Jordyn Jureczki

As CEO of Frontline Healing Foundation, I'm the sole employee managing every aspect of our mission - from relationships and donations to fundraising efforts and reviewing applications from individuals seeking hardship assistance. We subsidize the cost of treatment for veterans and first responders struggling with substance use, post-traumatic stress, and traumatic brain injury. To my knowledge, we're the only nonprofit that serves the scope of individuals that we do for what we do - we help all veterans, all active duty, and all first responders who have served. My daily work involves a whole lot of fundraising, which is more than half of what I do, along with networking with other nonprofits and organizations doing what we're not doing. We're part of SOCOM's Warrior Care Coalition, which includes organizations helping the Special Operations community, but we're the only one doing everybody else. I also reach out to the folks we're trying to reach by hosting events with military and first responders pretty frequently, engaging with them and letting them know these resources are out there. Last year alone, we fundraised $700,000, but we had $2.5 million in applications, so we have to say no to so many people because the funding just isn't there. Our average cost per individual for treatment has been $10,000. When we do get the opportunity to cover someone's treatment and watch their lives change, those are the moments that keep me going - like the gentleman who spoke at our gala this year who now has his degree in theological studies and is a pastor, with his 12-page arrest record posted right next to his degree.