09/28/2022
Matt Domyancic suffered an on-duty injury, several surgeries, was medically retired, then had to endure court proceedings against Corvel when they stopped payments. His passion to help First Responders is compounded due to the fixed income by Corvel, and is on hard times. Any help is greatly appreciated.
If you’d like to donate, please contact him directly. I’ve forwarded his message.
Thank you.
Hello,
I’m reaching out for the first time to explain a little bit about what I do and ask for support. In the past working full-time as a police officer and college strength coach, I was able to financially support my needs personally as well as my sports ministry work. However, I can no longer continue my mission on my fixed disability income alone. I need to ask partners to join my team on a mission to help cops live better lives - enduring the toughest period in history to wear the badge - in order that they can better serve their communities as well have healthier family lives.
First responders face difficult challenges with very few resources. I work primarily with police officers who have been under the microscope and often scapegoated unfairly by politicians, the media, district attorneys, and a segment of the public without a true understanding of what they are going through. They have been dehumanized to where people forget they are moms, dads, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, and other roles integral to their communities outside of wearing a uniform.
Because of the regular immersion in the suffering of humanity and the exposure to trauma, police officers have a 10 to 22-year shorter lifespan than any other profession and higher rates of stress related illness and disease. There are also high rates of divorce, mental health issues, PTSD, and su***de.
Some departments have little to no support for mental health, wellness and resiliency. Even the ones that do often are often underutilized because of lack of trust or fear that opening up may hurt their career. It’s less common as well to have chaplains dedicated to the police officers versus those that respond to help citizens during crisis. What few resources are out there are often only reactive to worst case scenarios without giving them tools to continue find meaning and purpose throughout their careers. Stereotypically only after a horrendous call or when a cop is dealing with their second divorce, alcoholism, or suicidal ideation - are they offered help and many times from people they don’t trust in the first place.
Through building long-term relationships riding along, visiting stations, observing or participating in training with the officers, and lifting weights with them at their stations- I build trust and rapport. This lets me proactively help them with their mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health. I have a holistic approach to wellness and resiliency based on my experiences as a police officer and coach with a broad graduate education, in addition to fruitfully enduring different seasons of adversity and darkness myself. I also have success pointing cops in the right direction to address substance-abuse or therapy when it’s needed, whereas coming from me can be more influential than a civilian.
Departments do not typically pay for the kind of support I provide, but these officers are absolutely deserving of it. I need financial support to continue the work I do, especially in recurring monthly donations. All donations are tax-deductible under the non-profit Global Associates 501c3 (EIN #95-4244940). I have been advised by numerous people that I should start asking individuals and organizations to commit to at least $100 a month and for those that can afford it, $300, $500, or $1000 a month. With that being said, I would be humbly grateful for any one time gifts or even $20 or $50 a month. Can I ask a favor that you forward this to at least one friend or family member who might consider supporting my mission as well?
Below is the link that you can click on to donate. Scroll to the bottom which has directions:
DONATE
For a more detailed explanation of my story, my mission, and my need for support, please click on the link below:
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Podcasts & Interviews
To hear interviews where I talk about my work and issues law enforcement faces today that the media never explains click on the link below:
INTERVIEWS
To see media my work has been mentioned in click on the link below:
MEDIA
I know I am exactly where God has called me to be. I prayerfully hope you will consider joining my mission as a prayer or financial partner. I cannot afford to do it on my own anymore and asking for help has been my Achilles heal. To continue spending my time supporting officers, to be able to buy meals, purchase books and other resources, provide workshops or offer scholarships to retreats - will take ongoing financial stability through your support.
Feel free to reach out at any time to learn more about what I do or refer first responders or veterans that may need help.
Blessings,
Chaplain Matt Domyancic
CONTACT ME
Matt Domyancic
1820 Ocean Drive
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
203.376.9550
[email protected]
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