“BASE CAMP HOPE”WORKING TO BRIGHTEN THE NEW YEAR FOR VETERANS AND FAMILIES FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION TO HELP COPE WITH PTSD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 12, 2011
Contact: Glen McCluskey
Phone: 651-646-2669
E-mail: bizlaunch@glenlaw.biz
www.basecamphope.org
“BASE CAMP HOPE”WORKING TO BRIGHTEN THE
NEW YEAR FOR VETERANS AND FAMILIES
FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION TO HELP COPE WITH PTSD

St. Paul, MN – The Christmas and New Year season is upon us, and Base Camp Hope, a new therapeutic facility and drop-in center, is being developed in the St. Cloud and Twin Cities area to help Veterans and their families address the growing problem of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The non-profit organization is taking a faith-based and comprehensive approach to serve those Armed Forces personnel who experienced the life-shattering trauma of war, but now need to adjust to life at home. The founder and executive director of Base Camp Hope is Diane Kinney, who served in the U.S. Army in the 1970, has worked as a minister for Veteran’s organizations and is currently a chaplain with American Legion Post 468. She hopes that New Year will be brighter for many veterans and families with PTSD.

“There are too many Veterans with PSTD whose needs are not being met,” said Ms. Kinney. “Base Camp Hope will be a unique response to PSTD because we will integrate spiritual healing along with mental and physical therapies, plus we will be one of the few facilities that addresses the needs of the families of the traumatized Veterans.”

Ms. Kinney is in the process of gathering support and raising funds to open Base Camp Hope, a Christ-centered organization. The organization is already being supported by several organizations and individuals, including the DAV Post Two, Karl Anderson, DDS of Sedation Implant in St. Paul, Calvary Church of Roseville and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon organization.
Ms. Kinney is conducting a search for a Director of Psychological Counseling and a Director of Spiritual Counseling, who will join her as part of the leadership team at Base Camp Hope. The goal is to provide comprehensive treatment for PTSD and thereby enable troubled Veterans to readjust to productive and meaningful lives at home. The facilities will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, and will provide a safe place for the Veteran, the spouse, parents or children to come and talk and heal.

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BCH is not a halfway house, but rather a temporary place to stay (up to 12 months), a place where we will be able to start plugging the service member and Veteran and family back into the community, and a place where we can connect the service member or Veteran with the Veterans Administration or other services and agencies, as needed.

There are seven tiers to the programs of Base Camp Hope as further described below.
A. Drop In - Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
B. Boot Camp - Three month program
C. Advanced Combat Training - Three month program
D. Specialty Training - Three month program
E. Special Forces/Recon - Three month program
F. Family Classes- See below
G. Classes for Female Issues (Military Sexual Trauma)

Where the services are provided
All services will be conducted at one or more of our facilities in Minnesota. We plan to acquire land and build facilities near St. Cloud, MN. In addition, two drop-in centers are planned for the short-term future: One in the Twin Cities area and one near the Canadian border. Housing will be provided for those receiving classroom services.
About Diane Kinney, Executive Director of Base Camp Hope
• Chaplain for American Legion Post 468
• Member and Trustee of DAV Post 2
• Member of Women Veterans Initiative Working Group
• Served in the U.S. Army from 1975 to 1977 as a Radio Teletype Operator/ Unit Armor
• She was the third woman to be assigned to 49 Ord. Co. Ft. Riley, KS
• Served in the Army Reserves form 1977-1988
• Recipient of the Good Conduct Medal
• Expert Award for M-16 rifle
• In 1992, worked for the Billy Graham Evangelical Association as a Graphic Designer for Decision Magazine
• In 1997 helped form the Street Level Ministry
• 2007-2008 served as chaplain for Patriot Guard of Minnesota

To arrange an interview with Diane Kinney, contact Glen McCluskey at 612-991-6909
or bizlaunch@glenlaw.biz. Photos available.

For more information on Base Camp Hope, go to its Web site at www.basecamphope.org

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About Base Camp Hope
Base Camp Hope is a multi-functional therapeutic facility and drop-in centers which will help Veterans, service members and their families cope with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other reintegration/adjustment issues.
Vision
Base Camp Hope is helping Veterans, service members and their families to heal spiritually, mentally, creatively, and physically, and help them to discover their new normal.
Goals
Base Camp Hope's main goal is to successfully reintegrate Veterans, service members, and their families back into society. To carry out that goal we will use every means available to help the Veteran, service member and family member to achieve a whole and healthy life. Providing the highest quality services to Clients is a main goal.
Values
Base Camp Hope is dedicated to helping Veterans and their families deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other re-integration issues. Base Camp Hope is a faith-based/Christ-centered organization. We will help Veteran, service member and their family members to cope with PTSD and reintegration/adjustment issues. Faith-based organizations such as Teen Challenge report that their results are approximately 70% more successful than non-faith-based programs. Teen Challenge itself reports an 86% success rate compared to a non-faith-based program.
Success Factors
The success of Base Camp Hope will be measured by the number of Veterans, service members, and their families that are helped or healed relating to their shares issues in dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Base Camp Hope will develop on-going monitoring and measurement tools to determine success rates. As well, success will be measured by Base Camp Hope’s ability to obtain on-going funding to sustain and grow its programs on a continuing basis.
How BCH is unique?
The outstanding differences between Base Camp Hope and other programs that offer services for PTSD is that Base Camp Hope provides full-fledged programs that include the family, spiritual, mental and physical elements.
Description
BCH will provide a robust and comprehensive set of services, programs, and activities to provide to Clients. Services involve multi-faceted healing techniques. One of the outstanding differences between BCH and many other organizations is that BCH provides full-fledged programs that include the family, spiritual, mental and physical elements.
Base Camp Hope

A Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation and
501(c)3 Tax Exempt Organization

1815 Suburban Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55119

651-283-8459
basecamphope@gmail.com
www.basecamphope.org

Nonprofit launch and legal services
Glen McCluskey
2016 Marshall Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-646-2669
nplaunch@glenlaw.biz

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