The American Red Cross has entered into a partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) that will allow both organizations to strengthen services and support offered to wounded veterans and their caregivers.

"The American Red Cross has long believed, as we do, that it is important to support wounded veterans and their families in all facets of their recovery," said WWP Executive Director Steve Nardizzi.

"With a shared mission to support these heroes, a collaborative partnership made sense on so many levels. We are honored to be working with a group that has done so much good for so many."

"The partnership with Wounded Warrior Project is an excellent way for the American Red Cross to continue our storied legacy of service to the military...especially for those who have been injured as a result of their service," said Sherri Brown, SVP, Service to the Armed Forces, American Red Cross. "Alone each organization makes a difference within the military community, but together we magnify our impact to those men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country."

The Red Cross will collaborate with WWP's longstanding Transitional Care Pack program. The packs contain clothing, toiletries, and other essential care and comfort items newly injured warriors are often without. The pack provides immediate comfort when a soldier is evacuated from the battlefield to a field hospital. Traditionally sent to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, the new partnership with the Red Cross will expand the scope of delivery to Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany; Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; Djibouti, Afghanistan and other military medical facilities that are providing medical treatment and supporting wounded soldiers.

This new collaboration ensures the continuation and enhancement of other existing WWP and Red Cross programs, which provide unique and innovative support to wounded warriors during the rehabilitation process. The organizations will work to develop and manage several adaptive sporting programs and therapies including but not limited to warrior games and wheelchair sports.