When Data Supports the Experiences: Blue Star Families’ Social Impact Report
When Data Supports the Experiences: Blue Star Families’ Social Impact Report As part of Blue Star Families’ Racial Equity & Inclusion Initiative (REI), the organization hosted a virtual two-day event in February to release a report titled, Blue Star Families’ Social Impact Research 2021: The Diverse Experiences of Military & Veteran Families of Color. The…
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Celebrate Black History with Your Child(ren)
Celebrate Black History with Your Child(ren) Written by JP Morgan Chase and Co. DEPLOY Fellow, Brittney Aladetohun Famous historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson is best known as the father of Black History Month, an idea that he pioneered over 40 years ago. Did you know that Black History Month was only one week…
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Celebrating Black Outdoor Leaders and Organizations
Celebrating Black Outdoor Leaders and Organizations By: Nicole Rawlinson, Blue Star Outdoors DEPLOY Fellow ‘Mirrors and windows’ is a phrase that often comes up in my line of work. What does it mean? It is a phrase that highlights the importance of diversity in the information and media we consume, the spaces we enter, and…
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Reducing Financial Pressure: Financial Resources and WIC Information for Military Families
Reducing Financial Pressure: Financial Resources and WIC Information for Military Families Various factors influence food insecurity, and one of the most frustrating excuses for the presence of food insecurity is financial mismanagement. Financial literacy is not the end-all-be-all factor in ending food insecurity in the military. What will help? Spouse employment. Affordable child care. Higher…
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Air Force Veteran Continues to Serve the Community She Loves with the Support of Blue Star Families
Air Force Veteran Continues to Serve the Community She Loves with the Support of Blue Star Families Meet Cassie, a member of Blue Star Families’ Dayton Chapter and Advisory Board President. She’s an Air Force veteran who served over 20 years. Throughout her career, Cassie understood the importance of being confident—confident in having a seat…
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Dayton-Area Military Veteran and Softball Coach Steps Up to Bat to Show Young Girls What’s Possible
Dayton-Area Military Veteran and Softball Coach Steps Up to Bat to Show Young Girls What’s Possible When the draft ended in 1973, women represented 8% of officers and just 2% of enlisted service members. Since then, the makeup of the military has become increasingly diverse. Now, 16.5%(1) of all active-duty service members are women. With…
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Pregnancy Illuminates the Challenges and Isolation of Military Life: Your Friendship Can Make a Difference
Pregnancy Illuminates the Challenges and Isolation of Military Life: Your Friendship Can Make a Difference Military life can pull you away from a lot – family and friends and all the special events that come with them, to name a few. It can be hard to swallow, but military families do their best to be…
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You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Military Families Count on Local Communities for Friendship and Support
You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Military Families Count on Local Communities for Friendship and Support Military families struggle to belong. So much so that only one in four (27%) active-duty family respondents reported feeling a sense of belonging to their local civilian community on our 2020 Military Family Lifestyle Survey (MFLS). It’s no wonder…
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Lean on Me: Military Families are Struggling to Find Friendship and Belonging
Lean on Me: Military Families are Struggling to Find Friendship and Belonging Did you know that only one in five (21%) active-duty family respondents to the 2020 Military Family Lifestyle Survey (MFLS) agreed that the civilians in their community truly understand the sacrifices made by local service members, Veterans, and their families? That’s a problem.…
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