Wounded Soldier Project WIN (Warriors Intern Network), Fort Riley, KS

Project WIN Soldier and Employer Participants

“I was in front when we were hit. My head took the impact of the explosion. But I was lucky. The guy behind me lost his foot. The girl behind him lost her life.”
- Project WIN Warrior Intern

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Project WIN (Warrior Intern Network)

Project WIN (Warrior Intern Network), also known as Welcome Home to Heroes Foundation, is designed to help transitioning warriors and their families receive professional training and experience in a potential future career.

Project WIN internships give wounded soldiers confidence about the value of their gifts and talents, insight into how their skills translate into careers, opportunities to gain civilian work experience while still in the Army, and a greater opportunity for success in life after the Army.

Evidence indicates wounded soldiers heal more rapidly when focused on something other than their wounds. In addition, wounded soldiers are consumed with questions which, when not answered, have an adverse effect on the healing process. Those questions are: how they will provide for their families? Will their wounds affect their employability? And, what kinds of civilian jobs are available to them given their military training?

“I will do anything,” said one Fort Riley wounded warrior. “I just don’t want to be a burden on anyone.”

Read our soldier and employer testimonies about Project WIN here!

Project WIN (Warrior Intern Network) is designed to help transitioning warriors and their families receive professional training and experience in a potential future career. Project WIN internships give wounded soldiers confidence about the value of their gifts and talents, how their skills translate into careers and the opportunities for success in life after the Army ...Read more!

How you can help... More than 30,000 American soldiers have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of the injured will not be allowed to continue serving their country ...Find out how you can help!

Project WIN History: In December 2007, two Junction City, Kansas businessmen, inspired by a speech about Fort Riley’s newly forming Warriors Transition Battalion (WTB) delivered by then Commanding General Robert Durbin, conceived the idea of an Army-Community partnership to provide internship opportunities for wounded soldier ...Read more!

Project WIN Employer Benefits: Project WIN is committed to matching soldier's interests with a participating local employer ...Read more!

Project WIN Intern Benefits: By being involved in the Project WIN (Warrior Intern Network) program, you create opportunities for you and your family's future. You will be surrounded by people who want to help you succeed while you are healing ...Read more!