Every FOCUS session presents challenges; not the least of which is the health and wellbeing of scores of wounded warriors attending our camp.

To help address health care needs, we are fortunate to have the volunteer services of the paramedics from St. Charles County Ambulance District (SCCAD) on the premises of every FOCUS session to assist in the caring of our participants, and to provide emergency treatment if needed.

These men and women volunteer their personal time off to “stand by” if the need arises at our FOCUS sessions. The fully licensed paramedic volunteers come from 16 EMS stations representing all of St. Charles County Missouri.

In addition, SCCAD provides an advanced life support ambulance on premises during our FOCUS sessions. On many occasions it’s been necessary to transport one of our participants to the hospital for emergency treatment. Thanks to the support of the highly trained and certified SCCAD paramedic volunteers, we’ve been able to address all of our medical situations successfully.

Not only do the volunteers from SCCAD provide medical support, they also provide several delicious meals at the sessions. Stephanie Ashford coordinates up to 30 volunteers to provide nutritious home cooked meals with all the fixings during our week at FOCUS. The meals provided by Stephanie and the SCCAD volunteers are consistently the favorites of our FOCUS Marines.

If providing medical support and meals for our Marines weren’t enough, the volunteers of SCCAD reach above and beyond the call of duty. During the holiday season, they adopt families in need, to insure that they have a joyful Christmas Holiday season. Many of our FOCUS Marine families benefit from the SCCAD Holiday program.

FMF is indeed fortunate to have the support from local community organizations like SCCAD. These groups help to insure the success of the FOCUS program.