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
Experienced Veteran Goes the Distance to Lead Operation Homefront’s Efforts in Central Midwest For Darcy Clardy, her need to serve others did not stop when she was medically discharged from the Air Force after seven years of service. For the past 12 years, Darcy has been serving in a different way. As Operation Homefront’s Senior … 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
Operation Homefront to distribute 500,000th backpack through military family program Dollar Tree, Inc. joins Operation Homefront to collect school supplies for military children nationwide Operation Homefront’s annual Back-to-School Brigade® returns to serve military families across the nation with the help of its longtime corporate partner, Dollar Tree. The program provides military children with backpacks and … 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
Memorial Day Message: Stamped with the Great Seal of Heroic Character For two years, I had the privilege of serving as the commander of the 436th Airlift wing at Dover Air Force Base – home of a national treasure – the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs. One of my most solemn duties was … Continued
Senior Director Leads Operation Homefront’s Volunteer Force with Heart Prior to her current role as senior director of volunteers, Charlotte Merriam had served in several field offices and had firsthand knowledge of the intense amount of coordination needed to bring programs like Holiday Meals for Military, Back-to-School Brigades, and Star-Spangled Babies showers to life. Charlotte, … Continued
