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
Operation Homefront Village Gives Airman Breathing Room When Bria Buchanan Walker says her stay in an Operation Homefront Village allowed her to breathe easy, she knows of which she speaks. Severe asthma forced her to medically retire from the military with no plans and no place to go. “It would have been so difficult to … Continued
Operation Homefront Event Leads to Marital Bliss for Virginia Couple For many, Operation Homefront is a symbol of hope for military families in need. For Anthony and Lauren De Simone, it is a symbol of their love. Lauren was an AmeriCorps employee assigned to Operation Homefront who had her hands full organizing her first Back … Continued
Small Gift from Holiday Toy Drive Makes Big Impact on Mom One gift among the items Crystal Landers received for her daughters at Operation Homefront’s Holiday Toy Drive brought her to tears. It was a makeup bag. For her. “That special gift was so moving because a lot of times, (moms) don’t really get thought … Continued
