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.
Coming Full Circle: When Combating Food Insecurity Hits Home
Coming Full Circle: When Combating Food Insecurity Hits Home As a former military child, Army Veteran, Army spouse, and now caregiver to a wounded warrior, Tosombra “Tai” Kimes knows a…
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Staying Ahead of Holiday Stress
Staying Ahead of Holiday Stress By Kelley Klor, Amazon Food Insecurity DEPLOY Fellow As we roll into the final stretch of the year, and plans are made for holiday…
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Foreign Military Spouses Face Unique Challenges; Blue Star Families Aims to Help
Foreign Military Spouses Face Unique Challenges; Blue Star Families Aims to Help Meet Anicia. She’s a Navy spouse and, thanks to the partnership with the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Blue…
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National Chapter DEPLOY Fellow Aims to Celebrate People and Create Connections
National Chapter DEPLOY Fellow Aims to Celebrate People and Create Connections Meet Quiana. She’s a Veteran Navy spouse, mom of three, and Blue Star Families’ National Chapter DEPLOY Fellow, a…
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Opening Up Opportunity: Technology Careers for #MilSpouses
Opening Up Opportunity: Technology Careers for #MilSpouses Meet Leslie. She’s a Navy spouse, mom of four, and, thanks to a partnership with Salesforce, she joined Blue Star Families’ team as…
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Tackling Food Insecurity: A Mission that Hits Home
Tackling Food Insecurity: A Mission that Hits Home Meet Kelley. She’s an Air Force spouse, mom of two, and just joined the Blue Star Families team as the Food Insecurity…
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Blue Star Community Changemaker: Meet Jamie
Blue Star Community Changemaker: Meet Jamie Delivered by CSX Pride in Service When the draft ended in 1973, women represented 8% of officers and just 2% of enlisted service members.…
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Honor National Veterans Small Business Week with Blue Star Families
Honor National Veterans Small Business Week with Blue Star Families Written By: JPMorgan Chase & Co. DEPLOY Fellow Brittney Aladetohun According to the 2020 Annual Business Survey, nearly 6% of…
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Hitting the Ground Running with Blue Star Welcome Week
Hitting the Ground Running with Blue Star Welcome Week Why did we start Blue Star Welcome Week? Because each year, approximately 600,000 military-connected individuals move, causing instability and often devastating…
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