Meet Amy: #BSFBeatCOVID19
Meet Amy: #BSFBeatCOVID19 Meet Amy. She’s an Army spouse, mom of two, and a registered nurse. Throughout her career, Amy has worked in a number of diverse nursing roles—from pediatric hematology and oncology to her current role as a school nurse in Virginia. Despite her diverse training background, Amy found herself struggling right along with…
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Meet Leah: #BSFBeatCOVID19
Meet Leah: #BSFBeatCOVID19 Meet Leah. She’s a Navy spouse, mom of two, and Blue Star Families staff member. Since the pandemic, she’s faced an especially difficult road, with her husband deploying during the summer of 2020. A deployment at any time is extremely challenging due to the emotional stress of managing at home without your…
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Blue Star Community Changemaker: Meet Erica
Blue Star Community Changemaker: Meet Erica Delivered by CSX Pride in Service Did you know that 22% of military spouses are unemployed? That’s three times higher than the national average. And it’s one of the major reasons why military spouses continually say flexible work is their top recommendation to help solve this issue, according…
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January 2021 Newsletter
PCS Prep with Lauren Lauren, a certified professional organizer and Army spouse, took over our Facebook page to give her best organizing tips and tricks for #PCSPrep. Watch her video and enter for a chance to receive one of ten $100 Container Store gift cards! Seeking Spanish-Speaking Military Spouses Spanish-speaking military families, we see…
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Honoring Service Members at Starbucks this Holiday Season
2020 has been quite the year. While we all knew the holidays would likely look different this year, one thing hasn’t changed: Many military families are once again spending the holidays without their service members. As a way to honor these service members and their families, for the fifth year in a row, we are…
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December 2020 Newsletter
Help Us Make a Difference in 2021 As we close out this crazy year of twists and turns, I hope you’ll consider including Blue Star Families among the charities you support. All of our membership perks, resources, and experiences are provided at no cost to you thanks to the generosity of our donors. A donation…
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Movies Anywhere Brings Military Families Together for Movie Night!
Serving in the military often requires long bouts of time away for deployments, training missions, and temporary duty assignments. During their military service, service members and their families often endure months without spending a fun evening together doing something as simple as watching a movie. In honor of this sacrifice, Blue Star Families and Movies…
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November 2020 Newsletter
Just wanted to wish you a happy Fall, happy Halloween, and welcome to Autumn! I wanted to take a second to say how thankful I am for all of you! This year has been difficult, but I realize that it is important to remember what we are thankful for. In that mindset, here are three…
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Keeping veterans and their families connected through Blue Star Families outreach.
Blue Star Families is proud to support and partner with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. This long-standing relationship, and now a formalized partnership, will bring much needed resources to Blue Star Families members. According to the 2019 annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey, 49% of veterans stated that their top issue of concern was access…
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