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…
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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…
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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…
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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%…
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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…
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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%)…
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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…
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Belonging Matters: You Can Help
Belonging Matters: You Can Help Did you know that most active-duty military families don’t feel a sense of belonging to their local civilian communities? In fact, over one-third (39%) of…
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Meal Planning Tips for Military Families
Meal Planning Tips for Military Families At the end of a busy day, one of the most dreaded questions that comes up is, “So what’s for dinner?” The mental load…
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