The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) has announced the launch of a $5 million Natural Disaster Fund for veterans and military families with the support of Craig Newmark Philanthropies.

The fund will be allocated as needed to Got Your 6 Network partners, a group of 351 organizations that collectively reaches 97 percent of veterans and uniformed service members in the Unites States and U.S. Territories. The first $1 million from Craig Newmark Philanthropies’ donation to BWF will provide direct assistance to veterans and military-connected families in Maui who have been displaced by the recent fires. BWF will partner with the People’s Fund of Maui in collaboration with the Entertainment Industry Foundation to ensure that every dollar goes directly to those affected.

“My partnership with the Bob Woodruff Foundation ensures veteran and military family support in every community across the country,” said Craig Newmark Philanthropies founder and BWF board member Craig Newmark. “The creation of the Natural Disaster Fund further enables us to be there in emergency moments when veterans need us the most—without a doubt, we’ve got their 6.”

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