Veterans support group holds Open House

Sussex — Project Help, is a local 501(c)(3) charity, based in Sussex, whose mission it is to help veterans and their families in times of need. The organization will host an Open House “Heroes 4 Heroes” on Thursday, April 19, 2018. The purpose of their event is to introduce Project Help to the community in an effort to expand their reach and was rescheduled from March 8, 2018 due to the recent storms and power outages.
The event will be held at Allied Wealth Partners, 14 Walsh Drive in Parsippany, beginning at 6:30PM. They very generously donate their community room quarterly to host Project Help events.
Come early if you like; they will assign a job to you. Dinner will be available at no cost, including dessert and coffee. A door prize will be up for grabs and 50/50 will be held. There is absolutely no cost to attend, but RSVP is required and that can be done online at projecthelp.networkforgood.com/events/2636
Founder and Executive Director Sandy Mitchell and other board members will talk about the mission of Project Help and “Heroes 4 Heroes”, what they’ve accomplished so far and their plans for 2018. Actual stories of veterans who have been helped will be told without divulging the names of those who were served.
“Project Help is a dynamic, young 501c3 charity with the welfare of our veterans as our only cause,” Mitchell said. "You will be given the firsthand look at the “Heroes 4 Heroes” program with the ability to become a charter member if you so choose."
The purpose of the Open House in addition to community building and networking is to shed light on the issues suffered by veterans and their families. Project Help has been addressing these issues stemming from poverty, homelessness, disabilities in many forms including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury, joblessness, underemployment, unemployment, trouble navigating the Veterans Administration, legal and a host of other issues from transition to end of life.
Many of their issues are financial and this year, Project Help is in a position to help financially to a limited degree. By year's end, they hope to be fully funded.
“Each time we take money out of the Project Help Hardship Fund for a veteran, we have to go out and raise that money again," Mitchell said, noting that the money given to a veteran family is a grant and doesn’t have to be repaid. “Knowing what we now know, and realizing that this is just a patch, our focus in 2018 is in meaningful jobs and housing. Solving those two things will solve most everything else.”
To learn more about Project Help, visit the website at www.ProjectHelp.US and like the Facebook page ProjectHelpUS. Project Help can be reached at 973-875-2068 and by email at Sandy@mitchellclan.com. The group is currently interviewing for board and committee positions. Volunteers are always needed as well.