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
Deep Military Roots Guide Manager of Housing Operations Meet Deb, Operation Homefront’s Manager of Housing Operations. She has a deep military connection having served for four years in the U.S. Navy, from 1986-1990, and experienced Navy life as a spouse and dependent while her husband served for more than 12 years. Deb’s father-in-law served 36 … Continued
Texas Veterans Commission Provides Impactful Support for Operation Homefront’s Transitional Housing Program San Antonio, Texas — For the third year in a row, the Texas Veterans Commission has awarded San Antonio-based Operation Homefront a $100,000 grant for the national charity’s San Antonio Transitional Housing-Villages program. Operation Homefront’s Transitional Housing-Villages program provides a supportive environment for … 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
Operation Homefront and CSX Help Military Families Prepare for Back-to-School San Antonio, Texas — As families nationwide look ahead to the next school year, CSX will join Operation Homefront for the fourth year to assemble and distribute more than 1,000 backpacks and essential school supplies to military children in Jacksonville, Florida; Clarksville, Tennessee; and Tampa, … 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
Ryan Preece and United Rentals Race to Help Military Families Military families were on NASCAR driver Ryan Preece’s mind with each lap during the Tennessee Lottery 250 race on June 25, in Nashville, Tennessee. Each time Ryan zipped around the 1.33-mile track at the Nashville Speedway, his sponsor, United Rentals, donated $50 to Operation Homefront. … Continued
