About The Program

The Wyakin Warrior Foundation™ is a nonprofit organization providing a comprehensive training package for wounded and injured veterans to include:

A FULL, FOUR-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP (room, board, books, tutoring, living expenses).

TRAINING SEMINARS by the nation’s top business leaders and public officials.

A MULTI-LAYERED MENTORING PROGRAM consisting of three levels:

1. National Level Mentor – one of the country’s leaders in business, industry or government service.

2. Local Level Mentor – an established community leader, often a veteran.

3. Student Peer – a student who assists the veteran in learning the campus and the ins and outs of student life.

LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP in a fraternal organization (The Wyakin Warrior Foundation™).

ROBUST NETWORKING to secure employment in a satisfying and rewarding career.

The Wyakin Warrior program specifically targets wounded veterans who have the interest and motivation to contribute as leaders in business, government and/or their communities; but lack the education and training to do so.  We provide both.

Mentorship

Each Wyakin Warrior will be hosted by mentors at the national, local and campus levels.

National Level Mentor – Each veteran will be sponsored by the nation’s top leaders in business, government, or the military. The national-level leaders will be assigned one – and only one – Wyakin Warrior and asked to follow the veteran for five years: the four years of school plus one year following graduation. They will contact their Wyakin Warrior at least quarterly, and the Foundation will pay for one face-to-face meeting each year while the student is in school.

Local Mentor – Each Wyakin Warrior will be “adopted” by a veteran in the local area. In many cases, the local veterans will be double-hatted as local contacts for the various Wounded Warrior programs sponsored by the individual services (Marine Corps: Wounded Warrior Regiment; Navy: Navy Safe Harbor; Army and Air Force: Wounded Warrior Program; SOCOM: SOCOM Care Coalition).

Student Squads – More of a buddy system, each Wyakin Warrior will be introduced to three fellow students attending the same school (Boise State or College of Western Idaho) who will be his/her on-campus companions. The student “squad” will assist the student veteran with orientation and assimilation into campus life.

If your are interested in volunteering as a mentor please submit your information here.

Connecting People

Do you know someone who might be interested in becoming a Wyakin Warrior? Drop us an email and we’ll get in touch with them.

Send the name and email (or phone number) of the potential candidate to: info@wyakin.org