterans with PTSD seek treatment, and a concerning 20-50% withdraw from services due to the distressing nature of exposure-based therapies leaving them to struggle with anxiety, depression, substance misuse, and a severely diminished quality of life. This is precisely why alternative therapy options are needed, and how the WVP helps. The WVP offers a vital alternative treatment option to those who have not benefited from or who may avoid exposure-based therapies. Our program has an astonishing 81% completion rate yielding less withdrawals from treatment and higher satisfaction rates. Participants truly enjoy this form of therapy and want to come back week after week. 

 

Lifeline Connections sought support from Boeing to offer 20 veterans these life-changing services. Thus far, since receiving their support, we have been able to serve 12 veterans. This program is transformative, offering a safe and effective path to recovery for those who have served our country.

 

Data from the WVP demonstrates significant positive outcomes, including:

  • 46% reduction in irritability

  • 43% reduction in detachment 

  • 39% reduction in anxiety

  • 31% reduction in fatigue

  • 19% reduction in pain

  • 17% increase in energy levels

Lifeline Connections is incredibly grateful to Boeing for their commitment to supporting those who have sacrificed so much for our nation. Boeing’s generosity is making a tangible difference. Andrea Brooks, Lifeline Connections President and Chief Executive Officer, shares, “Lifeline Connections is dedicated to serving members of our community, including veterans, and is honored to provide access to this innovative and effective therapy. HAP is excited to reach our goal of serving 20 veterans this year in the Windhaven Veterans Program, thanks in large part to the support of Boeing. It takes a community to heal, and that’s what veterans find at Lifeline Connections.”

 

Lifeline Connection’s Mission Statement: 

Through superior customer service, high quality programs and a well-trained and dedicated staff, we inspire hope and support lifesaving changes for people affected by substance use and mental health conditions.

Lifeline Connections Receives Generous Grant To Support The Life-changing Services Offered In Windhaven Veterans Program (WVP) - 09/03/25

Lifeline Connections is honored to announce the award of a generous grant from Boeing to support the life-changing services offered in our Windhaven Veterans Program (WVP), a part of our Healing Animal Partners (HAP) program. These programs provide equine-assisted therapy to veterans, active-duty service members, and other individuals impacted by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), trauma-related symptoms, and other mental health conditions. 

 

Only about half of service members and veterans with PTSD seek treatment, and a concerning 20-50% withdraw from services due to the distressing nature of exposure-based therapies leaving them to struggle with anxiety, depression, substance misuse, and a severely diminished quality of life. This is precisely why alternative therapy options are needed, and how the WVP helps. The WVP offers a vital alternative treatment option to those who have not benefited from or who may avoid exposure-based therapies. Our program has an astonishing 81% completion rate yielding less withdrawals from treatment and higher satisfaction rates. Participants truly enjoy this form of therapy and want to come back week after week. 

 

Lifeline Connections sought support from Boeing to offer 20 veterans these life-changing services. Thus far, since receiving their support, we have been able to serve 12 veterans. This program is transformative, offering a safe and effective path to recovery for those who have served our country.

 

Data from the WVP demonstrates significant positive outcomes, including:

  • 46% reduction in irritability

  • 43% reduction in detachment 

  • 39% reduction in anxiety

  • 31% reduction in fatigue

  • 19% reduction in pain

  • 17% increase in energy levels

Lifeline Connections is incredibly grateful to Boeing for their commitment to supporting those who have sacrificed so much for our nation. Boeing’s generosity is making a tangible difference. Andrea Brooks, Lifeline Connections President and Chief Executive Officer, shares, “Lifeline Connections is dedicated to serving members of our community, including veterans, and is honored to provide access to this innovative and effective therapy. HAP is excited to reach our goal of serving 20 veterans this year in the Windhaven Veterans Program, thanks in large part to the support of Boeing. It takes a community to heal, and that’s what veterans find at Lifeline Connections.”

 

Lifeline Connection’s Mission Statement: 

Through superior customer service, high quality programs and a well-trained and dedicated staff, we inspire hope and support lifesaving changes for people affected by substance use and mental health conditions.