'Richer, fuller lives': Local non-profit seeing enormous demand for help

The Battle Within helps Veterans and First Responders live the life they deserve

SERVE US AND ONE LOCALORGANIZATION IS ABOUT SERVINGTHEM KMBC9S.ROB HUGHES EXPLAINS WHY THEBATTLE WITHIN IS SEEING ANENORMOUS DEMAND FOR HELP?YOU CAN’T HELP OTHERS WITHOUTWHEN YOUR BUCKET IS EMPTYITSELF.JEFF DIRECTOR OF THE BATTLEWITHIN A NON PROFIT THAT HELPSVETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERSBATTLING TRAUMA AS COVID-19CASES GO DOWN THEIR DEMAND HASGONE UP PEOPLE ARE STARTING TODECOMPRESS.THEY’RE STARTING TO SEE THEOTHER SIDE AND THEY’RE NOTREALLY HAPPY WITH WHO THEY ARERIGHT NOW.THE BATTLE WITHIN HAS EXPANDEDSERVICES AS THEY’VE BEEN GETTINGSEVERAL APPLICATIONS A DAY FORHELP.WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HELPSERVE THESE FOLKS AND GET THEMTHE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THEY NEEDNOW BEFORE THEY DIG THEMSELVESINTO A PIT OF DESPAIR ANDDEPRESSION AND SUICIDEOLOGY MUCHLIKE WE SAW WITH OUR VETERANCOMMUNITY AFTER THE WARS THEBATTLE WITHIN HAS ALREADY SERVEDHUNDREDS OF HEROES THIS YEAR.PEOPLE ARE HAVING RICHER FULLERLIVES BECAUSE THEY’RE FACING AHEAD-ON AND OVERCOMING IT.IT’S NEVER TOO LATE OR TOO EARLYTO START THAT PATH TO HEALING SOYOU CAN LIVE THE LIFE.YOU DESERVE HAVE A RICHER LIFEHAVE A RICHER RELATIONSHIP WITHYOUR FAMILY AND REALLY BE PERSONTHAT YOU’D LIKE TO BE ROB HUGHESKBC 9 NEWS THE BATTLE WITHIN’SPROGRAMS ARE FREE, BUTPARTICIPANTS MUST APPLYTHEMSELVES.IT RELIES ON COMMUNITY SUPPORTTO CONTINUE ITS MISSION FOR