Kriss Titus is the Founder and President of Michael’s Foundation, located in Clermont, Florida. With over thirty years as a C-Level Executive in the business world, she has discovered a new passion and purpose in her life with Michael’s Foundation, named in honor of her deceased son. When Kriss’s youngest child of six kids, Michael, came home from serving seven years in the Army as a Forward Observer, with four tours in Afghanistan, he struggled psychologically with the affects of war to the extent that he took his own life.

Kriss explains the only way she would ever be able to make sense over the loss of
her son would be by doing something productive in this space where she knows so many veterans stuggle: Adapting to civilian world post military service. In 2019, she founded Michael’s Foundation with her husband.  Working together they created an unique opportunity for veterans and their families to have an empowering community experience with horses.

Kriss says the ultimate goal is to support veterans and their families by providing a safe & tranquil space, where veterans and their families can thrive in their post duty lives. Kriss and Larry, her husband of 50 years, live near Michael’s Foundation in Clermont, Florida and actively participate in the programs.

Over the last 27 years, Alan Alford has become a leader within the veteran
community. He has assisted tens of thousands of veterans, service members and their families to receive their hard earned veteran’s benefits. As a subject matter expert on veterans benefits and benefits related issues, he regularly lectures at numerous colleges, military bases, Vet Centers, Pow Wow’s, health fairs, homeless shelters for veterans, and numerous gatherings where veterans will be meeting that are needing assistance with their veteran’s benefits. Additionally, he co-authored “The Expert’s Guide to Veterans Benefits”, and has worked tirelessly to assist with numerous pieces of legislation that have protected the sacred rights for all that have served our great nation.

Most importantly though Alan as the Vice President of the “Fighting For Our Heroes Foundation Inc.” has personally been able to help hundreds of chronically homeless veterans to get off the streets of Central Florida permanently and he has worked tirelessly with each transitioning veteran to furnish their new apartments, and rebuild their lives. Through our partnership with both Alan and Robin Alford and the “Fighting for Our Heroes Foundation”, Michael’s Foundation is equipped to handle the numerous often complex issues that our veterans face after their military service has ended. This dynamic partnership continually helps numerous veterans each day to overcome the various obstacles that impact both the veterans and their family member’s lives.