Blue Star Stories

Welcome to our blog where you'll find the stories from the lives of our Blue Star Families.

The Home Depot’s Transfer Policy: Ensuring Stability for Military Families

June 14, 2024

Dream with us for a minute, friend. Imagine a company that offers a transfer policy, guaranteeing you’ll keep your job when new orders arrive in your spouse’s inbox. Mind-blowing, right?…

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A green moving truck is parked outside with its hind doors open and a ramp leading into the back of the truck. The word “Mayflower” is written in red on a yellow background, with a green sailing ship to the right side of the back of the truck.

Connecting Military Families to Their Communities After a PCS

June 10, 2024

As PCS season kicks off, the streets in military communities become a parade of moving trucks, signaling the arrival of new families to their new duty stations. It’s a time when military families bid farewell to familiar surroundings and start settling into new communities.

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Let The Home Depot Do the Heavy Lifting & Calculate Your Moving Supplies!

May 29, 2024

  Is your family packing up and moving to a new location like 600,000 other military families this year? Tackling a Personally Procured Move (PPM)? There’s a lot to think…

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Honoring Our Heroes: Remembering the Reason for Memorial Day

May 24, 2024

As we go into this holiday weekend, let us pause and remember the true meaning of this sacred holiday. Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor those brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in their service to our country.

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T-Mobile Hits Huge Milestone in Hiring Military Spouses: Meet SanGae

May 10, 2024

T-Mobile understands that military life is tough, and that employment is a big issue for military spouses and Veterans. That’s why T-Mobile is leading the way in hiring military spouses…

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Building Community One Cup at a Time

May 1, 2024

Military Appreciation Month kicks off today, Wednesday, May 1st! Do you know what that means? Starbucks Military Appreciation eGifts are finally here! And as a military family you should know…

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Grab The Home Depot’s PCS Moving Essentials Checklist!

April 30, 2024

Are you one of the 600,000 military families that will be moving this year? Are you attempting a Personally Procured Move (PPM)? Picking up and moving as a military family,…

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Want to Keep Your MilKid Safe Online? This Will Help!

April 1, 2024

Hey military families! Did you know that one of the most common ways for cybercriminals to access your personal info is through your MilKid and their online accounts? While we…

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Starbucks and Blue Star Families Address Military Family Food Insecurity

March 25, 2024

Starbucks shines as a beacon of commitment to Blue Star Families’ Do Your Part initiative, made possible by the generosity of Craig Newmark and craig newmark philanthropies, addressing critical issues…

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