Star-Spangled Babies Supports Military Spouse During Husband’s Deployment Ashley Leavy had just found out she was pregnant with her second child when her husband, Senior Airman Derek Leavy, was deployed to Africa in May 2021. It was his first deployment since joining the Air Force a couple of years earlier and being stationed at Nellis … Continued
Army Veteran Hopes for Hockley Home for Her Children Former Army specialist Kisha Dorsey has persevered through a multitude of struggles to build a life for herself and her sons but is anxious to move out of a neighborhood where they have endured a home burglary, nearby shootings, and two hurricanes. If she could draw … Continued
Operation Homefront Assistance with Window Replacement Helps Army Veteran Joshua Grant had an infant daughter when he enlisted in the Army, and he saw serving in the military to support his family. He worked as an artillery mechanic and earned the rank of specialist before his career was cut short because of injuries he suffered … Continued
Backpack Drive Lightens the Load for Army Family with Six Children Caley Lewis faced the start of the school year for her six children with a pending move across base and her husband deployed overseas. Receiving school supplies for the five boys and one girl through Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade program came as a huge … Continued
Operation Homefront’s Transitional Home Gives Air Force Retiree Stability Air Force Tech. Sgt. Renee Gilliam approached the end of her 21-year military career with uncertainty before she came across Operation Homefront. Now she confidently envisions her 11-year-old daughter establishing herself in school activities while her 18-year-old son comes home from college lugging bags of laundry. … Continued
Transitional Housing Programs Helps Marine Veteran Get Closer to his Dream Housing costs have risen in cities across the nation, and San Antonio, Texas, is no exception. Housing prices increased 20.5% in one year from 2021 to 2022. For Marine veteran Rudy De Leon Jr. and his young, growing family, the rising costs made … Continued
Marine Veteran Spurred by 9/11 to Serve Country Receives Vehicle Donation Leroy Evans was in his Brooklyn high school, looking out the window, when he saw that one of the Twin Towers was on fire. He remembers his teacher telling him to sit down. “Then I watched the plane hit the second building and all … Continued
Veteran Facing Home-Repair Emergency Finds Relief Through Operation Homefront When Navy veteran Carmilita Ellis faced damage from a sewer line backup in her Maryland townhome last year, the mess and the looming repair costs felt overwhelming. The deductible alone on her homeowner’s insurance policy was over $5,000. “That’s a whole month’s worth of pay,” she … Continued
Permanent House Helped Army Veteran ‘Level Up’ in Life Looking back, Jonah Flores says, enlisting in the Army was the smartest thing he could have done for his 18-year-old self. Jonah’s father served in the military during the Vietnam War but didn’t talk about the experience. The signing bonus lured Jonah to sign up in … Continued
Air National Guard Master Sgt. Gives Back with Holiday Meals For Air National Guard Master Sgt. Torre Jackson, Operation Homefront’s Holiday Meals for Military (HMFM) program is a force multiplier. Ever since she first participated in the program, she has used the dinners to give back by inviting other service members to the family’s holiday … Continued
