Participants Eligibility Requirements:
PHWFF Participants are defined as the individuals receiving the benefits of PHWFF program activities (e.g. Fly Fishing 101 classes, casting instruction, fly tying classes, rod building classes and fishing outings, etc.) on an ongoing basis. PHWFF Participants can be Military Service personnel (i.e., Active or Reserve Component, including Reserve and National Guard) or Disabled Veterans.
Designated Areas of Service:
Community Programs
Hunting & Fishing
Contact Information:
David Folkerts
Chief Operations Officer
CPT, US Army (Retired) Iraq Wounded Veteran
david.folkerts@projecthealingwaters.org
301-338-6016
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing
La Plata, MD (National Reach)
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (PHWFF) began in 2005 serving wounded military service members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since then, PHWFF has expanded nationwide, establishing its highly successful program in Department of Defense hospitals, Warrior Transition Units, and Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and clinics.
Project Healing Waters brings a high-quality, full-spectrum fly fishing program to an ever-expanding number of disabled active military service personnel across the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, in Military Hospitals and the Warrior Transition Command. We focus our resources wherever the need is greatest and expand our partner base in the process. PHWFF has become recognized as an innovative leader and model in the field of therapeutic outdoor recreation for the disabled, through its successful application of the sport of fly fishing as a rehabilitation tool.