{"id":16025,"date":"2020-05-02T16:30:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T21:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=16025"},"modified":"2020-05-02T10:20:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T15:20:48","slug":"how-livestreaming-supports-injured-veterans-impacted-by-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2020\/05\/02\/how-livestreaming-supports-injured-veterans-impacted-by-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"How Livestreaming Supports Injured Veterans Impacted by COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-489065\" title=\"Wounded Warrior Project\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Wounded-Warrior-Project.jpg\" alt=\"Wounded Warrior Project\" width=\"260\" height=\"65\"><strong>Jacksonville, FL<\/strong> &#8211; Injured veterans and their families are among those heavily impacted by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Many of them face financial crises due to unemployment, while others battle mental health issues as we practice social distancing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_489068\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/How-Livestreaming-Supports-Injured-Veterans-Impacted-by-COVID-19-.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-489068\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-489068\" title=\"WWP supporters can help warriors impacted by the coronavirus by registering a livestream through the Wounded Warrior Project\u00ae (WWP) COVID-19 Relief Fund, hosted on Tiltify.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/How-Livestreaming-Supports-Injured-Veterans-Impacted-by-COVID-19--480x320.jpg\" alt=\"WWP supporters can help warriors impacted by the coronavirus by registering a livestream through the Wounded Warrior Project\u00ae (WWP) COVID-19 Relief Fund, hosted on Tiltify. \" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-489068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WWP supporters can help warriors impacted by the coronavirus by registering a livestream through the Wounded Warrior Project\u00ae (WWP) COVID-19 Relief Fund, hosted on Tiltify.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From the safety of their homes, supporters can help these warriors by registering a livestream through the Wounded Warrior Project<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (WWP) &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2787703-1&amp;h=1872011862&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftiltify.com%2Fwwp%2Fwwp-covid-19-relief-fund&amp;a=COVID-19+Relief+Fund%2C+hosted+on+Tiltify.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 Relief Fund, hosted on Tiltify.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WWP <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2787703-1&amp;h=874164172&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org%2F2020-04-09-WWP-Commits-10-Million-to-Help-Wounded-Veterans-During-Pandemic&amp;a=initially+pledged\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">initially pledged<\/a> <span class=\"xn-money\">$1,000<\/span> each to 10,000 registered warriors most impacted by COVID-19 Coronavirus. In less than a week, that <span class=\"xn-money\">$10M<\/span> pledge was fulfilled. But the need remains to serve additional warriors who are struggling financially.<\/p>\n<p>Livestreamers can share their stream through social media to connect with others who support injured veterans. This isn&#8217;t just for video game enthusiasts; it&#8217;s for anyone passionate about giving back to those who&#8217;ve sacrificed for this country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The response from warriors in need during this time has been clear and immediate,&#8221; said WWP Chief Development Officer <span class=\"xn-person\">Gary Corless<\/span>. &#8220;Like so many people around the world, warriors are facing unforeseen challenges, and we&#8217;re committed to helping them. But we can only do so with the aid of passionate supporters who answer the call to give back to our nation&#8217;s heroes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to helping financially, WWP is connecting warriors with each other through social platforms like Discord and <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2787703-1&amp;h=431896435&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitch.tv%2Fwoundedwarriorproject%2F&amp;a=Twitch\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Twitch<\/a> and offering virtual support through <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2787703-1&amp;h=4170795480&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org%2F2020-04-13-Social-Distancing-Does-Not-Have-to-Mean-Social-Isolation&amp;a=peer+support+groups\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">peer support groups<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2787703-1&amp;h=3279568850&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org%2F2020-04-02-Wounded-Warrior-Project-to-Call-20-000-Warriors-Family-Members-Amid-Pandemic&amp;a=telephonic+care\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">telephonic care<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2787703-1&amp;h=2002173768&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org%2F2020-03-25-Virtual-Programs-Available-for-Wounded-Warriors&amp;a=physical+health+and+wellness\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">physical health and wellness<\/a> programs.<\/p>\n<p>Warriors never pay a penny for any WWP program or service because they paid their dues on the battlefield. Discover <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2787703-1&amp;h=1887198318&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.woundedwarriorproject.org%2Fgive-back&amp;a=more+ways\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">more ways<\/a> you can support injured veterans and their families.<\/p>\n<h3>About Wounded Warrior Project<\/h3>\n<p>Since 2003, Wounded Warrior Project<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (WWP) has been meeting the growing needs of warriors, their families, and caregivers \u2014 helping them achieve their highest ambition. <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2787703-1&amp;h=3520993868&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org%2Fabout-us&amp;a=Learn+more\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacksonville, FL &#8211; Injured veterans and their families are among those heavily impacted by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Many of them face financial crises due to unemployment, while others battle mental health issues as we practice social distancing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[12675,12712,7477,12734,12781,12989],"class_list":["post-16025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-jacksonville-fl","tag-pandemic","tag-social-distancing","tag-wounded-warrior-project"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16025"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16026,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16025\/revisions\/16026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}