Schmidt had been assisting families through The Mountain Seed Foundation, a nonprofit he established in 2021 to aid people from war-torn countries.

Mountain Seed Foundation was established in 2021 with an aim to help children and their families caught in the war zones of Europe, particularly in Ukraine. Veteran-led, they understand the traumas youth will endure as a result of war and associated struggles. Mountain-based camps provide an atmosphere carefully designed to heal through art, therapy, skill-building, and mentoring from a team of professionals who volunteer their time.

Mountain Seed Foundation, a Virginia-based organization founded by an American veteran which works to heal children and families from war-torn countries like Ukraine, coordinated a healing and wellness retreat for 17 Ukrainian children.

“A U.S.-based nonprofit, the Mountain Seed Foundation, founded by a former Marine Corps officer who served at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, started a GoFundMe fundraiser to raise

This GoFundMe is to support Ukrainians and their families who served at the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine. Having served with local staff at the

SOURCE: 6NEWS WJAC The head of the UN Refugee Agency told Reuters on Saturday that almost 1.5 million people have fled Ukraine since the start

In coordination with Vector of Hope, Mountain Seed Foundation has raised enough to fill one hotel, providing over 15 families food and shelter for at