Folly Beach, SC

WARRIOR SURF FOUNDATION

WSF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to provide free surf therapy, wellness coaching, yoga, and community to veterans, active duty service members, and their immediate family members.

Our Mission: To enhance the physical and mental well-being of veterans and their families through adaptive surf therapy.

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OUR IMPACT

Warrior Surf Foundation delivers evidence-based, 100% free mental health programming — created and implemented by the community that knows veterans best.

1,100+

veterans & family members served since 2015

3,000+

surf, yoga & wellness sessions each year

80%

of participants experience reduced anxiety and depression

OUR VISION

TO ESTABLISH HOPE IN THE LIVES OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES – ONE WAVE AT A TIME

the program

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Our 12-week program is designed to challenge Veterans to grow and heal by pairing the experiential activities of surf and yoga with psycho-education. Our program creates the optimum environment for maximum retention of resiliency, positive psychology, and mindfulness.

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surf therapy

Our surf program works in tandem with our wellness program to enhance physical mobility and mental health.

wellness + YOGA

Veterans will attend yoga and wellness sessions during the 12-week program to work through 12 modules built around the concepts of resiliency, positive psychology, and mindfulness.

community

Our sustainable and organic community serves as a support system and network for Veterans as they navigate through life’s ups and downs.

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FOUNDER WSF

"There's something about the ocean. You feel cleansed."

ANDREW MANZI

"Warrior Surf completely changed my life."

"The program didn’t just teach 40-year-old me how to surf. It reminded me how strong I am. It gave me the tools I needed to begin feeling safe around others. It enabled me to spend time around other veterans and to learn to trust again."

Laura Kate Means, Warrior Surf Alumni

"Warrior Surf is a beacon of hope for many.

It was for me."

"It saved my life and my marriage. It helped me realize a better father, husband, and led me to become a thriving member of this community. It has saved my life, I return the favor in hopes that it may save another person’s life."

Cody Hendrick, Warrior Surf Alumni

"WSF gave me a community of other vets where I can actually let my guard down and feel like I belong, something I hadn't really felt since I got out.

The best part is that everyone here just 'gets it.' We've all got different stories, but there’s this unspoken understanding that connects us."

Chris Story, Warrior Surf Alumni

The personal growth I have had during and since completing the 12-week program is immeasurable. I can honestly say that I am not the same, and hopefully never will be again.

I was stuck in endless cycles of anxiety and depression and my coping behaviors were entirely unhealthy. Since then, I have incorporated so many new practices and tools in coping with anxiety and depression that I never knew were so accessible...

One of the biggest things I gained through this experience was community. I didn’t even realize that one of the biggest things from the military I was missing was camaraderie, and that is something I have regained with Warrior Surf.