Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing & Associated Activities
At a glance
- Category
- Recreational Sports & Activities
- How it's listed
- Recommended by the military community. We have not rated or endorsed it.
- Focus
- Fly Fishing & Associated Activities
- Website
- projecthealingwaters.org
About Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing
Published by Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing on their own website. Quoted here in full as they wrote it.
Our Vision
Project Healing Waters aims to foster restoration, resilience, community, and lasting connections in the journey towards healing.
Veteran
participants
Men and women actively healing through fly fishing each year.
SISTERS ON THE RISE
A commitment to honor the voices, experiences, and
needs of women who have served.
Veterans Served Since 2012.
A legacy of service
and transformation.
Active
Programs
Across 43 States & Washington, D.C., our reach
continues to grow.
Active
volunteers
Dedicated mentors supporting
Veterans daily.
Reel Healing, Real Results, Backed by Evidence
Symptom Management & Reduction
Providing Mental Clarity
Our Participants experience statistically significant reductions in PTSD symptoms, depression, and anxiety, fostering personal transformation and post-traumatic growth.
Emotional & Physical Healing
Providing Emotional Strength
Immersive fly fishing experiences are shown to elevate positive mood, decrease negative mood, and enhance resiliency. Spending time in therapeutic environments fostered at PHW fosters a sense of well-being, attentiveness, and social connection.
Improved Quality of Life
Providing Social Bonds
Our Veterans report significant improvements in sleep quality, stress levels, and mood. The relaxation response induced by fly-fishing, coupled with the companionship and altruistic engagement within the group, contributes to a sustainable sense of peace and fulfillment.
Holistic Approach
Providing Whole Health Resilience
By connecting our Veterans with nature, building competence and camaraderie, and engaging in meaningful activities, PHW helps alleviate trauma while supporting lasting mental, emotional, and social well-being. Our studies indicate this holistic approach affects a marked improvement in the overall health and resilience of our Veterans.
View the research
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. began in 2005 serving wounded military service members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since then, PHW has expanded nationwide, establishing its highly successful program in Department of Defense hospitals, Warrior Transition Units, and Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and clinics.
How We Help
We are a leading nonprofit using fly fishing as therapeutic intervention for active military and Veterans. Through our curriculum of fly fishing, fly casting, fly tying, and rod building, participants experience nature’s restorative healing powers while building camaraderie, connectedness, and community—directly increasing their sense of belonging, resilience, and post-traumatic growth. We are actively serving over 7,000 Veteran participants across all service eras with support from almost 4,000 dedicated volunteers.
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Our write-up
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing is in our directory because the military community keeps recommending it. What you see above is their own description, quoted from their site. We have not yet added our own write-up — the programs, eligibility and military fit that we check ourselves — and we would rather leave that blank than guess at it.
In the meantime, their official site is the authority: projecthealingwaters.org
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