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Fisher House Foundation is comprised of many passionate and talented people. Each issue, you’ll meet someone who helps contribute to our mission of supporting our military, veterans, and their families.
Kyle Neff
Senior Development Associate Many of you may know Kyle Neff as the person who has helped you with a question or assisted you with your monthly donation. Since he started at Fisher House Foundation in December of 2010, Kyle has helped hundreds of individuals who call with inquiries. As a Senior Development Associate, he works to ensure that every donor has a great experience. He enjoys working with individuals who are passionate about helping military families, serving himself as a civilian in the public affairs office at Fort Detrick, Maryland prior to arriving at Fisher House almost ten years ago. Kyle and his wife, Kara, recently welcomed their first son, Ewan, this past December, and he’s already an avid hiker like his parents. Although Kyle is somewhat new to the outdoors, he and his family have been hiking at least five miles every weekend for a few months now. Hiking also enables Kyle to indulge in his love of history. He majored in history at Hood College and enjoys visiting historic locations he has, up to this point, only read about. He has planned a ten-mile hike at the Battlefield of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland this fall. Kyle has an innate passion for learning new things and acquiring knowledge, making him the go-to source for questions from his colleagues as well as an area trivia champion.
The goals of AFSP include reaching out to those suffering from mental illness and supporting families who have lost someone to suicide. Each fall, AFSP hosts “Out of the Darkness Community Walks” in cities around the country to raise awareness for mental health issues. Kyle has been a speaker at his local walk several times, and he enjoys the opportunity to share the message that mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of and that we can all help each other through difficult times. For anyone going through a mental health crisis or for anyone concerned about someone else’s mental health, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours per day at (800) 273-8255. The Veterans’ Crisis Line is available by pressing 1 when calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
In addition to his work at Fisher House Foundation, Kyle actively raises funds and awareness for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). He has faced his own periods of depression and anxiety from a young age. Through the love and support of his friends and family, including his Fisher House family, Kyle continues to face each challenge head on. He works to destigmatize the perceptions that surround mental illness by doing his utmost to succeed every day. THE PATRIOT • VOLUME 11 • ISSUE 2 • 2020
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