Deadline to Nominate for 2023 Military Child of the Year® Awards is December 4; Military Youth Ages 13-18 Eligible to Receive $10,000 SAN ANTONIO — The deadline is fast approaching for youth ages 13 to 18 in military families to be nominated for a $10,000 cash grant, a trip to Washington, D.C., and the honor … Continued
Transitional Home ‘Means the World’ to Navy Veteran and Family After 14 moves with the military and two since retiring from the service, Navy veteran James Bowen and his wife, Karen, are hopeful that move No. 17 will be into their forever home. The Bowens and their three children settled in Zachary, Louisiana, after James … Continued
Operation Homefront combats food insecurityamong military families with Holiday Meals for Military® SAN ANTONIO – The national nonprofit, Operation Homefront, kicked off its 13th annual Holiday Meals for Military® program today, with the plan to put meals on the tables of more than 17,000 military families by Christmas. The program provides junior- and mid-grade enlisted … Continued
Army Veteran Looks to Her Children’s Future with Forever Home With baby daughter Rylee due to arrive in weeks, if not days, Army veteran Cheryl Davis did what many expectant moms do: She nested. Only her version of getting her home ready for the baby involved moving into a new house. The mom and her … Continued
Operation Homefront Receives $100,000 from Kohl’s to Help America’s Military Families SAN ANTONIO, Texas – In honor of Veterans Day, national nonprofit Operation Homefront has received a $100,000 donation from Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) in support of Operation Homefront’s mission to build strong, stable, and secure military families. Kohl’s support will also allow Operation Homefront to … Continued
Operation Homefront began humbly in February 2002 to help military spouses struggling with deployments after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Michelle Brown was there almost from the start. Then a Navy officer’s wife, she took a volunteer position in the fall of 2002 to build the Operation Homefront website, officially becoming employee 11. At … Continued
Operation Homefront and Dollar Tree Team Up to Support Military FamiliesNationwide Toy Drive invites shoppers to purchase and donate toys at Dollar Tree stores through December 1 SAN ANTONIO – For the 16th consecutive year, Dollar Tree customers are invited to purchase holiday toys for military children across the country. Operation Homefront’s Holiday Toy Drive … Continued
Operation Homefront’s Manager of Housing Operations is a Veteran who Understands Challenges As Operation Homefront’s manager of housing operations, Deborah Bunnell receives as many as 30 phone calls a week from military families facing housing insecurity. She relates to the money struggles of military families, remembering her own paychecks during her four years in the … Continued
Operation Homefront invites Americans to support military families in need through Veterans Day challenge San Antonio, TX – As costs continue to rise, America’s military families need us now more than ever. Leading up to Veterans Day, Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families, with several … Continued
