Home Would Provide Stability for Children After Tragic Loss Charles and Leesa Haney are deeply committed to family. Charles joined the Army at age 31 to provide stability for his wife and four children, who are now adults. More recently, the Haney’s took in a niece and two nephews after Leesa’s sister died. Now, they … Continued
Self-Employed Army Veteran Receives Rent Assistance as Costs Rise As the COVID-19 crisis continued into the second year and Americans began seeing double-digit increases in housing costs, veteran LaDena Ingram found herself in a bind. In March 2021, her landlord notified her that she owed a significant amount of back rent. The landlord had not … Continued
New Windows, Insulation Save Marine Veteran from Housing Crisis Duane Senter, his wife, Misty, and their 6-year-old daughter, Hartley, were excited to move into the home the family felt lucky to purchase in Northglenn, Colorado, following his five years serving his country as a Marine. Duane and Misty had grown up right near Northglenn in … Continued
Veteran, Military Mom Grateful for Home Repair, Financial Assistance Joy Dubberstein has always believed in order and justice. She thought enlisting in the military would be a good fit, and she wanted to prove to herself and others that she could do it. Joy joined the Army in 2009 with the goal of making it … Continued
Critical Financial Assistance Aids Army Veteran and Family At the age of 44, Troy Griffey’s life story could already fill multiple Hollywood blockbusters: Troy has always persevered, but in June 2021, he found himself in another difficult and possibly dangerous situation, this time close to home. His neighbor in an apartment downstairs in the building … Continued
Funds Help Military Family, New Parents Replace Damaged Roof Tim Lindsay was home from school with an injured leg when he watched the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City. “I told my dad then I would be going into war,” he said. In 2008, before graduating high school, he talked to an Army recruiter. … Continued
Dual Military Couple Finds Safety and Stability at Maryland Village Navy veteran Merry Garza does not know where she, her wife, and their son would be without Operation Homefront’s Transitional Housing – Villages program, which provided stable and safe housing during her medical retirement process. Merry, wife Bethany Rios, and son Artemis, moved into the … Continued
Veteran’s Transitional Home Allows Child Using Wheelchair to Thrive Each time Navy veteran David Kane and wife Amanda watch their daughter and son work together in the kitchen of their home, the parents are reassured they chose the right place to settle. The family has three children, Kaylee, 15; Natalie, 8; and Andrew, 6. They … Continued
Veteran Family Shares Holiday Meals for Military Bounty with Soldiers For Sandy Muñoz, each year’s advance holiday planning includes signing up for Operation Homefront’s Holiday Meals for Military® program. The extra food helps when she and her husband, Army veteran Luis Muñoz, open their El Paso, Texas, home to an extended family of soldiers from … Continued
Funds Help Navy Veteran Replace Roof to Comply with Florida Law Anthony Davila saw Top Gun in the 1980s and wanted to be a fighter pilot. He joined the Navy in 1988, not quite realizing what it would take to reach his dreams. He left in 1991. He went to college and worked in law … Continued
