3 Ways to Maximize Your National Parks Trip
If you’ve found yourself longing to catch the outdoor adventure fever going around, but you wince at the thought of enduring a 10-mile vertical ascent to that summit vista you…
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Stop and read if you or someone in your military family wears prescription eyeglasses or contacts
There’s much to learn as a military spouse when navigating this crazy and sometimes complicated life. So, let us help you out, friend. Stop what you’re doing for two seconds…
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Why We Need New Official Government Proclamations of Military Family Support
Blue Star Welcome Week continues to gain support from leaders in communities across the country – leaders who see and recognize the challenges military and Veteran families face and encourage…
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Schlotzsky’s Welcomes Military Families to the Neighborhood
Once upon a time, there was a nonprofit named Blue Star Families, founded by military families for military families. Every year, Blue Star Families would hear peers say, “We’re isolated…
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How Volunteering is Helping One Military Spouse Rebuild Community
If you’ve ever moved, then you’re likely no stranger to the anxieties of being new in town. For military families who move every two to three years on average, it’s…
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Healing Wounds with Support: A Purple Heart Story
“Six months later, I woke up in Germany, not knowing who my parents were because of the extent of injuries that I endured. So, I was out in Germany…
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What You Should Know About Kimberly, the New Housing Insecurity DEPLOY Fellow
As the 2022 Wells Fargo Housing Insecurity DEPLOY Fellow, Kimberly has a lot to offer military families. For starters, she understands military families. Her mother was the first Korean female…
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Military Families: Look to Your Library as a Valuable and Welcoming Resource
Authors: Barry Trott, M.S.L.S., Library of Virginia Nicole Rawlinson, M.L.I.S., Blue Star Families When it comes to moving, military families know all the ins and outs. The average…
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From Adversity to Advocate, Get to Know Marla Bautista
Marla Bautista, an Army wife and mother of three, knows firsthand that advocacy can play an important role in building a stronger, more supported community. That’s because she was once…
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