Blue Star Stories
Our Blog: Blue Star Stories
Welcome to our blog where you'll find the stories from the lives of our Blue Star Families.
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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Unpacking Emotional Baggage: Why #MilSpouses and #MilKids Need Mental Health Care Support
Unpacking Emotional Baggage: Why #MilSpouses and #MilKids Need Mental Health Care Support Life as a military family has many benefits, but it also creates unique emotional debts that can result…
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Military Communities and the Little Free Pantries Movement
Military Communities and the Little Free Pantries Movement “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” – Coretta Scott King Honoring…
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Blue Star Welcome Week Helps Empower a #MilKid Blue Star Volunteer
Blue Star Welcome Week Helps Empower a #MilKid Blue Star Volunteer Belonging is a basic human need. And without a sense of belonging, we humans can quickly experience isolation and…
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