Operation Homefront Villages Provided Safe Haven to Navy Chef Jabrasia Doss didn’t know where to turn after being medically retired from the Navy, but she found refuge in the San Diego Village, Operation Homefront’s Transitional Housing program for military personnel leaving the military. “The Village helped me to feel safe,” said Jabrasia, a single mother … Continued
When medical issues forced Mark Sheldon to leave the military, he and his wife were, in his words, hopeful and united but also struggling. Learning about Operation Homefront allowed them to find a path forward beyond military life. The Ohio State University graduate joined the military—a family tradition–in 2006 as a petroleum supply specialist. He … Continued
Ah’monie Scanlon was 20 years old and working at a mall kiosk and looking for a fresh opportunity when she enlisted in the military in 2013. She saw a recruiter in dress blues and was inspired. The U.S. Marine Corps would be her new challenge. She enjoyed her work in the military as a finance … Continued
Army Veteran and Her Family are Thankful for Operation Homefront’s Critical Financial Assistance Program for Providing Relief in her Time of Need Army veteran Teena Robinson was the mother of an infant and needed to get into a career when she enlisted in 2009. She followed her father, a Marine veteran, in the family tradition … Continued
Veteran’s Family Receives Backpacks, Renewed Sense of Appreciation Back-to-school time is triple the fun – and triple the expense – for Navy veteran Curtis Montgomery and his wife, Debra. The family appreciated receiving backpacks and supplies for their three children at Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade (BTSB) event at the National Guard reserve base in Decatur, … Continued
Parents of Three Appreciate Free Backpacks, Show of Military Support When back-to-school time rolls around each year, Air Force Master Sgt. Richard Anderson and his wife, Amy, know they will feel it in the pocketbook. “After a while, it adds up, especially with multiple kids,” Amy said. The Anderson family was grateful that their three … Continued
Disabled Army Veteran Aims to Help Fellow Veterans Flourish James Ford had plans for a long career in the military, but an enemy attack in Afghanistan changed the course of his life. Now the plant pathology doctoral candidate hopes a new, mortgage-free home would plant the seeds for helping his fellow disabled veterans in the … Continued
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
