Heroes Behind the Line was established after Officer Travis Browning saw a need to help our first responders.  As an Army Veteran and a Firefighter, EMT, and Police Officer he knows the struggles that we deal with every day.  Heroes provides anything mental health related to paid and non-paid first responders and veterans across the state.  We also help setup peer support groups, policy support, legislation efforts, and much more.  We were proud to help pass laws this year that helps first responders in the state. Read more at Click Here and check out their podcast at PODCAST 

Friends of the Guard is a small nonprofit but big at heart. The main line of effort behind this charity is sharing information. There are so many great resources out there, but they go unnoticed daily. Central Arkansas and beyond have active military and veteran personnel to include their families that could use a hand. Simple help too. Like a place to get a good meal, or place to get many meals because they have fallen on hard times. All volunteer, we share as much information ("by the troop - for the troop") as possible, jump in on other charity's to help them get across the goal line, help families when we can directly (holiday's), and our annual Heroes Cup. The Heroes cup is where we bring community together with military, veterans, first responders and other heroes through fitness using the Spartan DEKA model to propel us forward. Funds raised through events like the Heroes Charity Golf Tournament help pay the bills, and make sure our efforts don't fail.  We appreciate every dollar we raise, and we couldn't be more proud than to partner with Heroes Behind the Line, because out of the many issues plaguing community right now, the mental health of our first responders after the call is more important now than ever. the community has lost the connection with what it really takes to be a community. First responders put the troubles of others on their backs. In the military, we call that carrying someone else's water or lightening their load. That takes a toll on anyone, but our community does this daily for little to no thanks, and are expected to go home and lead normal lives. People say, ell that's the profession they chose.  Yes it is. They chose to be selfless through service, and we stadn ready to help when and where we can!